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Johnstown police investigating string of robberies; suspect wanted

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JOHNSTOWN -- Police are investigating a string of robberies in Johnstown Friday night. Johnstown police say the first happened at Carpenter’s Food Store on Railroad Street. Another, happened less than a mile away at Pizza Deli Six Pack on Franklin Street. Johnstown police say the man walked in to the pizza shop and reportedly stole the cash register. Police say a third robbery happened not long after at Martin’s General Store on William Penn Avenue. Read More...

Judge's order reopens questions about what Paterno knew when

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) A new legal document that claims a boy told Joe Paterno in 1976 that Jerry Sandusky had molested him has dropped like a bombshell and reignited debate about what the Penn State coach knew about his longtime assistant decades before his arrest. Details of the testimony remain hidden inside a sealed deposition in Penn State's court fight with the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Company. Paterno family members immediately dismissed the accusation, and even an attorney for victims of Sandusky cautioned that he did not know of irrefutable evidence supporting the claim. Read More...

Thousands of PPE items given to local EMS agencies at Conemaugh East Hills

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CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Thousands of personal protective equipment items were given out Thursday afternoon at Conemaugh East Hills. The recipients: 41 local EMS providers and fire departments in six counties throughout the Southern Alleghenies. Storm Nagle, Prehospital Manager at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, said the EMS agencies were allotted a certain quantity of supplies based on their specific needs. "Over the last year during the pandemic, our EMS providers have been the front-line workers. Read More...