DOS responds to Republican lawmakers' claim of election numbers discrepancy

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  791 words  |  Delta Gatti

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — A group of Republican lawmakers say they’ve performed an extensive analysis of election day data and they’ve found “troubling” discrepancies. According to State Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon), 17 lawmakers sponsored and participated in the analysis. Ryan, who is a certified public accountant, says they discovered discrepancies between the numbers of total votes counted and total number of voters who voted in the 2020 General Election which is making them question how the results could have been certified by Gov. [Read More]

Gettysburg not planning to host reenactment next year

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  450 words  |  Delta Gatti

A long-time Gettysburg summer tradition is no longer. The Gettysburg Anniversary Committee (GAC) announced they are not planning to host a 157th Civil War anniversary reenactment for 2020. "We are honored to have hosted over 100,000 reenactors, 500,000 visitors, and provided well over 1,000 community staff positions," said GAC in an announcement post on their Facebook page. The GAC has been hosting annual Gettysburg Civil War battle reenactments for the past 25 years. [Read More]

National Guard troops called to Washington, D.C., ahead of convoy protests

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  83 words  |  Christie Applegate

New Jersey deployed 100 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., Saturday ahead of potential trucker convoy protests set to take place the day of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. The so-called "People's Convoy" is similar to protests seen in Canada in recent weeks. The Pentagon approved the deployment of 700 national guard troops from D.C., New Jersey, Vermont, and West Virginia. While troops will be unarmed, the Pentagon says they will assist armed law enforcement officers with traffic control. [Read More]

Ronald McDonald House holds annual charity golf tournament to benefit sick kids

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  166 words  |  Christie Applegate

ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) — The Ronald McDonald House Mid-Penn Chapter held its annual charity golf tournament Monday at Sinking Valley Country Club. A total of 36 foursomes competed, with the real winners being the families who use the Ronald McDonald House. Ronald McDonald Mid-Penn distributes several different grants each year to help with such things like RMH housing costs, playgrounds --anything to help a sick child and their families get their minds off of the illness for a while. [Read More]

Rural attorneys in Pennsylvania hope for reinforcements amid retirements and rising caseloads

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  324 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Attorneys working in rural parts of the state say they have their work cut out for them. Vacant positions showing up for those who are retiring. Each attorney in select counties, sometimes dealing with dozens to even hundreds of active cases at any given time. They say they would like to see more positions in their areas be filled soon. Somerset County Acting District Attorney, Molly Metzgar, says this is just the active cases, and the cases on hold remain the submerged part of the iceberg. [Read More]

Bedford woman was intoxicated when she shot at family members & state police

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  514 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

UPDATE | Bedford County, PA (WJAC) — Authorities in Bedford County have released new details about what led to the arrest of a Bedford woman on Friday evening. Investigators say troopers were dispatched to a residence along Narrow Lane, in Cumberland Valley Township, for a report of a domestic disturbance. According to the affidavit, police say troopers later learned that 53-year-old Melissa Suder had been arguing with several family members and had even threatened to kill them. [Read More]

Coney Island closes temporarily for renovations

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  56 words  |  Christie Applegate

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — A popular Johnstown restaurant is closing Sunday, but not permanently.

According to its Facebook page, Coney Island lunch will be closing for renovations on Sunday and will reopen on Wednesday.

The post says, "see you soon" with a little bit of a new look and thank you for your continued patronage.

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Furever Friends: Pets available for adoption

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  479 words  |  Christie Applegate

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) - Even though the coronavirus pandemic continues, many animals still need good homes right now. We are still showing you adoptable animals in our fur-ever friends segment. It's a great time to adopt an animal, if you have the means to do so. Jessica Vamos, the executive director of the Humane Society of Cambria County, joined us for a video chat to show off one of their adoptable animals. [Read More]

Local gym owner finds renewed focus after competing in first bodybuilding competition

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  389 words  |  Delta Gatti

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — A local gym owner recently did something she never expected to when she entered a bodybuilding competition in Ohio. From running a gym for 12 years, to helping clients like the Johnstown Tomahawks reach peak performance, Kelly Morgan knows fitness. But at 52, Morgan took on a challenge she thought she never would before, bodybuilding. "Never, ever, ever did I think like this is something that I would ever even consider doing, between the level of discipline and lack of drinking and all of the above, I thought like, ‘there's just no way, there's no way ever. [Read More]

Pirates Skenes hits triple digits 17 times, strikes out 7 in big league debut vs. Cubs

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  969 words  |  Christie Applegate

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes’ stuff was as electric as advertised. A fastball that reached at least 100 mph 17 times. A slider that left major leaguers shaking their heads. An invention called a “splinker” that is a hybrid of a splitter and a sinker and dips and dives unlike any pitch anywhere in baseball. Yet even at age 21, the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie knows all the “oohs” and “ahs” and knee buckles a ball that at times seems to explode out of his right hand can produce won’t matter if he can’t control it. [Read More]