Altoona gears up for baseball season with yearly Curvefest at Peoples Natural Gas field

 Posted on May 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  259 words  |  Christie Applegate

Johnstown, Pa — Spring is right around the corner and with that comes baseball! 6 News took a trip to Curvefest located at Peoples Natural Gas field in Altoona where in just a few short weeks baseball will be played again. “Today is Curvefest,” said Nate Bowens, the General Manager of the Altoona Curve. “It's our annual kick off event to the season. First chance for people to buy individual tickets for games and then they’ll all go on sale at 1:00 today online. [Read More]

Hamas delegation to visit Egypt for further Gaza ceasefire talks

 Posted on May 3, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1005 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas said Thursday that it was sending a delegation to Egypt forfurther cease-fire talks, in a new sign of progress in attempts by international mediators to hammer out an agreement between Israel and the militant group to end the war in Gaza. After months of stop-and-start negotiations, the cease-fire efforts appear to have reached a critical stage, with Egyptian and American mediators reporting signs of compromise in recent days. [Read More]

Hear from the wives of late Franco Harris, Joe Paterno on Special Olympics fundraiser

 Posted on May 3, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  672 words  |  Christie Applegate

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WJAC) — The summer games for Special Olympics Pennsylvania will happen at Penn State in June. To raise money in the lead-up to the games, they held a run at Beaver Stadium on Sunday. Making this year's run special was a touching tribute to a Penn State football legend: the late football legend Franco Harris. RELATED | 'One of the best': Penn State, State College react to Franco Harris' death [Read More]

How stores and restaurants are responding

 Posted on May 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  313 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

WASHINGTON (TND) — With many Americans feeling the pinch of high prices, restaurants, and stores are focused on affordability to attract customers. As the Daily Mail points out McDonald's prices have doubled in ten years. In 2014, you could get a McDouble for just $1.19, and today you will pay $3.19. A 10-piece McNuggets meal was just $5.99, and today you'll have to pay $10.99. If the shake machine works, you will pay $4. [Read More]

Jack Ham's Johnstown serves as epicenter of PSU-Pitt rivalry

 Posted on May 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  53 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

JOHNSTOWN - Former Penn State great Jack Ham - a Steelers legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer - hails from Johnstown and Bishop McCort Catholic High School.

Ham joined the 6 Sports special "Rivalry Reborn" to talk about the history of the game and what it has meant for his hometown.

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Local boxing champion teaches boxing classes at State College YMCA

 Posted on May 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  144 words  |  Christie Applegate

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WJAC) — If you have ever wanted to learn how to box, now is your chance. The State College YMCA is hosting boxing classes this month led by two-time collegiate boxing champion and All-American Musa Alsulaimani. A Penn State graduate and current MMA competitor, Alsulaimani says the sport of boxing is not only physical but mental and you have to learn discipline in order to be successful. [Read More]

golf cart stolen from Walmart Distribution Center

 Posted on May 2, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  92 words  |  Brenda Moya

Pennsylvania State Police are searching for an individual in Clearfield County after a golf cart was taken from a Walmart Distribution Center in Woodland, Bradford Township, Dec. 30. According to a press release, the golf cart was taken by an unknown individual in a "newer looking" red pickup truck towing a trailer just after 4:30 p.m. The press release states that the golf cart as a 4-wheel-drive silver golf cart with large tires and four seats. [Read More]

Johnstown teen says he 'transformed' into Michael Myers before stabbing woman at random

 Posted on May 2, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  317 words  |  Delta Gatti

Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — Authorities in Cambria County have released new details about the investigation into last week's stabbing in downtown Johnstown that sent one person to the hospital. On Friday, police charged 16-year-old Damond Maher with felony aggravated assault, and other related charges, after he was accused of stabbing a woman on Somerset Street Thursday evening. According to the affidavit, police say officers were dispatched to the area for a report of a woman who had been stabbed by an individual who was wearing a mask. [Read More]

local car dealership hosts 'family safety day'

 Posted on May 2, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  323 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

WINDBER, Pa. (WJAC) — With proms, graduations, and Memorial Day coming up, it's important to make sure you and those around you are safe. To prepare, Memorial Highway Chevrolet in Windber hosted a Family Safety Day event on Saturday. "The last thing you tell your kids or your spouse when they leave is, 'be safe, be careful, drive safe,'" said Andi Palmar with Memorial Highway Chevrolet. First responders attended to teach local children, teens, and adults how to be safe in many situations. [Read More]

Maryland, West Virginia primaries will shape this fall's battle for majority in US Senate

 Posted on May 2, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1074 words  |  Brenda Moya

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won Republican Senate nominations on Tuesday as voters across neighboring states with antithetical politics decided contests with big implications for the Senate majority fight this fall. At the same time, Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump tried to project strength in low-stakes presidential primaries. Further down the ballot, two congressional candidates on opposite sides of the 2021 Capitol attack serve as a stark reminder that the nation remains deeply divided over the deadly insurrection. [Read More]