Local church creates 'porch pantry,' food available for people who are in need

 Posted on May 27, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  349 words  |  Brenda Moya

FRIEDENS, Pa. (WJAC) — As people across the region are in need of food during this pandemic, organizations continue to offer new ways to feed people who are in need. Friedens Lutheran Church created a way for people to come and get food. Pastor John Barichivich wanted to find a way to help those in need of food in his town. He was hit with an idea when speaking with other pastors in the area. [Read More]

New Lyme disease vaccine study is underway in our area

 Posted on May 27, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  342 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

TheCDC ranked Pennsylvania the highest in Lyme disease cases in 2020 making our area particularly prone to infection. Pfizer is working on a Lyme disease vaccine and is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials which is the final phase before receiving FDA approval. The study aims to see if the vaccine is safe and effective in preventing Lyme disease in children and adults 5 years of age and older. “We don’t have a current vaccine for Lyme’s disease," [Read More]

Ohio billionaire from Dayton planning to take sub to Titanic site to prove a point

 Posted on May 27, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  369 words  |  Delta Gatti

DAYTON, Ohio (WKRC) - A billionaire from Dayton, Ohio is planning on taking a sub to the Titanic site to prove a point. According to The New York Post, Dayton real estate investor Larry Connor said he and Triton Submarines co-founder Patrick Lahey will take a two-man submersible to the wreck of the Titanic to prove the industry is much safer in the wake of the tragic OceanGate implosion. “I want to show people worldwide that while the ocean is extremely powerful, it can be wonderful and enjoyable and really kind of life-changing if you go about it the right way,” Connor told reporters with the Wall Street Journal. [Read More]

2 dead, 7 injured after shooting in Pennsylvania

 Posted on May 26, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  128 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

PENN HILLS, Pa. (TND) — Two people are dead and seven are injured after a shooting early Sunday in Pennsylvania. The Allegheny County Police Department said reports of a shooting in Penn Hills first came in around 2:53 a.m. First responders found two people dead, a woman and a man, inside Ballers Hookah Lounge and Cigar Bar. They also found seven additional victims, one of whom is in critical condition, police said. [Read More]

Johnstown moves closer to adopting new city banner

 Posted on May 26, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  232 words  |  Delta Gatti

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Many topics were discussed during this month’s Johnstown City Council meeting including a motion to adopt a new city commemorative banner. The design for a new Johnstown commemorative banner was also voted on during the meeting after nearly 40 submissions were already narrowed down to two by city residents. “And then it was the top two which were by Jackson Dewitt and Joan Gonkivic,” Tasha Adama, director of You in Flood City explained. [Read More]

Judge grants bail reduction for former Somerset 911 coordinator charged with sex abuse

 Posted on May 26, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  209 words  |  Delta Gatti

Somerset Co., PA (WJAC) — Prosecutors in Somerset County say a former county 911 coordinator who is accused of sexually abusing multiple children has been released from jail after a judge granted a motion to reduce his bail. District Attorney Molly Metzgar says Bradley Lavan applied for the bail reduction earlier this year and during a status hearing on Thursday, the judge reduced his bail from $750,000 straight to $500,000 secured. [Read More]

Pennsylvania will be 1st to get Bloomberg funds

 Posted on May 26, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  142 words  |  Delta Gatti

WASHINGTON, Pa. (WJAC) — Pennsylvania will be the first state to receive funding as part of former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's charity donation of $50 million to help fight the nation's opioid epidemic. Bloomberg Philanthropies will give at least $10 million in funding to Pennsylvania to reduce opioid deaths. Pennsylvania had the highest number of drug overdose deaths in 2017 among all states and twice as many as in 2014. [Read More]

Two-A-Days: Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference

 Posted on May 26, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  23 words  |  Brenda Moya

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Widespread power outage reported in Altoona

 Posted on May 26, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  157 words  |  Brenda Moya

ALTOONA -- Many Altoona residents are without power Sunday night due to a widespread power outage. Blair County Non-emergency says callers began reporting problems around 6:30 p.m. According to an Altoona Firefighters Facebook page, there was an underground explosion inside a vault on 15th Street, causing the outages. Penelec is on scene trying to restore power. There is no estimated restoration time. Altoona Police are asking people to avoid downtown if possible while the problem is resolved. [Read More]

Crews refloat container ship that led to Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse

 Posted on May 25, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  364 words  |  Brenda Moya

BALTIMORE, Md. (7News) — Nearly eight weeks after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, the container ship that caused the deadly wreck was finally moved. High tide was just before 5:30 in the morning -- that's when crews in Baltimore worked to refloat the M/V DALI cargo ship with the help of tugboats to move it to the Baltimore marine terminal. SkyTrak7 was live over the scene. You can watch it below: [Read More]