5 inmates, CO charged in assault of fellow inmate at Blair County Prison

 Posted on May 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  204 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Blair Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities with the Hollidaysburg Borough Police Department say five inmates and a corrections officer are facing charges for their involvement in the assault of another inmate at the Blair County Prison in September. Police say the victim was assaulted inside his cell and suffered numerous injuries including a broken nose and jaw, two broken orbital bones, multiple facial lacerations and a concussion. Investigators say, upon reviewing prison surveillance video, they identified the corrections officer, who assisted in facilitating the assault, as 28-year-old Eric Dostal Jr. [Read More]

Luke Combs refunds boys who stacked wood to pay for concert tickets

 Posted on May 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  159 words  |  Delta Gatti

BANGOR, Maine (WGME) — Country music star Luke Combs helped make a Maine boy's 12th birthday extra special Friday night. Bo Fenderson and his friend, Tanner, wanted to see Combs perform in Bangor last weekend. In order to pay for their $100 tickets, Fenderson and Tanner stacked wood until they earned enough money to go to the show. The two boys brought signs to hold in the crowd and show Combs what they accomplished to see him in concert. [Read More]

Pay-what-you-can restaurant nears opening in DuBois

 Posted on May 15, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  298 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

DUBOIS, Pa. — After more than two years of fundraising, a pay-what-you-can restaurant in Clearfield County served its first customers Friday. The Soul Platter Cafe is located on West Scribner Ave. in DuBois. The restaurant held a "Friends and Family Day" Friday to give its volunteers some extra practice before opening to the public. The nonprofit restaurant provides meals to customers, regardless of their monetary circumstance. “Anyone is welcome to come in and have a meal, whether they can pay for it or not," [Read More]

Warren County prison escapee pleads guilty months after being recaptured

 Posted on May 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  197 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

WARREN, Pa. (AP) — A homicide suspect who escaped from a northwestern Pennsylvania prison and was on the run for more than a week before a pet dog led to his recapture in July pleaded guilty on Thursday for the escape and to kidnapping a Pennsylvania couple. Michael Burham, 34, awaits sentencing in January. His defense lawyer declined comment after the hearing Thursday. He had been accused of kidnapping an older couple in Pennsylvania and driving them to South Carolina to evade a murder investigation in New York when he escaped from the Warren County jail, about 66 miles (105 kilometers) east of Erie. [Read More]

Blair Co. Sheriff's Office attempts to locate 3 wanted individuals in Altoona

 Posted on May 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  30 words  |  Brenda Moya

Blair Co. Sheriff's Office attempts to locate 3 wanted individuals in Altoona

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Clearfield County native premieres his new film "Shooting Heroin"

 Posted on May 14, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  246 words  |  Brenda Moya

(WJAC). — A locally produced feature film is hitting multiple theaters in our area in the upcoming weeks. Directed and produced by Clearfield County native, Spencer T. Folmar, “Shooting Heroin” is about the opioid epidemic. In the film, a small town comes together to eliminate heroin from the community and fight the spread of drugs. “It feels like a really perfect time to tell this story, because the opioid epidemic is so pertinent right now. [Read More]

More women accuse massage therapist of sexual assault

 Posted on May 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  170 words  |  Brenda Moya

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WJAC) — More women have accused a former Bellefonte massage therapist of being inappropriate during massage sessions. Carl Nelson was back in court Wednesday, where two women testified that he touched them in a sexual manner during their massage sessions at his Bellefonte office. Both said the initial stages of their appointments with Nelson were OK, but then they felt there was inappropriate touching along with other activity that made them feel uncomfortable. [Read More]

Northern Bedford blocks field goal in final seconds to win district title

 Posted on May 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  65 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

SOMERSET -- The district playoffs continued Thursday night in high school football and Northern Bedford provided the drama.

Leading Windber 17-14 in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, the Panthers blocked the Ramblers' would-be game-tying field goal to preserve the victory and capture the District 5 Class A Championship.

In District 9, Karns City topped Punxsutawney 42-14 to win the Class AAA championship.

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Two UPenn professors receive Nobel Prize for research on mRNA vaccines

 Posted on May 14, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  264 words  |  Delta Gatti

Two American scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and could be used in the future to create other shots. Katalin Karikó, a professor at Sagan’s University in Hungary and an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Drew Weissman, of the University of Pennsylvania, were awarded the prize for "their groundbreaking findings, which have fundamentally changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system. [Read More]

Witness describes fight outside Altoona bar as 'World War III;' trio charged

 Posted on May 14, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  341 words  |  Christie Applegate

Blair Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities with the Altoona Police Department say three men are facing charges following a months-long investigation into a fight outside an Altoona-area bar. Police say on June 4th, officers were dispatched to the area of the Black and Gold Tavern for a report of a "large physical altercation." Authorities say when officers arrived on scene, two victims, a man and a woman, were found in the parking lot of the Blair County Federal Credit Union with several noticeable injuries, including facial bleeding. [Read More]