Over 700 to be affected by scheduled power outage in Jefferson Co.

 Posted on June 8, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  94 words  |  Brenda Moya

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Over 700 people in Jefferson County will be without power Tuesday morning for about an hour, according to a Penelec spokesperson. Penelec says the power outage, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and end at 10 a.m., will primarily affect Sykesville, some customers in Luthersburg and those outside of DuBois, but not the city of DuBois. According to Penelec, crews will be working on a substation in Sykesville and changing fuses to prevent further outages. [Read More]

Authorities searching for Saltsburg area man who reportedly failed to show up to work

 Posted on June 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  140 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Indiana County, PA (WJAC) — Authorities in Indiana County are searching for a Saltsburg area man who was reported missing on Wednesday. Police say 45-year-old Bryan John Bialas, of Conemaugh Township, Indiana County, reportedly failed to show up for work and was reported missing by his family and co-workers. Troopers say Bialas is described as a white male, approximately 6 feet, 1 inches tall, with a thin build, brown eyes and long brown hair. [Read More]

Clearfield hunter bags 704-pound black bear

 Posted on June 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  178 words  |  Christie Applegate

CLEARFIELD, Pa. — Pennsylvania's statewide bear season came to a close Wednesday. As of Wednesday afternoon, Mickey Moore, of Clearfield, harvested the third largest bear in the state. Moore killed the 704-pound male Nov. 17 in Goshen Township, Clearfield County. Moore said he and a group of friends were out driving for bear and following tracks. He said the bear stepped out in front of him and he took the shot. [Read More]

Meta oversight board weighing use of 'from the river to the sea,' seeking community input

 Posted on June 7, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  375 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

WASHINGTON (TND) — An oversight board for social media giant Meta is seeking user input on whether posts with the phrase "from the river to the sea" should be permitted on Facebook, the company told The National Desk (TND) Wednesday. The phrase is considered antisemitic by the Anti-Defamation League and was included in the 1988 original governing charter of Hamas, the terrorist group which invaded Israel on Oct. 7. House lawmakers in April also condemned the use of the phrase despite 43 Democrats dissenting. [Read More]

New pizza shop opens in Geistown

 Posted on June 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  73 words  |  Delta Gatti

GEISTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — There is a new pizza shop opening in Cambria County. JoJo's pizza is opening a new location on Bedford Street in Geistown. The new shop was formerly Ann's Pizza. Ann's closed in October 2018. Employees at the new location said they are trying to combine JoJo's traditions and Ann's traditions -- starting with square cut pizza. JoJo's Pizza also has a location on Locust Street in Saint Michael. [Read More]

PFBC warns of potential price increase for fishing licenses

 Posted on June 7, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  377 words  |  Delta Gatti

Johnstown, PA — The price of fishing licenses could increase in the next year. Channel 6 spoke with an official from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission about the potential price hike and were told the price of a fishing license might increase, for the same reason the price of almost everything else seems to have increased – inflation. At the 152nd Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission meeting Wednesday, the idea of increasing the price of fishing licenses was discussed. [Read More]

Woman convicted of using self-checkout to steal $60,000 in goods from Target

 Posted on June 7, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  348 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

SAN FRANCISCO (TND) — A California woman has been convicted of stealing over $60,000 in merchandise from the same Target store dozens of times. Aziza Graves, 43, from San Francisco allegedly entered the Target at the Stonestown Galleria on multiple occasions between Oct. 3, 2020, and Nov. 16, 2021, and repeatedly stole merchandise with a total value in excess of $60,000, according to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. "Ms. Graves would enter Target, and then immediately proceed to select merchandise from the shelves," [Read More]

17 people charged for stealing $341K in pandemic relief funds from Virginia inmates: DOJ

 Posted on June 6, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  382 words  |  Brenda Moya

DICKENSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — In May a federal grand jury in Virginia indicted 17 people for conspiring to defraud the United States by filing fraudulent claims for pandemic unemployment benefits, according to the Department of Justice. The DOJ said the group stole a total of $341,205 in pandemic relief money. “The COVID-19 global pandemic significantly influenced the world economy and caused increased unemployment and jobless claims throughout our country,” said United States Attorney Christopher R. [Read More]

2022 Sunnehanna Amateur Day 1

 Posted on June 6, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  312 words  |  Delta Gatti

Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — When you think of the Sunnehanna Amateur tournament for champions some of the worlds best golfers come to mind. Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Fred Couples, Arnold Palmer. The list of famous golfers who played in this tournament goes on. On Wednesday, the Sunnehanna Amateur began where the next great generation of golfers look to begin their journey At 8:30 a.m., two former champions teed off to begin the first round of the Sunnehanna Amateur. [Read More]

Bank manager accused of setting fire to conceal embezzlement

 Posted on June 6, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  105 words  |  Christie Applegate

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The former branch manager of a western Pennsylvania credit union is accused of stealing $340,000 and then setting the bank safe on fire to throw off investigators. A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted 63-year-old Patty Lynn Mavrakis of Belle Vernon on charges of embezzlement, wire fraud and using a fire to commit a federal felony. Authorities say Mavrakis was working at the Valley 1st Community Federal Union in September 2016 when the alleged theft occurred. [Read More]