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Mystery light freaks out Southern California residents

(CNN)—Panic and speculation spread Saturday night when a bright white light shot through the night skies in Southern California. Residents posted a flurry of videos on social media, together with...

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Nanty Glo Church service held in fire hall

By: Jackalyn Kovac NANTY GLO, Pa. -- Parishioners from First Baptist Church had to hold their service around the corner Sunday morning after a fire broke out overnight. ...

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911 dispatcher walks couple through delivering newborn on Rt. 219

By: Sara SmallJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A Cambria County family is relieved after welcoming their son into the world in an unconvential way.Owen Nathanial Scott McIntyre was born Saturday evening, delivered by...

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No injuries reported in Dubois fire

DUBOIS, Pa -- Authorities are investigating a fire that started in Dubois Saturday night.Jefferson County 911 told 6News the flames broke out around 8:30 p.m. in a house on Arminta Street.Dispatchers...

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Man shot with crossbow while hunting

CHEST TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Authorities are investigating the death of a hunter in Chest Township, Clearfield County, Saturday.Clearfield County Coroner Mike Morris confirmed to 6News Richard Billetdeaux...

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Civil War gala held in Friedens

By: Maria Miller FRIEDENS, Pa. -- In Somerset County Saturday night dozens gathered and went back in time. It was the 8th annual Civil War Gala, featuring music, dancing and clothing from the Civil War...

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Cambria Co. Firefighter charged with raping 6-year-old

By: Jackalyn KovacJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A Cambria County firefighter is in jail on rape charges, accused of having sex with a 6-year-old.According to court paperwork the acts happened over the course of 18...

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T-shirts to help homeless woman recovering from burns

By: Jackalyn KovacJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A Johnstown business is looking to help a local homeless woman who was badly burned when she says a propane take exploded last weekend.Dr. Chandan Vora is still in...

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Sinkhole in Mississippi swallows over a dozen cars

CNN -- A large sinkhole opened at a parking lot of a new IHOP restaurant in Meridian, Mississippi on Sunday, according to CNN affiliate WTOK.Estimated to be 50 feet wide and 600 feet long, the sinkhole...

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Starbucks' red holiday cups causing a stir

CNN -- Starbucks said it removed "symbols of the season" used in the past, which have included reindeer and ornaments, in favor of a simple, two-toned red cup.When the cups rolled out in late October,...

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Investigators: Fire damage too severe to determine cause

By: Maria Miller NANTY GLO, Pa. -- In Cambria County Monday, authorities started combing through the rubble of a church that burned down over the weekend, trying to determine a cause. The fire...

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Christmas drive will honor child killed in ATV accident

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- It's been a little over three months since a Cambria County girl was killed in a tragic ATV accident. Lydia Shearman was only 6 years old. “She was a very...

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Altoona man facing arson charges after he sets his home on fire

By: Lauren HensleyALTOONA, Pa.-- Altoona police said an Altoona man is facing arson charges after he tried to burn down his home over the weekend.A criminal complaint states Adam Cosgrove got into a...

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Logan Township road closed for hours due to police response

By: Lauren HensleyLOGAN TOWNSHIP, Pa.-- Just before 8:30 Monday morning, there was a heavy police presence in Logan Township on Route 36. A portion of Route 36 was closed near Washington Avenue and...

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Ferguson Township Planning Commission disapproves student housing development...

By: Sara SmallFERGUSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- The Ferguson Township Planning Commission voted to disapprove a plan to build a housing development right on top of the recharge area for water wells in Centre...

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Cambria County man dies in hunting accident

By: Bridget McClureA Cambria County man died in a hunting accident involving his own cross bow according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.53-year-old Richard Billetdeaux was deer hunting on Saturday...

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WINTERCAST: Severe Weather Team 6 Predictions

Remember last winter and above average snow totals? 75" in Johnstown, 70" in Ridgway, 53" in State College to name a few. What is the forecast for this winter? Watch the Wintercast video for the Severe...

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Police: Altoona man punched teenage girl

By: Lauren HensleyALTOONA, Pa.-- An Altoona man is facing assault charges after police said he punched his teenage relative in the mouth so hard it fractured her jaw. Brian Wyland is behind bars after...

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Altoona woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend

By: Lauren HensleyALTOONA, Pa.-- An Altoona woman is facing charges after police said she stabbed her boyfriend.Police said on Sunday an Altoona couple gets into a major fight inside of a Logan Hills...

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Former county detective pleads no contest to hindering drug investigations

By: Maria MillerEBENSBURG, Pa. -- Just two weeks after a Cambria County detective, drug task force member and part-time police officer was charged with hindering investigations, on Tuesday he pleaded...

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