New pizza shop opens in Geistown

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  73 words  |  Christie Applegate

GEISTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — There is a new pizza shop opening in Cambria County. JoJo's pizza is opening a new location on Bedford Street in Geistown. The new shop was formerly Ann's Pizza. Ann's closed in October 2018. Employees at the new location said they are trying to combine JoJo's traditions and Ann's traditions -- starting with square cut pizza. JoJo's Pizza also has a location on Locust Street in Saint Michael. [Read More]

Pirates sign two veteran pitchers to one-year deals

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  121 words  |  Brenda Moya

Pittsburgh (WJAC) — The Pittsburgh Pirates signed a pair of free agent pitchers Tuesday to one-year deals, according to multiple reports. Veteran right-hander Vince Velasquez signed a deal worth over $3 million. The 30-year-old posted a 4.78 ERA in 2022 over 9 starts and 18 relief appearances with the Chicago White Sox. Velasquez previously spent over five seasons with the Phillies, one full season with the Astros and part of a season with the Padres. [Read More]

Pittsburgh Zoo leaders discuss future of Somerset Co. conservation center

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  192 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Somerset Co., PA (WJAC) — Somerset County Chamber of Commerce members, along with leaders from the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium discussed the future of the International Conservation Center housed right within the county on Wednesday. Leaders say the one-thousand-acre property in Fairhope is currently home to five breeding elephants, including a recently newborn calf. They say their goal is to continue growing the center to the point where it can house several other endangered animals and eventually release them back into the wild and sustain the captive population. [Read More]

Search warrant reveals new info about January PSU frat fight

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  259 words  |  Brenda Moya

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WJAC) — There’s new information about a fight that happened earlier this year at a Penn State fraternity that resulted in two members of the Nittany Lions football team being cited with disorderly conduct. According to State College police, other members of the team were involved in the fight and police say they got little to no cooperation from the university in their investigation. The new information is in a search warrant State College police served on Penn State's Office of Student Conduct in May. [Read More]

'Breaking Amish' star among those busted for meth in Clearfield County

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  142 words  |  Christie Applegate

DuBOIS -- One of the people charged in Thursday's major drug bust in Clearfield County is a reality TV star. Chapel Peace, 33, 176 Alaska Road, Brookville, is part of the "Breaking Amish" series. On Thursday, she was charged with one count each of possession with intent to deliver or delivery of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance -- methamphetamine -- by law enforcement officials. [Read More]

Altoona man killed in freightliner crash on Port Matilda Mountain

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  141 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — State police say one person was killed in a morning crash on Route 322 on Port Matilda Mountain Tuesday. Troopers say the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. in Rush Township and Route 322 was shut down as authorities investigated. According to a state police crash report, a freightliner was traveling west near Thompson’s Curve when the driver tried to negotiate a turn, lost control and slid into the opposing lane, crashing into a BMW. [Read More]

An Iceland volcano erupted for the fifth time since December 2023, spewing lava in the sky

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  280 words  |  Brenda Moya

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing red streams of lava in the latest display of nature’s power and triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. The eruption began in the early afternoon following a series of earthquakes north of Grindavik, a coastal town of 3,800 people that was largely evacuated in December when the volcano erupted. [Read More]

Identity of man killed in Lancaster County house explosion revealed

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  28 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Identity of man killed in Lancaster County house explosion revealed

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New addition to Thunder in the Valley aims to protect people from COVID-19

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  458 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Cambria County, Pa. (WJAC) — In addition to the bike parades, live music, and other events going on throughout the weekend, there's a new addition to this year's Thunder in the Valley motorcycle rally. It aims to protect people against COVID-19. Highlands Health set up a vaccination clinic in the parking lot of Donna Christopher's State Farm insurance agency in Downtown Johnstown. "What better chance than to let the public know that we're here, part of Thunder in the Valley, having lots of fun, and giving a life-saving drug: a COVID vaccine," [Read More]