JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Motorists who must drive in winter weather can check www.511PA.com for current road conditions.
According to PennDOT, 511PA is free and available 24 hours a day. It provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 860 traffic cameras.
PennDOT said drivers can check the conditions and snow-plow locations of more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles of roadways.
PARIS (AP) First it was Serena Williams' turn to overpower an opponent 6-2, 6-1 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
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Shortly after that was over Thursday, her older sister Venus entered the very same French Open arena and won by the very same score.
A bit like old times, n'est-ce pas?
"It's a little surreal sometimes, because it has been so long. They've both been out here almost 20 years,"
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — It's been 45 years since the hockey-themed, world-famous Slapshot movie was filmed in Downtown Johnstown.
The First Summit Arena at the Cambria County War Memorial was the prime location for the movie's countless goals, fights, and laughs.
"They wanted to get actors to do our roles, but they couldn't skate well enough."
That's what Steve Carlson told 6 News in a one-on-one interview -- at the Johnstown Amtrak Train Station -- where the Hanson Brothers made their film debut.
Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are looking to lift the ban on Sunday hunting.
“Sunday hunting is statutorily prohibited in Pennsylvania,” said Travis Lau, the Communications Director within the PA Game Commission.
Lau tells Channel 6 that hunting game like deer or bear has been prohibited on Sundays since the 19th century.
“There have long been exceptions for foxes, coyotes, and crows," added Lau. "They been hunted for years on Sundays.”
It wasn't until recent years when Lau says hunters were given 3 additional Sundays to hunt.
Cambria Co., PA (WJAC) — A local high school wrestler took a step up in competition this past weekend and it paid off.
While Sunday was not the first time Jax Forrest wrestled in a college open and did well, it was different.
With the stakes higher than ever and the highest ranked D1 wrestler across from him, Forrest brought his best.
On Sunday afternoon, Jax Forrest did what would sound like an irrational goal for most, but for him, it meets his expectations.
University Park, PA (WJAC) — With Penn State football opening its season this Saturday night at Beaver Stadium, fans will once again be asked to get familiar with the blue and clear plastic bags that have become a fixture outside of the stadium.
Outside Beaver Stadium, dozens of recycling stations are already in place with the same policy for fans and trash. Blue bags for cans and bottles, clear bags for everything else.
UPDATE | JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees has released some new details on the identity of the victim of Wednesday's fatal house fire in Westmont.
Lees say the fire victim was a man in his 20s.
Investigators say the blaze also injured five other residents of the home.
Authorities say more details are expected to be released on Thursday.
ORIGINAL | Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees confirmed that one person died in a house fire on the 200 block of Fayette Street in Westmont early Wednesday morning.
According to multiple reports, Penn State football has reportedly made a decision on who will be the team's next play caller.
Reports indicate that the Nittany Lions are expected to hire Kansas Jayhawks associate head coach Andy Kotelnicki to replace former Offensive Coordinator Mike Yurcich.
“We are excited to welcome Andy, his wife, Lindsey, son, Maximus, and daughter, Joy, to Penn State,” said head coach James Franklin. “Our search process for an offensive coordinator was extensive and throughout it, Andy’s name kept rising to the top of the list.
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