JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Greater Johnstown School District will move to full remote learning next week after state officials recommended the same for all Cambria County schools due to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, according to a release from Superintendent Amy Arcurio.
Cambria County has entered the second week of being classified as a county with “substantial transmission” of positive coronavirus cases.
Arcurio says the guidance comes from the Departments of Health and Education.
The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles bolstered their formidable pass rush with another top-level defensive lineman.
The Eagles acquired three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Bennett from the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday, three people familiar with the trade told The Associated Press. The deal won't be officially announced until the NFL's league year opens next Wednesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the trade information.
UPDATECAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Management with the Johnstown Mill Rats baseball team said the organization will remain in the city as a part of the Prospect League.
They said the new ownership team of Bart Vickroy, Chad Gontkovic, Alex Pozun, and Matt Perry are all local.
"I hope that the community rallies behind the fact that it is locally owned, and that it isn't people from out of town," Vickroy said.
2nd UPDATE |Somerset Co., PA (WJAC) — Officials in Somerset County have confirmed that one person has died after being pulled from the Stonycreek River in Conemaugh Township Thursday afternoon.
Authorities say first responders were dispatched around 11:30 a.m. after receiving a report that an individual had become "trapped" in the river.
According to the manager of the Somerset County Swift Water Rescue Team, multiple people were reportedly floating down the river in innertubes when the victim allegedly stepped into the water and became stuck.
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Fundraising to repair and refurbish Bellefonte's Kepler pool is ongoing, but organizers say it’s going to be awhile before the pool is reopened.
The pool was a popular community resource for decades at Bellefonte’s Governors Park, but it was closed a few years ago due to badly needed upkeep.
Since then, over a million dollars has been raised, but organizers say the pool's total repair cost is now close to three million dollars.