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Fort Roberdeau opens for 2024 season with historic anniversary
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — If you’ve been looking forward to Fort Roberdeau opening for their 2024 tour season, then you don’t need to wait any longer. On Wednesday, the Revolutionary War Fort opened for the season. “We always open May 1st, and it’s especially exciting this year because it’s the 50th anniversary of Fort Robredo […]
How Gloria Gates Care ensures patient confidentiality & privacy for members
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Gloria Gates Care wants to revolutionize healthcare for Medicaid patients and those who are uninsured across the United States. Studio 814’s Morgan Koziar sits down with co-founder, Dr. Zane Gates, Senior VP of Clinical Operations, Val Mignogna and Donny Beaver, co-founder of Gloria Gates Care to learn more about how to facility is able to keep their members health information private and secure. Of course with HIPPA, which was an act that was passed during the Clinton administration, this ensured that medical records of patients were kept confidential.
Police: Windber man took $14k for projects, left house ‘unlivable’
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Windber contractor is accused of taking $14,000 for renovation projects and then failing to do the jobs. Jeremy Jedrzejey, 45, is accused of taking money from a woman in Cambria County to complete projects in her home, but then leaving multiple rooms in her home ‘unlivable,’ according to a […]
Local students compete in annual Envirothon
The Cambria County Conservation District held its annual Envirothon Thursday morning in Sidman. The event was held at Disaster's Edge Environmental Education Center in the 1989 Park. 95 students from seven different schools competed in field testing in five topic areas, which include forestry, wildlife, aquatics, soils and a current...
Windber church rebuilding begins after fire started by lightning strike
It was over a year and a half ago Windber Church of the Nazarene was lost, and officials with the church said they are hopeful and excited with the progress being made. August 2022 is when lightning struck the church along Graham Avenue in Windber, forcing their congregation that since the incident has been about 20 to attend other churches.
Prepare for dense fog in part of Pennsylvania until Wednesday morning
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 4:37 a.m. on Wednesday for dense fog until 9 a.m. for Northern Clinton, Northern Centre, Southern Centre, Northern Lycoming, Southern Clinton and Southern Lycoming as well as Clearfield, Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Tioga, Union and Snyder counties. "The combination...
Organizers prepare for annual 'National Day of Prayer' event in Blair County
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The annual National Day of Prayer will be observed on Thursday in Blair County. It's been observed annually since 1952. The purpose is to bring faith-based people together to pray for the country. In Blair County, the event will be held at Legion Park...
DA: Altoona man sentenced to years in prison in attempted homicide, arson case
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Blair County officials say an Altoona man has been sentenced to serve decades behind bars after pleading guilty to his role in a 2021 arson and attempted homicide case. Daniel Sipes Jr. was one of two individuals arrested in early 2022 in connection to...
PSP Tips: $10k reward for info. on missing person Fawn Mountain
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — PSP Tips is now offering a $10,000 reward for information that solves the missing person case of Fawn Marie Mountain. Pennsylvania State Police Troop G (Hollidaysburg Station) is continuing the investigation on Fawn Mountain. Their investigation revealed that she was last seen in November of 2012 at her residence, which was […]
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