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TIPTON, Pa. (WJAC) — DelGrosso's in Blair County believes that brighter days are ahead. DelGrosso's remained closed last season due to the pandemic. This summer, the amusement park and Laguna Splash Water Park are slated to open, and DelGrosso's needs to hire hundreds of people to make it happen. You can apply online and interviews will be conducted virtually tomorrow from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Various positions are available: Everything from ride operators, to maintenance, to lifeguards. [Read More]

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Mike Lange is cutting back his road schedule. The 69-year-old Hall of Famer will still announce all 41 Penguins home games, but will do only 15 road games, handing the rest off to Josh Getzoff. The 29-year-old Getzoff has done pre- and postgame radio shows for the Penguins the last two years and does play-by-play for most preseason games. Former Penguins player Phil Bourque will be the color commentator on radio for both men. [Read More]

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa (WJAC) — Penn State football's student section took home the "Live Mas Student Section of the Year" award on Thursday at the College Football Awards show, according to Penn State football's Twitter page. Nittanyville, Penn State's official fan account, also confirmed the accolade. Coach James Franklin took to Twitter Thursday night to congratulate and thank Nittany Nation, calling them the "BEST student section in America." Penn State's student section will have one more opportunity this season to prove that they really are the best fans in the country when the Nittany Lions take on the Memphis Tigers in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. [Read More]

JOHNSTOWN -- A few nights after one of their players was injured by a dirty hit, the Johnstown Jets plotted to exact some revenge on Buffalo’s Greg Neeld. An all-out brawl broke out during warmups and the North American Hockey League game was postponed, much to the dismay of ownership and presumably the fans at a sold-out War Memorial Arena. It just so happened that director George Roy Hill was in the arena that night, cameras rolling. [Read More]

BOCA RATON, Fla. (WPEC) — Police say a Florida doctor charged with possessing child pornography had one terabyte of explicit content. The Palm Beach County's Sheriff's Office reported that they had received a CyberTip report from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children regarding a Google user who had uploaded, to his Google Drive, hundreds of files that showed sexual abuse of children. "Specifically we're working with internet crimes against children taskforce. [Read More]

DETROIT (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - "I was walking down the sidewalk and I seen something shining, I said 'let me go ahead and pick this up,’” said Terry Williams. Little did Terry Williams know that little penny was so lucky! This week Detroit-based Ally Bank launched a promotion and placed 100 pennies across the country that are worth a thousand dollars each. Terry said he had it in his pocket for a few days before he realized what he had. [Read More]

UPDATE:MOUNT UNION, Pa (WJAC) — On Friday, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency issued another boil water advisory for parts of Mount Union and extended Thursday's advisory, according to a Facebook post from the Huntingdon County EMA. An additional 40 customers, located on the Northside section of Mount Union, are now affected. The boil water advisory is expected to remain in place through the weekend. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORIGINAL:According to a post from the Huntingdon County Emergency Management Agency, a boil water advisory has been issued for part of Mount Union borough. [Read More]

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities in Cambria County say two men are behind bars following a months-long drug trafficking investigation in the city of Johnstown. Officials say the investigation began in February when authorities received an alleged tip of suspected drug activity at a residence along Solomon Street. Investigators say on Friday, April 26th, authorities executed a search warrant at the home and arrested 43-year-old Dashaun CarMichael and 22-year-old Tishaun CarMichael. [Read More]

ALTOONA, Pa (WJAC) — Police say two Maryland women have been charged for their involvement in a string of retail thefts from Ulta Beauty stores in Pennsylvania and surrounding states, according to a press release. Logan Township police say on Feb. 20, officers were dispatched to the Ulta store in Altoona for a reported retail theft in which two black females threatened the employees with mace while they stole items from the store. [Read More]

As Covid-19 cases soar nationwide, many people are concerned about possible infection. Cambria County has seen 9 Covid-19 hospital admissions this past week. Followed by 6 in Centre county, 9 in Somerset, 9 in Blair, and the highest, 11 in Cameron County. All of this according to CDC data. While these numbers seem to be rising, the Pennsylvania Department of Health told us in a statement that: While the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations have slightly increased over the past few weeks, overall the number of hospitalizations remain low and of a low level of concern. [Read More]