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Lengenfelder calls out 'liars, bullies' at last meeting

By: Maria MillerEBENSBURG, Pa. -- It was a heated Cambria County commissioners meeting Thursday as president commissioner Doug Lengenfelder said goodbye, thanked the county for its support during his...

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Lengenfelder fires back at critics at last meeting

By: Maria MillerEBENSBURG, Pa. -- The Cambria County Board of Commissioners met Thursday for the last time this year and said goodbye to president commissioner Doug Lengenfelder, who lost re-election...

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Police investigating bomb threat at Johnstown day care

By: Jillian HartmannJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A scare for some parents in Johnstown Thursday morning after they were told there was a bomb threat at their child's day care. It was a chilling moment for parents...

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Woman sentenced to state prison after fatal crash

By: Lauren HensleyHOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa.-- It was an emotional day in court Thursday as two families testified. Jennifer Sloan was sentenced for killing Connie Naylor in a car crash.Sloan's head down,...

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Winter fire safety tips

By: Abbey WayThe holiday season is here which means people will be in the kitchen cooking for family and decorating their homes with Christmas lights. It also means more risk for fires. Home candle and...

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Man stabbed overnight in Johnstown

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. -- A 35-year-old man was stabbed on the 400 block of Golde Street early Friday morning, dispatch said. He was stabbed in the rib area and transported to Conemaugh Memorial Medical...

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PIAA Football Championship

PIAA FOOTBALL: Bishop Guilfoyle is facing Farrell in the PIAA Championship today. For a live look of the game please click the link: http://bit.ly/1PbjpqM

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2 Children Found Dead in Storage Unit Died of 'Ongoing Physical Abuse'

NBC -- Two young children whose bodies were found inside a storage unit in Northern California died of "ongoing physical abuse" in one of the worst cases of child abuse police there have ever...

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Police: Student smuggles 'pot brownies' into high school, sickens two students

SILVER SPRING, Md. (ABC7) — He laced chocolate brownies with marijuana, snuck them into his high school, sold them for $15 each and managed to harm two fellow students in the process, police say....

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State Budget Impasse: The current plan for state for school reimbursements on...

By: Kody Leibowitz   Talks to finally get a budget deal signed continue in Harrisburg. ...

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Off ramp closed after tractor-trailer crash in Blair County

By: Lauren HensleyDUNCANSVILLE, Pa.-- A tractor-trailer accident closes a main off ramp in Blair County.  First responders said it happened around 9:30 Friday morning at Exit 28 off of Route 99 near...

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Man enters guilty plea after gun fires in Blair County church

By: Lauren HensleyHOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa.-- It’s been eight months since state police said a man intentionally fired his gun in a Blair County church, and now the gun owner is getting his day in court.State...

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15-year-old killed while shielding Tennessee girls from bullets

(CNN)—There's a saying that the true character of a person shines in a time of crisis. There's no doubt of Zaevion William Dobson's character, according to the 15-year-old's friends and family, who are...

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Four arrested after police find 88 fake credit cards, stolen merchandise

By: Maria Miller SOMERSET BOROUGH, Pa. ...

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Tossing cupcakes: Event supports Windber parent with cancer

By: Jillian Hartmann WINDBER, Pa. -- Students at Windber schools raised nearly $1,000 Friday for a parent with terminal cancer and they did it by throwing cupcakes and pies at their teachers. ...

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Fire at vacant Altoona house spreads to neighboring homes

By: Bridget McClureALTOONA, Pa. -- Authorities in Blair County are trying to figure out what started an early-morning fire that ripped through a vacant home and then three more.The flames broke out on...

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Salvation Army races to meet annual kettle drive goal

By: Jillian HartmannJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- With Christmas less than a week away, the Johnstown Salvation Army's annual kettle drive is fighting against the clock to reach its goal for the year. Time is of...

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'Star Wars' awakens to biggest box office opening ever

CNN--"Star Wars" now rules the box office galaxy. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" became the biggest opening in movie history bringing in an estimated $238 million in the U.S. this weekend. The film...

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5 dead in small plane crash in California

(CNN) Five people are dead following a small plane crash in Bakersfield, California. "The aircraft is in a debris field ... in an almond orchard, so it's going to take a lot of footwork to conduct the...

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Secret Santa: Johnstown native provides to families in need

By: Jillian HartmannJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A Johnstown native is bringing Christmas cheer right to the doorsteps of some families in need in the Johnstown area. She and her helpers are delivering presents...

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