Furever Friends: Pets available for adoption

 Posted on May 7, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  765 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) - It's time to help you find your furever friends on 6 News! This segment is brought to you by Fetch N Go. Jessica Vamos, the Executive Director at the Humane Society of Cambria County, brought a senior dog to the 6 News studio Tuesday morning. Lee is a Pitbull/Lab mix. They believe he is between 8 and 10 years old. He is neutered, vaccinated and micro-chipped. He is very loving and enjoys lots of treats! [Read More]

State officials give update on dam at High Point Lake

 Posted on May 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  128 words  |  Delta Gatti

SOMERSET, Pa. - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission addressed the current status of the dam atHigh Point Lake and said residents should remain on high alert. Officials said water is slowly draining from the dam and is expected to drop 12 to 15 feet in the next two weeks. Officials said there was a malfunction with the intake of the dam, leading to too much water running through a pipe under the dam. [Read More]

Whipple Dam State Park reopens following dredging project

 Posted on May 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  154 words  |  Delta Gatti

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — In Huntingdon County, the Whipple Dam State Park is reopening following the completion of a dredging project. According to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the park reopened Friday after having been closed since September 2019. Officials say 40,000 cubic yards of sediment was removed from the lake bed. The department also repaved all the paved surfaces in the park and restored several fish habitat structures and turtle platforms. [Read More]

Cambria County Commissioners approve wage increases for new C.Y.S hires

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  317 words  |  Christie Applegate

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — After months of pushing for higher wages, starting pay is increasing for newly hired Children and Youth Service workers in Cambria county. All three of the Cambria county Commissioners voted in favor of raising starting wages Thursday morning, in hopes it will attract more workers. Ashley Cullen-Bandzuh, a Cambria county case worker tells Channel 6, “We made progress and this is a great first step”. We first met Ashley Cullen-Bandzuh at the July Cambria county commissioners meeting, where county case workers called for higher wages as more than half of C. [Read More]

Ford awards local dealership for 25 years of service

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  115 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

EBENSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — The owner of Freedom Ford in Ebensburg Mario Luther was awarded Wednesday for his 25 years with the company. Originally, the dealership started in downtown Nanty Glo, but later moved. The award was presented to him by the Ford Corporation, and Luther says he's not going anywhere, anytime soon. “25...it feels like 75 at times, but ya know, when you lose that wanting to win, it’s probably like anything -- it’s time to get out," [Read More]

Johnstown Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  24 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

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Morgan Wallen's Nashville bar opens to long lines after initial delay

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  228 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Morgan Wallen's new Nashville bar opened this weekend after the original opening date was delayed. "This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen" was supposed to open Memorial Day weekend. A representative confirmed the bar's beer permit had not yet been approved. ALSO READ | Nashville council says Morgan Wallen not allowed to have sign over sidewalk outside bar However, a spokesperson says the beer permit approval was not the reasoning for the venue's delayed opening, but that all parties involved were " [Read More]

Penn Run family calls for return of custom cross stolen from crash site where teen died

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  170 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

PENN RUN, Pa. (WJAC) — An Indiana County family is speaking out after they say a custom-made cross was stolen from the fatal crash site of a teen girl. Kim Keith says her 14-year-old niece, Brittany Keith, was killed in a crash along Route 553 in Penn Run last year as the family was heading to do some Christmas shopping. Brittany died Dec. 23, just 12 days before her fifteenth birthday, her family says. [Read More]

Punxsy school board to vote on new allegations of sexual harassment against co-principal

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  214 words  |  Christie Applegate

Jefferson Co., PA (WJAC) — Officials with the Punxsutawney Area School Board confirmed that a special meeting is scheduled for next week to vote on amending new "charges" against co-principal Paul Hetrick. According to the new Statement of Charges that was posted to the district's website, Hetrick is accused of multiple incidents of sexual harassment against a fellow co-worker during the fall of 2022. The documents claim that, on one occasion, Hetrick allegedly told the female co-worker to " [Read More]

582 area code will join 814 next year requiring callers to use 10-digit dialing: Officials

 Posted on May 5, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  210 words  |  Delta Gatti

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — The area code 582 will be joining 814 next year, requiring callers to start 10-digit dialing, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announced. Officials say the 582 area code will be assigned to new phone numbers once the current supply of 814 area codes are exhausted. “The use of an overlay area code preserves existing phone numbers for residents and businesses in the region, while also ensuring that a supply of new numbers will be available for decades to come,” the PUC said in a release. [Read More]