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SHIPPEN TOWNSHIP – An early-morning fire at a local business in Cameron County leaves a preliminary estimate of damage that is between $7-10 million, after an investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal Unit and the Emporium Fire Department.
A fire that broke out at Emporium Hardwoods around 4 a.m. Saturday morning took crews almost four hours to put out. Crews from Elk, Cameron, Potter, McKean and Clinton counties assisted in extinguishing the fire.
Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — Johnstown native, and longtime equipment manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Dana Heinze is retiring from the sport of hockey, according to a report from the team.
Heinze, who is a graduate of Westmont Hilltop School District, has spent the past 33 years in and around professional hockey.
During that time, Heinze has been a part of four Stanley Cup Championship teams, including three with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
WASHINGTON (TND) — Rents have grown faster than wages in most of the country’s biggest metro areas over the last five years, adding to the squeeze on wallets consumers have felt since inflation skyrocketed during the pandemic and has remained above 2% into 2024.
A Zillow and StreetEasy analysis found rents nationally have grown 1.5 times faster than wages since 2019 in 44 out of the 50 largest metro areas. Since 2019, rents have grown 30.
UPDATE | Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — State College Boroughpolice say a 70-year-old resident was killed Monday afternoon after their bicycle collided with a vehicle along the 3500 block of South Atherton Street.
Investigators say the bicyclist was reportedly traveling northbound, along one of the bike paths, when the rider reportedly left the path and traveled onto the roadway.
Police say the bicyclist was ejected in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.
PITTSBURGH (WJAC) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have traded wide-receiver Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers.
NFL Insider Adam Schefter announced the trade Tuesday night.
The Steelers will receive defensive-back Donte Jackson in return, and the two teams will swap 2024 draft picks.
Johnson was drafted by Pittsburgh in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
In five seasons for the Steelers, Johnson played in 77 career games and 391 total passes, for over 4,300 yards and 25 touchdowns.
ALTOONA.-- More than 2,000 of packets of heroin will never be on the streets of Altoona. It was intercepted by Altoona police and now three people are behind bars.
Hiding their faces and hanging their heads, the three suspected heroin dealers had nothing to say for 6News cameras after they were arraigned on drug charges Thursday.
Police say three Philadelphia men; -- Isaiah Brown, William Wingate the III and Dontei Taylor -- attempted to bring the thousands of packets of heroin into Blair County.
Blair Co., PA (WJAC) — Two years ago, the staff at the Railroaders Memorial Museum, along with FMW Solutions, began working to bring an iconic steam locomotive, the K4 1361, back to life.
The two groups will be hosting a birthday party, called the “Juniata Jewel Jubilee,” on May 6th to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the engine first rolling out of the Pennsylvania railroad’s production shops in Altoona.
The museum, and the Horseshoe Curve, will both be open extended hours that day, from 10 a.
Clearfield Co., PA (WJAC) — Earlier this month, officials from Clearfield County made the decision to fire the prison's warden David Gallagher.
On Tuesday, 6 News attended the county’s first prison board meeting since the decision, where residents voiced their complaints about how the prison has been operating.
David Gallagher started working as the warden in October of last year. Since then, the Clearfield County jail has faced backlash from the community due to drug overdoses inside and even inmates escaping.