6 Sports Throwback: 1967 interview with Clemente
Posted on May 3, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — For our first installment of the 6 Sports Throwback Thursday, we take you all the way back to 1967 for spring training with a Pittsburgh icon -- 18-year MLB veteran and Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente.
At the time of this interview conducted by the late great Bill Wilson, Clemente was coming off an MVP season in which he clubbed 29 homers and would knock another 23 home runs in the 1967 season that would follow.
[Read More]Capri Pizza selling Sundowners and hot dogs similar to Coney Island
Posted on May 3, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
JOHNSTOWN - Coney Island Lunch closed a month ago after 101 years of business, shocking a lot of people in town.
But another nearby business – Capri Pizza and Restaurant in downtown Johnstown - is trying to keep the tradition alive by offering Sundowners and hot dogs that are similar.
“People love them" hot dogs, Capri Pizza owner Shirley DiRosa said Friday. “If you’re from Johnstown, you know Coney Island. Everyone grew up on them.
[Read More]PA State Police in Hollidaysburg searching for missing man
Posted on May 3, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
WORTH TWP., Pa. (WJAC) — Pennsylvania State Police in Hollidaysburg are looking for a missing Tyrone man.
According to state police, they are working to locate 56-year-old Terry Shaw. Troopers report Shaw is a white man, stands 5 feet, 1 inch tall and has blue eyes.
State police said Shaw was last heard from on Sunday, Oct. 4 when he called his girlfriend around 2 that morning.
He was riding a red Honda Recon 4-wheeler and told his girlfriend he was stuck and needed a ride.
[Read More]Penn State proposes tuition freeze for in-state, commonwealth campus students amidst funding stalema
Posted on May 3, 2024
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University Park, PA (WJAC) — Penn State is proposing no increase in tuition next year for in-state students attending their commonwealth campuses, but as the Penn State trustees are now meeting on budget issues, a major component of their funding remains a political football in Harrisburg.
On Thursday afternoon, a Penn State trustee committee on finance detailed a proposed university budget for the next two years.
The university's recent operating budget deficit of $140 million is now projected to be $63 million.
[Read More]Seattle park meetup goes viral
Posted on May 3, 2024
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SEATTLE (TND) — A woman who posted about a public event calling for "gays" to meet at Seattle's Meridian Park has been "loved" more than 1.1 million times on TikTok. The event called "Gays Eating Garlic Bread in the Park" reportedly had a successful turnout. TikTok user "fendihendrixx" posted a video on Sunday showing a flyer for the rainbow event. "The only thing that is keeping me going is knowing that in a few days I'll be able to eat garlic bread in the park with the gays,"
[Read More]Somerset softball holds off Bishop McCort
Posted on May 3, 2024
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JOHNSTOWN -- The Somerset High School softball team clung to a 2-1 lead Friday and held on to beat Bishop McCort.
The Lady Crushers had a chance to tie the game, but Sierra Widmar was called out at home after a Jenna Gaunt hit.
FRIDAY'S SCORES
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
SOMERSET 2 BISHOP MCCORT 1 FINAL
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
FERNDALE 17 SHADE 2 FINAL
PENN CAMBRIA 11 CENTRAL CAMBRIA 1 FINAL
[Read More]'Kill them all!' Blair Co. woman accused of hiring man to kill wife, her family by burning down hous
Posted on May 2, 2024
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Bedford County, PA (WJAC) — State police say a Duncansville woman is behind bars in Bedford County after she allegedly hired a man in an attempt to kill her wife and her wife's family.
Investigators say they reportedly uncovered messages between 43-year-old Heather Dibert and Zachery Sellers, of Lewistown, in which Dibert allegedly offered money and drugs to Sellers in exchange for him burning down a home in Napier Township where her wife was staying with family members.
[Read More]Biden slammed for cracking joke when asked if Christians were targeted during Nashville shooting
Posted on May 2, 2024
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WASHINGTON (TND) — President Joe Biden made a joke Tuesday when asked whether he thought Christians had been targeted during the tragic shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, earning him some backlash from critics who argue it was insensitive.
"Do you think that Christians were targeted [in the Nashville shooting]?" Biden was asked by a reporter outside the White House.
"I have no idea," Biden responded initially. "Josh Hawley believes they were.
[Read More]Encampment near Seattle senior living community has become an 'occupation,' residents say
Posted on May 2, 2024
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| Christie Applegate
SEATTLE — Residents at the Arrowhead Gardens senior living apartments are used to having homeless encampments across the street from them in a wooded area owned by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The most recent southwest Seattle encampment, however, is completely different from what the seniors have seen before, according to Arrowhead Gardens resident Diane Radischat. "The other times were encampments," Radischat said. "This one I call an occupation.
[Read More]Firefighters from across Pennsylvania prepare for 'Red Flag Day'
Posted on May 2, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
Johnstown, Pa — The Pennsylvania Weather Advisory issued a Red Flag Warning for most of the state, including the 6 News coverage area.
6 News spoke with the Nanty Glo Fire Chief about Red Flag Warnings and he says although firefighters train for days like this - he hopes they don’t get called to a fire, but they are prepared if they do.
“We prepare for it through our training, we always prepare for the worst-case scenarios,” said Joe LaMantia Jr.
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