Johnstown Curwensville Golden Tide | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

 Posted on April 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  150 words  |  Christie Applegate

Johnstown Curwensville Golden Tide | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking NewsWed, 05 Jun 2024 08:44:40 GMT (1717577080052) Section - News3 v1.0.0 (common) 85a848d002b3a7f7785bfb6376ad1dbb5836f767 CURWENSVILLE GOLDEN TIDE hace 6 años Two-A-Days: District 96 sports continues on with two-a-days, stopping in District 9.St. Marys enters 2018 looking for better fortunes than 2017. The Flying Dutch went 0-9 and will look to reverse that as they head into a new year. Tony Defilippi is... [Read More]

Johnstown man accused of repeatedly raping young girl

 Posted on April 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  181 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

JOHNSTOWN, Pa (WJAC) — Johnstown police say a local man is behind bars following an investigation into accusations that he repeatedly raped a young girl for several years. Police say in December, officers interviewed the victim, who stated that she had been sexually assaulted by 49-year-old Bryan Miller. According to the affidavit, police say the victim told officers that the alleged sexual abuse began sometime when she was between the ages of 6 and 8, and ended when she was approximately 15 years old. [Read More]

one man dead after vehicle accident in Lycoming County

 Posted on April 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  120 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

A Montoursville man is dead after his truck struck a tree after driving through a drainage ditch in Muncy Township Saturday afternoon, state police said. According to a press release, William Messersmith, 87, was traveling southbound on US 220 when he exited the northern portion of the roadway and began traveling along a drainage ditch just after 12 p.m. State police said Messersmith crossed over a driveway on the 2000 block of US 220 before continuing along the drainage ditch. [Read More]

Sam's Club celebrating 40th birthday with limited $10 membership

 Posted on April 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  112 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

CONWAY, S.C. (TND) — Sam's Club is celebrating its 40th birthday and sharing a present for first-time members. For a limited time, a standard membership will be just $10 and "plus" memberships will offer additional perks such as free shipping for $70. Typical prices for membership are between $50 and $110. Stores originally opened on April 7, 1983, in Midwest City, Okla. as an experiment launched by Walmart founder Sam Walton. [Read More]

Both sides react to Pennsylvania LGBTQ non-discrimination bill

 Posted on April 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  355 words  |  Delta Gatti

Lawmakers said the intent of the ‘Fairness Act’ is to add the LGBTQ community into Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Act, which protects against discrimination for reasons like race, gender, or religion. Opposition to the bill said it goes past protecting against discrimination. State Representative of the 82nd district Paul Takac said, “To ensure that people are treated equally in terms of employment, in terms of education, in terms of housing.” Supporters say particularly protection in the workplace. [Read More]

Juniata College receives funding for library to store centuries-old artifacts

 Posted on April 19, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  67 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Juniata College recently held a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony for library renovations that will include permanent archives.

The school received a nearly $500,000 grant to improve L.A. Beeghly Library and store centuries old bibles, books, maps and more that date back to the 1300s.

Work is slated to begin in July and is expected to be completed by the fall of 2023.

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Long-time Grange Fair Campers

 Posted on April 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  368 words  |  Brenda Moya

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa — Three days into the Centre County Grange Fair, people from all over are coming to enjoy the fun. The fairgrounds provide over 1,000 permanent tenting sites that have been reserved by families for many generations. It remains the only tenting fair left in the nation. "This campsite was given to my grandmother when they discontinued having large tents. Her tent used to be oversized because she had 16 children," [Read More]

Massachusetts town 'anxious' ahead of housing migrants in former prison, official says

 Posted on April 19, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  438 words  |  Brenda Moya

NORFOLK, Mass. (TND) — A Massachusetts town slated to host migrant families in a former state prison is experiencing anxiety over the newcomers' expected arrival, according to one local leader. Norfolk Select Board Member Anita Mecklenburg told The National Desk (TND) the state’s plan to accommodate up to 450 people in the decommissioned Bay State Correctional Center has sparked concerns after Massachusetts officials allegedly designed it without local input. “This is our first time housing families that I’m aware of," [Read More]

Rents grew faster than wages in 88% of US metros since 2019 amid affordability crisis

 Posted on April 19, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  595 words  |  Christie Applegate

WASHINGTON (TND) — Rents have grown faster than wages in most of the country’s biggest metro areas over the last five years, adding to the squeeze on wallets consumers have felt since inflation skyrocketed during the pandemic and has remained above 2% into 2024. A Zillow and StreetEasy analysis found rents nationally have grown 1.5 times faster than wages since 2019 in 44 out of the 50 largest metro areas. Since 2019, rents have grown 30. [Read More]

State cuts budget for public libraries, DuBois Public Library impacted

 Posted on April 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  303 words  |  Christie Applegate

DuBois, PA — The Director of the DuBois Public Library says COVID-19 has impacted how the library operates and with statewide budget cuts, she isn't sure how much funding the library will receive next year. Rebecca McTavish, Director of DuBois Public Library said the library is running on it's normal pre-COVID-19 hours with more precautions in place. "If you pull lots of stuff please set it aside so we can wipe it before we put it back on the shelf, books that are returned to the library do get quarantined for six to seven days," [Read More]