CINCINNATI (WKRC) — More information has been released on the death of singing legend and musical icon Tina Turner. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame star died Wednesday at her home near Zurich, Switzerland after a long illness, NBC reports.
Her death was attributed to natural causes;she was 83 years old.
In recent years, she lived a quiet life away from the public eye, dealing with multiple health issues, including a stroke in 2013, intestinal cancer in 2016 and a kidney transplant in 2017. Read More...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — The people of Johnstown displayed extraordinary resilience and strength following the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889.
They collectively mourned the loss of those of those who died, and immediately went to work on creating gravesites and lasting memorials for them.
Friday, 135 years after that fateful day, the National Park Service continues to somberly pay their respects to the victims.
Earlier Friday afternoon, at seven minutes after four, the time that the flood waters reached Johnstown, park rangers laid wreaths at the north and south dam abutments, and at 5 p. Read More...
Johnstown, Pa. (WJAC) — Ebensburg Borough Council members hosted a town hall meeting Wednesday evening, at the Young People's Community Center, to discuss the idea of banning of confederate flags from public events.
Members from the group "Inclusive Ebensburg" and other residents attended the town hall, wearing black in solidarity, saying they want to ban the flag.
Ultimatley, Council President Tusing said the Borough Council does not have the authority to ban the confederate flag, because it would be an infringement upon First Amendment rights. Read More...
