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Doctor celebrates 1000th robotic surgery at Conemaugh Memorial
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — A fourth-generation doctor who works at the Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center reached a milestone in his medical career recently. Dr. William Carney, MD completed his 1,000th robotic surgery on Sept. 16. “I am immensely grateful to have reached such a milestone in my career,” Dr. Carney said in a press release. Becoming […]
AAA to host Pennsylvania license plate replacement event
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — The AAA East Central announced it is hosting an event to replace peeling license plates for free. In Pennsylvania, vehicle owners can be pulled over and fined up to $100 for having a license plate that is deemed illegible. According to PennDOT, a registration plate is deemed illegible when one or […]
Altoona VA houses dozens of local veterans with nationwide effort to end veteran homelessness
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Over 43,000 homeless veterans have been connected to safe, permanent housing in a nationwide push by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to combat veteran homelessness. Of those veterans, the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona was able to provide 74 with housing and other needed forms […]
Week 6 Somerset County football previews: Berlin, Meyersdale meet in Backyard Brawl
The high school football season has hit the second half. A trio of Somerset County squads bring momentum into Friday night after earning wins a week ago. Here's a look at all of the Week 6 matchups set for 7 p.m. on Friday involving Somerset County teams. ...
Johnstown Area Regional Industries helps job seekers with workplace development program
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — A new type of continuing education opportunity is taking place at the Oakhurst Youth Education and Recreation Center — one that focuses less on textbooks and tests and more on skills necessary for success in the workplace. Johnstown Area Regional Industries (JARI) created the program earlier in the year to help […]
CamTram offering seniors free rides to voting booths
EBENSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — CamTram is helping out senior citizens on Election Day to get to the polls. The Cambria County Area Agency on Aging and the Transit Authority are partnering up to provide seniors with free rides to polling places. Those 60 years or older with a valid transit ID card and proof of […]
Dealership donates over $12k to Altoona elementary school
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Stuckey Subaru surprised students at Penn-Lincoln Elementary School with a donation and school supplies in part with their Subaru Loves Learning Initiative. “It’s just a great opportunity for us to get into the schools and help support the mission that they’re doing to help educate the next generation,” Matt Stuckey, president […]
Free paper, document shredding event coming to Curve stadium
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Altoona Curve stadium will be holding a free paper shredding event in October. The community is invited to Peoples Natural Gas Field on Wednesday, Oct. 9 to dispose of any documents that contain important information such as credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, medical information and bank account information. The […]
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