Police investigating fatal car vs. pedestrian accident in Johnstown

 Posted on April 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  178 words  |  Brenda Moya

UPDATE | Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees has identified the victim of Friday night's fatal crash on Maple Avenue. Lees said the victim is 53-year-old Joan Schellhammer of East Conemaugh Borough. According to Lees, Schellhammer was walking towards Rocky's Tavern when she was struck by a 2001 Chevy Cavalier. Lees said Schellhammer was transported to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center but was pronounced dead just after 1 a.m. Her cause of death was determined as a traumatic head injury due to blunt force trauma and her death is being ruled as accidental, and a toxicology report is pending. [Read More]

State College borough votes in favor of overnight parking permit project

 Posted on April 15, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  472 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

STATE COLLEGE – Some major parking changes are coming to State College, affecting overnight parking during big game weekends. State College Borough Council voted Monday night to launch a pilot program requiring those who want to park overnight near downtown to first apply for a permit. A lot of students aren't happy about it. "They shouldn't have to make it such a big deal,; it's already going to be really competitive to get a spot," [Read More]

Annual Ridgway Firemen's Carnival cancelled, fire department says

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  78 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

RIDGWAY, Pa (WJAC) — The Ridgway Fire Department announced that it has decided to cancel its annual Carnival, scheduled for early July, according to a Facebook post. "After much discussion and consideration, the Ridgway Fire Department has deemed it necessary to cancel the 2020 Carnival due to COVID-19," the post states. Officials added that they are still planning on hosting other events later in the year and that their annual Gun Bash is still scheduled for October. [Read More]

Anti-DEI teacher sues California union over 'BIPOC' board position: 'Discrimination'

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  351 words  |  Brenda Moya

ELK GROVE, Calif. (CITC) — A California teacher is suing his teachers union after it allegedly denied his candidacy for a position on its executive board due to him being White. History teacher Isaac Newman attempted to run for a board position for the Elk Grove Education Association (EGEA) after becoming “fed up” with his school district’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, his attorney told Crisis in the Classroom (CITC). [Read More]

Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president again

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  602 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

WASHINGTON (TND) — Amid concerns about President Biden’s viability for a second term, Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president again. The former secretary of state and Democrat Party presidential nominee was asked by CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell during a Tuesday interview if she'd ever run for president again. No, no, but I’m going to do everything I can to make sure that we have a president who respects our democracy and the rule of law and upholds our institutions," [Read More]

Johnstown woman publishes new children's book

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  188 words  |  Brenda Moya

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — "The Adventures of Hopalot" is a story about a bunny that lost his way in the woods and is trying to make his way back home. He meets a lot of creatures along the way but finds out that not everything is as it seems. Author Kristin Boyers started this series after having a valve replacement. She felt the need to do something that mattered and hopes to inspire kids by sharing her traumatic past and showing them that positivity and healing can grow out of dark places. [Read More]

Woman faces second-degree murder charge after mutilating man's genitals

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  321 words  |  Christie Applegate

Content warning: The following article contains disturbing details. COLORADO (WKRC) - A 32-year-old pregnant woman from Colorado has been arrested and is facing a charge of second-degree murder after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend on Tuesday, May 14. Shenting Guo is being accused of cutting off her boyfriend's penis following an argument about whether or not he was the father of Guo's future child. Guo was charged with one count of second-degree murder while in the heat of passion and one count of domestic violence according to authorities. [Read More]

Woman pierced by flying shrapnel dies in Michigan firework explosion, 9 others injured

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  245 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WWMT) — A woman in Michigan was fatally pierced by flying shrapnel from a firework explosion on Tuesday, police said. Jana Daniels, 41, died after a piece of the explosion entered her chest cavity, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office and Captain Jake Sparks. An individual brought a device to a Park Township Fourth of July celebration that was not a commercial firework and was not meant to explode, deputies said. [Read More]

10 years after Alexis Murphy's murder, investigator provides new insight into the case

 Posted on April 13, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1160 words  |  Christie Applegate

NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — On Saturday, August 3, 2013, Alexis Murphy tweeted "burg bound;" the 17-year-old had plans to shop in Lynchburg, Virginia. Alexis never returned home. READ MORE: Timeline: The search for Alexis Murphy Sunday, August 4Alexis' family alerted the Nelson County Sheriff's Office, saying the disappearance was completely out of character for her. Law enforcement started searching by land and air. Lead Investigator Billy Mays said it just didn't look like a runaway case. [Read More]

Biden claims he was vice president 'during the pandemic' in latest gaffe

 Posted on April 13, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  336 words  |  Brenda Moya

DETROIT (TND) — President Joe Biden appeared to blunder once again while addressing attendees at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit Sunday. The 81-year-old president suggested to the audience he was vice president “during the pandemic." The COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020 under former President Donald Trump, and Biden, campaigning for president at the time, had not served as vice president since 2016. [Read More]