David Glass elected as Clearfield County Commission Chairman in rare bipartisan move

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  177 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

CLEARFIELD CO., Pa (WJAC) – The Clearfield County Commission has a new member, and a new Chairman. The three commissioners were sworn in Tuesday morning at the courthouse. New to the board, Republican Timothy Winters who beat out sitting member Mary Tatum in the primary to then win November’s general election. After being sworn in, the sitting Commission Chairman, Republican John Sobel, nominated the only Democrat on the board, Dave Glass to be the next chair. [Read More]

GJSD moving to full remote learning next week due to COVID-19 spread in Cambria County

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  181 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Greater Johnstown School District will move to full remote learning next week after state officials recommended the same for all Cambria County schools due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, according to a release from Superintendent Amy Arcurio. Cambria County has entered the second week of being classified as a county with “substantial transmission” of positive coronavirus cases. Arcurio says the guidance comes from the Departments of Health and Education. [Read More]

Johnstown Ridgway/Johnsonburg Elkers | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  221 words  |  Christie Applegate

Johnstown Ridgway/Johnsonburg Elkers | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking NewsWed, 05 Jun 2024 07:11:38 GMT (1717571498702) Section - News3 v1.0.0 (common) 85a848d002b3a7f7785bfb6376ad1dbb5836f767 RIDGWAY/JOHNSONBURG ELKERS hace 3 años H.S. Roundup 2-3: hoops, wrestling, and hockey featured WednesdayJOHNSTOWN -- Wednesday's local coverage featured highlights of basketball, wrestling, and hockey. In boys basketball, it was Richland getting the best of Bishop Carroll, Johnstown defended home court against Chestnut Ridge, and Westmont Hilltop did the same against Penn Cambria. [Read More]

Woman hospitalized after two-car collision in Reston, Virginia: Police

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  1 words  |  Brenda Moya

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Annual THON 5K takes place at Penn State to fight against childhood cancer

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  312 words  |  Brenda Moya

UNIVERSITY PARK – The 17th Annual THON 5K was held on Pennsylvania State’s campus. Several runners came out to take part in the event to raise money to directly benefit the Four Diamonds at Penn State’s Children’s hospital. They will use to help cover 100 percent of the costs of patient care, as well as to fund critical, life-saving research. THON is one of the largest 5K races in central Pennsylvania. [Read More]

Cambria Co. woman sentenced to jail time in healthcare fraud case

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  91 words  |  Christie Applegate

Cambria Co., PA (WJAC) — Federal authorities say a Cambria County woman has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. Prosecutors allege that Florentina Mayko defrauded Medicare and the Department of Health and Human Services by submitting “unnecessary” urine tests, from opioid patients, while working at a medical clinic. Investigators say Mayko then billed Medicare for over $10 million for those tests. [Read More]

Driver charged in deadly construction zone crash in Mifflin Co. was using Oxycodone

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  398 words  |  Delta Gatti

Mifflin County, PA (WJAC) — State police say a 71-year-old McVeytown man is behind bars for his role in a deadly construction zone crash last summer near the Huntingdon and Mifflin County line. According to the affidavit, on the afternoon of July 11th, troopers were dispatched to the area of Route 22 and Route 522 for reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. Investigators say a construction worker, later identified as 57-year-old Dwayne Grove, was pronounced dead at the scene. [Read More]

Flags ordered to half-staff for Trooper Jaques F. Rougeau Jr., killed in line of duty

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  413 words  |  Christie Applegate

Governor Josh Shapiro announced in a press release Sunday that all flags in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to be flown at half-staff in honor of a state trooper who was killed in the line of duty on Saturday. According to the press release, in accordance with the United States flag code, Shapiro ordered Commonwealth flags on all Commonwealth facilities, public buildings, and grounds to fly at half-staff immediately in honor of Pennsylvania State Trooper Jacques F. [Read More]

Man accused of robbing DoorDash driver in Altoona

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  114 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities say a man is behind bars in Blair County after he allegedly robbed a delivery driver earlier this week. Police say just after 2 a.m. Tuesday, 29-year-old Jesus Figueroa allegedly robbed a DoorDash driver on 7th Avenue in Altoona. The driver reported that he believed Figueroa had a knife during the robbery. After he was arrested, police say officers discovered that Figueroa was in possession of a black shard of metal that could have been displayed as a knife. [Read More]