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Shapiro: "Priests were raping little boys and girls," and church leaders hid it for years, choosing to protect priests.
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The daughter-in-law of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has died, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. Raine Riggs was 46.
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A phenomenon caused by bitter cold and extra moisture from frost has now been reported in Pennsylvania. A local geologist is calling it a “frost quake."
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😂🤣😂 93-year-old Olive Veronesi is home and safe in Clarion County, but she’s sharing a message with the outside world...
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NEVER FORGET: West Hills firefighter Jonathan Bobak climbed 110 flights of stairs in full gear on a stair climbing machine at Planet Fitness in Richland Township as a way to remember his fallen brothers and sisters who gave their lives on September 11.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS: The United States is "gravely concerned by reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating situation" in Ethiopia's Tigray region, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said
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“President Trump has been briefed on the explosion in Nashville, Tennessee, and will continue to receive regular updates. The President is grateful for the incredible first responders and praying for those who were injured," a spokesperson said.
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Lydia Shearman, the 6 yr old killed in last night's ATV crash in Cambria Co.
http://t.co/aEFQByy91G
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BALD EAGLE RELEASE: After more than a month of recovering from lead poisoning, a bald eagle was released back into the wild Thursday at Prince Gallitzin State Park in Cambria County.
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Water levels at the Wilmore Dam in Cambria County have reached a "critical stage," officials say.
Residents there say they are being evacuated.
Stay with 6 News for updates.
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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: 17-year-old Kai Burkett was tragically killed in a car accident 13 days ago.
His lasting impact goes way deeper than his time on the wrestling mat at Chestnut Ridge.
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Punxsutawney Phil has spoken! It looks like we have six more weeks of winter.
#GroundhogDay2018
#Punxsutawney
#PunxsutawneyPhil
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The War Memorial will host a preseason NHL game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning Sept. 29!
#HockeyvilleUSA
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS | The Pittsburgh
@Pirates
honored the
@RedFlashSB
team over the weekend for winning 5 consecutive conference titles.
Video courtesy of Saint Francis athletics
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CHECK YOUR BOTTLES!
The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports Contigo Kids Cleanable Water Bottles are being recalled due to the risk of the bottle's clear silicone spout detaching and posing a choking risk.
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Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that the population in state prisons has been reduced by nearly 3,471 which he says likely helped reduce the number of
#COVID19
cases in facilities.
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NBC affiliate
@WPXI
reports that former NFL WR and QB Terrelle Pryor was stabbed at his Pittsburgh apartment Friday night.
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💛🖤 AWESOME 🖤💛 Even though he’s rehabbing a season ending injury, Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster still found time Friday to stop by the Windber-Berlin game to sign some autographs for local fans!
Video:
@CarleyFord_WJAC
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"The last thing in the world I’m going to do is put the brave women and men of the Pennsylvania National Guard's lives at risk to be part of some political squabble at the border that Governor Abbott has created," Gov. Shapiro said.
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Disguised as a doctor, a soldier from Cambria County who's stationed in Italy surprised his terminally ill grandfather in the hospital.
Hospital staff helped sneak him into his grandfather’s room as he sees his grandfather for what is likely the last time.
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A Saint Francis assistant football coach and Berlin-Brothersvalley graduate was seriously injured in a crash Tuesday morning, Saint Francis University officials confirmed.
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BREAKING: 17-year-old Alyssa Galla has been found. She's on her way to Conemaugh Hospital No other info available yet
http://t.co/xyeSkR1R4X
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⚠️ATTENTION TRAVELERS⚠️ PennDOT has issued travel restrictions for several area roadways ahead of Thursday's winter storm that will bring snow and ice to our region.
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Search continues for missing Huntingdon Co. teens.
http://t.co/iizaN7qp29
http://t.co/JtYtP3Mg9s
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CRIME | Prosecutors in PA say the man “offered oral sex to a juvenile in exchange for being released early, recorded a 15-year-old victim changing with their knowledge, and admitted to engaging in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old when he was 22.”
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Cresson native
@joshgallmusic
secured a spot in the Top 8 on
@NBCTheVoice
last night. Way to go Josh!!
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Gumby's Pizza shop was cited by a state health inspector on Friday for causing an "imminent health hazard" and using one of its food prep tables to give people tattoos
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The Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers take home tonight’s
#FridayNightRivals
trophy after a 35-21 win over Altoona!
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❄❄ As we approach the Christmas holiday weekend, please enjoy another one of our classic Christmas cartoons: "Suzy Snowflake."
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#CHECK
THIS OUT!
A Rockwood woman shared pictures of her children meeting
@steelers
defender
@joehaden23
this week. The woman says Haden paid for her family's meals at the
@ChickfilA
in Cranberry on Thursday, and then took photos with them
(Photos courtesy: Bernadette E.)
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Help our local guy move on in the competition on
@NBCTheVoice
, voting for
@joshgallmusic
ends today at noon!
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🥇CONGRATULATIONS!🥇The Forest Hills community came together to celebrate their two-time state champion wrestler Jackson Arrington Saturday afternoon.
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Scientists with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have announced a potential vaccine against COVID-19.
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When the National Anthem couldn't be played at a Johnstown soccer game, this dad stepped up and began singing the National Anthem himself.
Full story:
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS! 🏀 Northern Cambria 3rd grader Coen P. made this incredible half-court buzzer beater this past weekend during his first ever basketball game. Coen then celebrated the amazing shot by giving the ref a high-five.
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CONGRATULATIONS! The
@BG_LadyHoops
defeated Jenkintown Friday to win the PIAA-A state championship game in Hershey.
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PEACOCK SPOTTED: The beloved Johnstown peacock was seen along Ferndale Avenue this morning!
Police were on scene trying to capture it.
📷: John H.
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Saint Francis
@RedFlashFB
will head to Deleware for their first-round matchup in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
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SOUND OFF: Do you think Pennsylvania should lift the mask mandate and open businesses 100% like other states have done?
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Our longtime friend and colleague Tim Rigby will be off the air for several weeks as he recovers from his second kidney transplant, which is scheduled for next week.
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The famed Johnstown Stone Bridge glowed in blue and yellow light Sunday evening as a symbol of "solidarity with the people of Ukraine." 🇺🇦
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Sen. Bob Casey and other state representatives sent a letter to Congress Thursday urging them to address the food insecurity issues in Pennsylvania by increasing SNAP benefits during the current virus pandemic
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BREAKING: A federal judge ruled that
@GovernorTomWolf
gathering limits, business closures and stay at home orders are unconstitutional.
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6 Sports checked in at Westmont Hilltop, Bishop McCort, Saint Joseph's, State College, Huntingdon,Berlin, Juniata Valley, Bellwood-Antis, and Hollidaysburg to feature 23 student-athletes making decisions on their respective futures.
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WELCOME BACK: Join us tonight at 5 p.m. to welcome Tim Rigby back to the 6 News desk following a successful kidney transplant in December.
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Do you agree with the PIAA’s decision to move forward with fall sports despite Gov. Wolf’s recommendation?
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#BREAKING
: Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Somerset counties are among those moving to the "yellow phase" and can begin reopening in a week, according to the Associated Press.
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BEAUTIFUL: Brooke Fisher, a Special Olympics athlete from Centre County, performed a heartwarming rendition of the national anthem before a sold-out Penn State basketball crowd last weekend.
Video:
@SpecialOlympiPA
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To show appreciation for the healthcare workers on the front lines of the pandemic, U.S. Senator Bob Casey unveiled a new G.I. Bill-like act for healthcare workers.
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#Richlands
#73
OL Collin Instone drives it into the end zone for a
#Rams
touchdown! Current score: Richland 1️⃣5️⃣ Somerset 0️⃣
#FNR
🏈
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The Apple TV series "Defending Jacob" will be filming scenes for an upcoming episode of the show on Saturday in Everett, according to a release from the Paramount Network.
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WARNING: This video may be disturbing to some viewers.
This Facebook Live video shows the moments shots rang out overnight in Bedford County as protesters from Milwaukee passed through the area on their way to D.C.
State Police confirmed one person was shot.
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, who is a transgender woman, says "gender-affirming care" for minors enjoys the support of President Joe Biden's administration, as it has "support at the highest levels of the federal government."
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It's not Thursday but you have to check out this throwback of Tim Rigby! This was his original promo picture taken at WJAC on May 14, 1981.
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MSN report names Johnstown as one of the poorest cities in the state.
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Check out this incredible lightning video captured by
@Bossman_Hinton
on Scalp Avenue in Richland Township Wednesday night.
Latest weather here:
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Senate Bill 44, also called “Victoria’s Law” would prohibit pet stores from selling dogs, cats, and rabbits unless they come from shelters or rescues. What do you think?
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❄️🦉 The staff at
@7SpringsPA
said a snowy owl has been spotted hanging around the resort and watching over visitors. ❄️🦉
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Just before Christmas break, the Westmont Hilltop hockey team organized and held a dodgeball tournament to raise money for Steve Carlson, also known as one of the hard-hitting Hanson brothers from the cult classic: “Slapshot."
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CONGRATS! Tony Beasley, who managed the
@AltoonaCurve
from 2004 through 2005, is now celebrating a World Series championship as a member of the
@Rangers
organization.
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SIGNING OFF | Longtime WJAC news anchor Tim Rigby anchored his final newscast today. Tim is retiring after 41 years at the station.
Hear his farewell message to his family, friends, colleagues and the viewers below ⬇️
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Johnstown native to represent USA in basketball at United World Games.
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A billboard by Mattress Firm in the Park Hills Plaza in Altoona honors fallen Trooper Landon Weaver, who was laid to rest today.
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AMAZING! Kris Letang has donated $58,000 to a young fan from Somerst County who is battling cancer.
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Check out this drone footage from our Sky View 6 Tuesday over top of Somerset County.
You're looking at Chest Creek in Central City.
The cooler nights have started the color changing process.
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"If you can't respect our national anthem, get the hell out of the country," Mike Ditka told TMZ Sports in an interview.
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Johnstown native Carlton Haselrig, who’s a former Steeler and the most decorated athlete in Pitt-Johnstown history, passed away Wednesday at the age of 54, according to the Cambria County coroner.
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JUST IN: PETA has requested a federal probe into a Johnstown meat processing company after several violations for inhumane animal practices were cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Democratic Sen. Bob Casey wants to address access to health care for people living in rural areas and proposed a new bill to benefit communities that support older adults and people with disabilities.
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Have you seen the video of the
#GJHS
soccer team singing the national anthem? It's a MUST see.
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The airline’s decision comes just 24 hours after PETA urged them to consider what monkeys subjected to the long flight and then torment and death in laboratories endure.
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The PIAA is signaling again that it's seriously considering moving ahead with the fall season despite Gov. Wolf's recommendation that schools cancel athletics until 2021.
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IT'S BEGUN! Mother nature wasn't the only one producing snow Thursday.
@7SpringsPA
began making snow too.
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A Nanty Glo resident showed his support for police by displaying a sign outside of his home.
He says the way police have been treated as a whole lately is a "disgrace.”
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“Donald Trump can say whatever he wants," AG Shapiro said. "But we just had an election, an election that was secure, an election where the votes were tallied."
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BREAKING: The Johnstown Tomahawks have selected Mario Lemieux’s son, Austin, ninth overall in the NAHL draft.
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CONGRATULATIONS! At Friday's commencement, Dr. Tom Fleming finally received his degree and honored his late son who passed away from a rare heart condition while attending Duquesne.
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