Unemployment jumps 4% from 2023 for new college graduates

 Posted on May 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  192 words  |  Christie Applegate

SEATTLE (KOMO) — As college graduates celebrate a major milestone, new numbers show the unemployment rate for United States grads has jumped in just the last year. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, it is now above 12% for students with bachelor's degrees, which is 4% higher than in 2023. In 2022, there were two jobs for every individual, and now it’s completely the inverse," said Fran Berrick, the founder and coach at Spearmint Coaching. [Read More]

Central Blair Recreation and Park Commission trying to curb bad behavior at games

 Posted on May 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  411 words  |  Delta Gatti

ALTOONA -- The Central Blair Recreation and Park Commission is seeing an increase in bad behavior from parents, coaches and fans at elementary school basketball games. Officials are trying to figure out how to stop it. Kara Gates has been coaching her basketball team of sixth-grade boys for three years. And she says she's seen a drastic change in the behavior from parents and coaches. "I've seen coaches thrown out of games,” Gates said. [Read More]

Christian lifeguard sues Calif. fire department for allegedly forcing Pride flag display

 Posted on May 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  365 words  |  Delta Gatti

LOS ANGELES (TND) — A Christian lifeguard in California is suing his local fire department after it allegedly threatened to dismiss him for refusing to display a Pride flag at his workplace, court documents show. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 2023 passed a resolution requiring all facilities operated by the county to display the 'Progress Pride Flag' during June. Capt. Jeffrey Little says he requested a religious exemption to this rule, which the county allegedly granted before rescinding two days later. [Read More]

Everett Railroad & its abundance of excursions

 Posted on May 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  150 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Blair Co., PA (WJAC) — Decades ago, one man took a gamble with his college savings to purchase a local railroad. It ran as a rail freight service since the time he bought it, but several years ago they added passenger rail excursions to give riders young and old a chance to take in the sights and sounds of history in motion through the machinery from a by-gone era. Each year, tens of thousands of people visit the railroad seeking adventure, and for some, a chance to reminisce about the days whenever the sounds of steam locomotive whistles echoed through the valleys of the Allegheny region. [Read More]

Johnstown native performs original song at Stage AE

 Posted on May 3, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  606 words  |  Brenda Moya

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Imagine writing a song in your bedroom at 19 years old -- and four years later -- performing it live in front of hundreds of people. That's exactly what happened to Johnstown native Bryana Appley. "Having my original music finally recorded and released to the world is something that I have been dreaming about since I was little," she told 6 News. The 2017 Richland High School graduate grew up surrounded by music at home and at school. [Read More]

PA Chick-Fil-A places ban on unaccompanied minors dining in

 Posted on May 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  123 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

A Pennsylvania Chick-fil-A is now requiring younger dine-in customers to be accompanied by an adult. The fast-food restaurant in Royersford says anyone can still come in and purchase food to go, but customers younger than 16 that want to eat inside the restaurant need to be with an adult. The owner says they have been dealing with issues such as bad language, mistreatment of property, and disrespect of employees. He says it most often happens on weekends, when teens walk over from a nearby park, unaccompanied. [Read More]

Reparations enter presidential election conversation as cause advances locally

 Posted on May 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  246 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

WASHINGTON (TND) — Theconversation around reparations for slavery has made its way into the presidential election. Third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised Black farmers that if he wins the election, he’ll give them $5 billion worth of reparation payments. That $5 million is not money that’s an entitlement, it's money that was a loan that Black farmers were entitled to way back when and was stolen from them," RFK Jr. [Read More]

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center unveils new cancer center

 Posted on May 2, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  111 words  |  Christie Applegate

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is now offering more types of treatment for their cancer patients. Tuesday, they revealed their newly expanded Conemaugh Cancer Center, which will now have radiation oncology services. Congressman John Joyce even stopped by to see the new facility. The new linear accelerator in the center lowers the risk of healthy tissue being damaged during radiation treatment. This allows cancer patients to receive all of their necessary treatments in one place. [Read More]

Ground beef sold from Kroger, Walmart & more recalled over possible E. coli contamination

 Posted on May 2, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  382 words  |  Delta Gatti

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — There has been a recall of over 28,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday. The recall applied to beef sold at Walmart, Kroger, WinCo Foods and Albertson's grocers, shipped to retail locations in Utah, Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. Organization officials labeled the recall as class I, making it a " [Read More]

Lainey Wilson to open 'Bell Bottoms Up' bar in Nashville

 Posted on May 2, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  157 words  |  Delta Gatti

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Country sensation Lainey Wilson announced Tuesday she's opening a new bar in downtown Nashville. The bar will be named "Bell Bottoms Up" after her iconic fashion style. WZTV confirmed the new venue will replace the former country duo Florida Georgia Line's bar, FGL House. "Bell Bottoms Up" bar is set to open later this summer at 120 Third Avenue South. "I can’t wait for all my Wild Horses to get to experience my home away from home," [Read More]