Geisinger Opening 65 Forward Location in State College

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  261 words  |  Christie Applegate

STATE COLLEGE/CENTRE COUNTY, Pa — Geisinger Health System opened its first 65 Forward locations back in 2019. The success of the initiative has prompted further expansion - including a new facility set to open in Centre County. This new facility will take the space formerly occupied by The Gap, just off of North Atherton Street in Patton Township. It’ll offer much more than doctor visits, featuring opportunities for exercise classes, lab services, plus access to nutritionists, social workers and beyond. [Read More]

Lancaster County Amish population thrives despite sprawl

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  136 words  |  Delta Gatti

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — The Amish population in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County is continuing to grow each year, despite the encroachment of urban sprawl on their communities. The U.S. Census Bureau says the county added about 2,500 people in 2018. LNP reports that about 1,000 of them were Amish. Elizabethtown College researchers say Lancaster County's Amish population reached 33,143 in 2018, up 3.2% from the previous year. The Amish accounted for about 41% of the county's overall population growth last year. [Read More]

Michael Strahan leaving daytime's 'Live' for 'GMA'

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  295 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

NEW YORK (AP) — Former football star Michael Strahan is leaving the daily talk show he co-hosts with Kelly Ripa to work full-time on "Good Morning America." ABC said Tuesday that a search for Strahan's replacement will begin in the fall. The former New York Giant was selected in 2012 to replace Regis Philbin as Ripa's co-host on the talk show, which airs at 9 a.m. in most markets. Strahan has worked a couple of days a week at " [Read More]

Who's paying for clergy abuse settlements?

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1678 words  |  Delta Gatti

HOLLIDAYSBURG -- It was reported for years that the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown paid for settlements and fees involving alleged clergy abuse through insurance and investment profits. The Associated Press reported in May 2004 that "the diocese said it will continue discussions with various insurance companies to recover the cost" of a 21-person settlement that cost the diocese millions. "To provide for immediate payment, however, it will use the surplus from the Mutual Aid Plan, the deposit and loan fund for parish savings accounts," [Read More]

Alaska Airlines uniforms through the decades

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  146 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) – After nearly two years of design work, Alaska Airlines will reveal its new West Coast-inspired uniform collection for its 23,000 employees at a Fashion show in Seattle Thursday night. Seattle couture designer Luly Yang is the brain behind the new looks. The new uniforms will undergo a 60-day wear test by employees from Alaska, Horizon Air and Virgin America. These employees include pilots, flight attendants, customer service agents and lounge concierges. [Read More]

Bishop McCort athletics, wrestling placed on probation following recruitment investigation

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  399 words  |  Delta Gatti

Bishop McCort’s wrestling program has been placed on probation for three years following an investigation into recruitment violations of PIAA by-laws, officials said. D6 Chairman Bill Marshall confirmed to 6 Sports that a verdict had been reached regarding Bishop McCort athletics. Head wrestling coach Bill Bassett is suspended a year and the wrestling team will be prohibited from competing in the postseason for 20-36 months, pending appeal. Bishop McCort athletics were placed on probation Oct. [Read More]

Conemaugh Health System to build $22 million outpatient center in Ebensburg

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  153 words  |  Christie Applegate

EBENSBURG, Pa. - Conemaugh Health System officials announced Friday they have purchased land in Ebensburg to construct a $22 million outpatient center. The planned 40,000-square-foot building will be constructed at the intersection of routes 219 and 22. "We are pleased to officially announce our plans to open a new outpatient center in Ebensburg,” said Steve Tucker, chief executive officer of Conemaugh Health System. “Conemaugh has been providing high-quality medical care in Ebensburg for more than thirty years, and our investment in this center will make it even more convenient for patients to access great health care, close to home. [Read More]

Northern Cambria man accused of stalking woman, groping her at local grocery store

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  191 words  |  Delta Gatti

Cambria Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities with the Northern Cambria Borough Police Department say a man is facing charges after he was accused of groping a woman at a local Giant Eagle store while she was working. According to the affidavit, police say 65-year-old Timothy Depetro allegedly entered an "employee only" area of the store and inappropriately touched the woman while she was standing on a ladder. Police say the woman stated that she reported the incident to the store's manager. [Read More]

PA park manager rescues bear cub with its head stuck in container

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  132 words  |  Brenda Moya

Cross Fork, PA — A woman was in the right place at the right time when she came to the rescue of a bear cub in Pennsylvania. Sarah Lindgren, who is a park manager, was driving through Cross Fork last weekend when she spotted a cub with a plastic container on its head. She says she actually thought it was dead when she first saw it. It took about 10 seconds to free the cub, which eventually climbed into a tree. [Read More]