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WNBA Predictions Today: Dallas Wings vs Indiana Fever on July 17
The Dallas Wings look to snap a three-game losing skid while the Indiana Fever eye for its third straight win as both teams battle for supremacy this Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at the College Park Center. Dallas Wings vs Indiana Fever Predictions: WNBA Team Analysis. Dallas fought tooth-and-nail with the...
814 Your Health Check: Community Outreach events with Gloria Gates CARE
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Gloria Gates Care is a new, innovative way of healthcare that is being offered in our area for folks who are lacking access to resources including medical providers. They’re making it easier than ever to have access to great health care with providers that truly care about you as a person! Experience the difference with Gloria Gates Care.
Caitlin Clark's next game: Indiana Fever at Dallas Wings on Wednesday
With a nearly month-long break for the Paris Olympics looming, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will travel to Texas to face the Dallas Wings on Wednesday night. The Fever (11-14) are coming off a thrilling victory over the 2024 Commissioner's Cup champion Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, a game during which Clark struggled for the first three quarters but ignited a furious Indiana comeback in the final period. After losing eight of nine games to start the season, the Fever have won eight of 12 since June 13.
Build your own burger with Chef Janet
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Chef Janet is back in the Studio 814 kitchen with her burger bar recipe. With the summer heat in full swing, it is the best time of the year to break out your grill and get cooking!. Building your own burger bar is as easy...
AG: 'Career drug dealer' sentenced up to 30 years for Johnstown girl's fatal overdose
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — A Cambria County man, who was labeled as a "career drug dealer," will spend up to three decades behind bars for his role in the fatal overdose of a local 5-year-old girl. Investigators with the state attorney general's office say 36-year-old Albert Spicer appeared in...
Suspect in custody in robbery half a mile from Regency Mall
State Police at Troop A, Indiana, said a Clearfield County man was charged with robbery and other crimes following an investigation into an incident Tuesday in White Township. Troop A spokesman Trooper Cliff Greenfield said Nicholas Joseph Holbert, 22, of Osceola Mills, was charged with one felony count of robbery and misdemeanor counts of possessing instruments of crime and theft by unlawful taking or disposition.
Senator Ward announces Frankstown Twp. Sewer Project
HARRISBURG (WTAJ) — Pennsylvania State Senator Judy Ward (R-30) announces a $5.8 million fund toward a sewer main project in Frankstown Twp. The project will replace nearly 25,000 feet of sewer systems with new pipes and manhole covers. The state will provide the funds through a low interest loan from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST).
Tinicum Arts Festival-goers endure sweltering weekend
So far this summer, Tinicum Park’s biggest attractions have been in a hot battle with nature’s wrath. The popular “Concert Under The Stars,” held June 29, canceled the concert portion of the event 30 minutes in amid a thunderous, unforgiving rainstorm. The annual weekend-long Tinicum Arts...
State Rep. Rigby announces infrastructure award for Windber
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania State Representative Jim Rigby (R-Cambria/Somerset) announced a $14 million award to the Windber Area Authority to aid in improving the wastewater treatment process. The money, which is divided into a $6 million grant and an $8.5 million loan from PENNVEST, will be diverted to building a...
Bo Bassett Narrows His School List - Week 5
Top prospect Bo Bassett, an unconventional talent in the sport of wrestling, is likewise handling his recruiting process in an unconventional manner. When the Johnstown, Pennsylvania native released his first school list, it had 80 programs, rather than a more conventional number of say, five or even ten. Bassett, a...
6 unanswered runs give Owls flight in 8-1 playoff win over Sharks
Clinging to a 2-1 lead early in the game, the St. Joe’s Club Owls distanced themselves with six unanswered runs Tuesday, July 16, on the way to an 8-1 win over the sixth-seeded Nakles Sharks in the Latrobe-Derry Area Teener League baseball playoffs. The No. 3 seed Owls were...
Indiana Fever vs. Dallas Wings game-day preview: New simulations Caitlin Clark to put up 24/8/6/4 stat line on Wednesday night
The Indiana Fever will square off with the Dallas Wings in a WNBA matchup at College Park Center on Wednesday, scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET. Following WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark’s 17-point performance for the Fever in their victory over the Lynx on Sunday, the data analysts at Dimers.com have projected another huge outing from Clark this evening.
Leonardo DRS Wins $417M Navy Contract for Hardware Development, Production
A Leonardo DRS business has won a five-year, $417.2 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy for hardware products. DRS Laurel Technologies will develop, integrate and manufacture hardware for the U.S. and Australian navies and the Foreign Military Sales program under the fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost reimbursable IDIQ, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.
Kenneth "Kenny" Walter
Kenneth "Kenny" Walter, 89, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, July 14, 2024. Kenny was the son of David D. and Ruth (Bowser) Walter, born in Salemville, Aug. 22, 1934. Kenny was the father of two sons: Brian (Tina) and Barry, both of New Enterprise; three grandchildren: Kendra Free (Jason), Hunter Walter, and Olivia Walter; two great-grandsons: Bryson and Jordan Free; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Racing Cars Has Been a Weyandt Family Tradition
Dirt track racing has been in the Weyandt family of Claysburg for three generations, which started with Brian Weyandt Sr.'s uncle Denny Weyandt in the 1960s. "My uncle started back in the 60s - he retired in 1974 and then I started in 1986," he said. Weyandt retired from racing...
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...
McCabe topples Senuta by a single run in WCOTL action
The Westmoreland County Old-Timers Baseball League (WCOTL) played four more contests this past Saturday, July 13, at its usual four fields in the Derry-Latrobe area. The results of these games – the 12th week of the WCOTL season – are as follows. McCabe Funeral Home outlasts Senuta Pro-Chiro.
Award-winning tenor to present homecoming concert at Grand Halle
Award-winning opera tenor Shawn Roth will return to Johnstown for a special homecoming concert at The Grand Halle at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Hailed as “an exceptionally promising young tenor” by Parterre Box, an influential online opera magazine, Roth is a recent graduate of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, the world’s only institution dedicated solely to training elite opera singers. Roth is a two-time District Winner in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition and most recently, First Prize Winner in the Wagner Society of New York’s 2024 Singers Awards.
Eight Teams From CK FBLA Place Top Ten in Nation
This year is evidently the year for Cove FBLA students' success. Coming from Claysburg-Kimmel, with 18 members qualifying for the National Leadership Conference (NLC) this year, a new record was set for the chapter. All the students eligible for the conference included members from both their middle and high schools:...
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