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A balloon release and candlelight vigil were held Saturday night for a local man who was killed in an overnight shooting last week. The shooting happened October 6 in the Hornerstown section of Johnstown along the 900 block of Ash Street around 2:30 a.m. Cambria County Coroner jeff Lees said...

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A former Cambria County police officer was honored in his hometown three years after dying in the line of duty. Matthew Krupa, a Nanty Glo native, was killed in an accident in February 2021 while driving to work. He served in five different borough police departments in our area before moving out west.

A federal civil rights case against the Sheetz Corporation, located in Altoona, is now moving forward in Pennsylvania. The case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) began in Maryland’s federal districts. Just this week, a judge ordered it to be moved to the federal court in...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — Senator and Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance spoke to a crowd in Johnstown’s JWF Industries Saturday 25 days before Election Day. This marks Vance’s second appearance in Cambria County in the last three months. He was at 1st Summit Arena in August with former President Donald Trump. Johnstown has been a […]

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Convicted Cambria County murderer Brian Giles made another court appearance on Friday as he faces homicide charges in the death of a missing Johnstown woman whose remains were found in the basement of his home over the summer. In August, Giles was charged in the...

Sam McDonald and Colton Chapman combined for 248 of the Mounties’ 289 rushing yards.

Carson Nagle found Wyatt Spackman coming across the middle of the line, threw the ball and Spackman did the rest by dashing 10 yards to paydirt to secure the double overtime win. Nagle ended the game with 4 td passes and surpassed 100 td passes for his career. “We had a run called and they gave us cover zero. Our OC noticed they weren’t covering the tight end leaking out so we checked the play at the line and it ended up working out for us” said coach Jesse Nagle.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — A local construction worker’s arm was severed while he was working along the Pennsylvania Turnpike Wednesday morning in Bedford County, officials say. Officials say the incident happened just before 7 a.m., at mile marker 130.5. Troopers say the Altoona man was servicing the...

Republican vice presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, of Ohio, speaks at a rally at JWF Industries on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Authorities are investigating a potential bomb threat to Forest Hills High School in Sidman. The report came in Thursday, according to WTAJ media partners at the Tribune-Democrat. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was also contacted to assist in the investigation. After the threat was reported, authorities swept the school and […]

With just over three weeks until Election Day, Republicans, Democrats and nonpartisan groups alike are making a big push for voter turnout.

Tagged under: District 6, District 9, Gameday Hub, News, pfn, Protime Predictions. Brady Collins was held to his lowest yardage output of the year, but he still managed to lead Clearfield to their 8th victory by scoring 5 touchdowns against the Richland Rams at the Bison Sports Complex on a crisp Friday night. The Bison are ranked 10th in the state according to PFN in class 4A. Richland was ranked 4th in class 2A by PFN.

A barn at the Westmoreland Equestrian Center in Hempfield Township was destroyed in a fire Saturday.

(This story was updated to add a photo gallery.) On Thursday, the Berlin Brothersvalley Board of Directors voted unanimously, 7-0, to approve the resignation of veteran football coach Doug Paul at the conclusion of the 2024 season. ...

Senior Rowan Holmes rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns to propel Somerset past winless Penns Valley 56-42 in a shootout on Friday. The Golden Eagles snapped a three-game losing streak. ...

LIGONIER, Pa. — It's a big day for a destination community in Westmoreland County. Its "Fort Ligonier Days." All weekend, the town welcomes people from all over the country for one of the biggest fall festivals in the area. "The history that is just right under our feet is...

LAUGHLINTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) -- The Compass Inn was a welcome rest stop for travelers in Westmoreland County in the 18th and 19th centuries, but allegedly some of those travelers who stayed never left.The inn first opened to travelers back in 1799, and it has seen a ton of history drive past its doors since then.Theresa Gay Rohall, the executive director of the Ligonier Valley Historical Society, says that this inn is a perfect place for stories. And this time of year, some of those stories are the spooky kind."Obviously, it's October," said Rohall. "So, we want to be talking about...

Since 1988, National Coming Out Day has been celebrated in the United States, honoring the resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community. Today, Oct. 11, is National Coming Out Day. The day is a day of celebration for members of the LGBTQIA+ community as they celebrate their resilience in the face of societal and interpersonal struggles related to identity.

Fort Ligonier Days pays tribute to the 18th century British outpost that lent its name to the modern town of Ligonier. But, full appreciation of the festival’s origin doesn’t appear to be widespread among those who are drawn to the event, judging from a random sampling Saturday of visitors who attended the second of the celebration’s three days.

Claysburg-Kimmel entered their tilt with Moshannon Valley on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 29-18 win over the Moshannon Valley Black Knights/Damsels. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 48-20 loss the last time these two teams met.