News Staff Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman of Pennsylvania will participate in just one debate, his campaign said Wednesday, after weeks of his Republican rival, Dr. Mehmet Oz, pressuring Fetterman and aggressively questioning the severity of his lingering health problems from a stroke. Fetterman’s campaign said he will participate in a televised debate in mid- to late … Read more
Suspended Somerset County District Attorney Jeff Thomas has filed a lawsuit against the county for suspending his salary and benefits following his arrest on sexual assault charges last September. In the lawsuit, a Pittsburgh-based law firm alleges that the state’s Constitution protects elected officials from having their pay “increased or diminished” while in office, unless … Read more
Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz teamed up with U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey on Tuesday to publicly call on his Democratic rival, John Fetterman, to participate in a debate in their high-profile Pennsylvania race. Oz and Toomey, holding a news conference in Philadelphia, also questioned Fetterman’s fitness for office and criticized his reluctance to speak … Read more
An Altoona man that police said was drunk, is accused of violently forcing his way into a woman’s home and attacking her husband. Altoona police were called to a home on the 300 block of Bell Avenue just before 1 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3. to find 39-year-old John Mattiello yelling and screaming. Police noted in … Read more
State police in Somerset County are investigating the theft of approximately $1,000 worth of fencing that had been delivered to the Remember Me Rose Garden in Stoystown. Police say sometime between the evenings of Friday, Sept. 2 and Saturday, Sept. 3, an unknown individual(s) stole wooden, split-rail fencing from the memorial garden. The Remember Me … Read more
Authorities say multiple area crews battled a large fire at a vacant garage building in Johnstown Friday afternoon. Johnstown Fire Chief Robert Statler says crews from at least five local departments were dispatched, just after 1 p.m., to a building along Railroad Street, near Kingston Alley. Authorities say when crews arrived on scene, the unoccupied … Read more
The Penn State group Altoona Benefiting THON will host a car wash this Labor Day weekend. THON is a mission to provide emotional and financial support, spread awareness, and ensure funding for critical research. the group will be hosting the car wash fundraiser to raise money for the cure for cancer. The car wash will … Read more
Hundreds of workers from 14 Pennsylvania nursing homes went on strike today after contract negotiations failed to produce a deal. About 700 unionized workers walked off the job in a dispute over pay, benefits and staffing levels. Photos and video on social media showed picket lines going up outside many of the homes, with workers … Read more
Pennsylvanians with minor, nonviolent marijuana criminal convictions could be pardoned through the end of the month under a joint effort from Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. The pardon effort will allow anyone who has been convicted of possession of marijuana or small amount of personal use to apply. Officials estimate that thousands … Read more
The case against Johnstown man Brian Giles, who was charged in May in the death of his wife Nancy, will head to trial. Giles appeared in Cambria County court Wednesday afternoon for the first time following his arrest in mid-May, when police charged him with homicide in the disappearance and death of his wife, following … Read more