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Cambria County Man Arrested On Aggravated Assault Charges
A Cambria County man is behind bars for allegedly threatening to throw a woman off a bridge. Police say just before 2 A.M. Tuesday 49-year-old Merle Painter threatened to stab the woman and throw her off the Franklin Street Bridge in Johnstown. Police say when Merle was apprehended nearby, he...
Thousands of Pa. Prisoners Endure Summer Heat Without Air Conditioning
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — As extreme heat stifles Pennsylvania for a fourth week, thousands of people incarcerated in state prisons have little opportunity for relief because more than a third of the facilities lack universal air conditioning. Of the 24 Pennsylvania state prisons, four have limited or no air conditioning in areas where incarcerated people live, work and gather. Five more have only partial coverage, according to the state Department of Corrections. The agency is working...
New Cambria County recycling collection truck unveiled
EBENSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Cambria County Solid Waste Authority has a new addition to the team that will make things easy and convenient for residents in the county. On Wednesday, the Solid Waste Authority held a ribbon cutting to inaugurate a new recycling collection truck. The new ‘R12’ truck is a 2024 Peterbilt tandem-axle, […]
Saint Francis University's Aviation Maintenance Technician Program Achieves FAA Certification
Loretto, PA (07/17/2024) — Saint Francis University proudly announces that its new Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) certificate program received formal Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification in late May. This milestone makes the AMT program the only FAA Part 147 aviation maintenance technician school in Cambria County and the only...
CMMC 'mutually' parts ways with lead oncologist
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center has "mutually" agreed to part ways with its lead oncologist, Dr. Ibrahim Sbeitan, according to a hospital spokesperson. Health system officials say the separation was "on good terms with the utmost respect for each other." “We appreciate Dr. Sbeitan’s years of...
Johnstown Folk & Arts Fest returns for 8th year
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — This weekend, 3rd Avenue in Johnstown will be crawling with people, street art, and food trucks. It’s for the 3rd Avenue Folk and Arts Fest, hosted by the Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center. The festival is in its eighth year and it’s all centered around celebrating the arts. There will be art […]
Pittsburgh schools earmark $52,000 to address racism in math
(The Center Square) - The School District of Pittsburgh will hire a consultant to put on a series of virtual workshops addressing racism in math. The district is paying $52,000 to Nth Education Partners for a series of eight, two-hour long virtual workshops where “participants will reflect on the instruction and pedagogy that supports schools in moving toward justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in math classrooms,” according to the district. ...
Broncos Move Marks End for Steelers OL
The bar has been set for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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