Five elephants being taken care of in Somerset County
Elephants can be found roaming the land in Somerset County, at the International Conservation Center as part of the Pittsburgh Zoo's efforts to help the species.
Today the conservation center opened to a group of people to see the elephants, one event of ‘Remake Learning Days,’ which runs from May 4-23.
Curriculum Specialist at Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 Brenda Calhoun said, “
International Conservation Center representatives said they have five elephants, including a 1-year-old calf on the nearly 1,000 acres of land.
Steelers signing WR Van Jefferson to one-year deal
PITTSBURGH (WJAC) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are reportedly signing wide-receiver Van Jefferson to a one-year deal.
Steelers inside reporter Gerry Dulac says the move is for "depth purposes."
Jefferson was drafted by the LA Rams in 2020 and was part of their Super Bowl championship team in 2021.
He was then traded to the Atlanta Falcons last season.
In four NFL seasons, Jefferson has played in 61 total games and has caught 113 passes, for 1,600 yards and 10 touchdowns.
What do they say about you? What your bumper stickers tell criminals
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — “I mean how many people see your Facebook posts, millions? How many people see your car when you are driving around town, thousands. So you are still putting the information, your information out there for people to grab,” Officer Chad Miller said.
You already keep a close eye on what gets out about you on the internet, but have you ever thought about what your bumper stickers could be saying about you and your family?
'Easter for Eli' donating Easter baskets for ninth year
Eli Garrett lost his battle with Non-Hodgkin’s T-Cell Lymphoma. on May 7th, 2009, just 10 days before his fourth birthday. This year marks the ninth straight year Eli’s father, Martin, has delivered Easter baskets to children hospitalized for the holiday.
Founder of “Easter for Eli” Martin Garrett said, "We're looking for completed Easter baskets. No food, no candy."
Items that can be donated include card games, board games, and stuffed animals, Garrett asks that baskets are covered by a clear basket wrap.
Gaslighting a 'common' practice alleges former Boeing investigator turned whistleblower
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Whistleblower Roy Irvin is speaking publicly on camera for the first time, and it's not because he wants to bring Boeing down.
Irvin says there are great people at the company who love building airplanes as much as he did and want to see Boeing succeed. But that can only happen if safety comes first.
Read more: Boeing whistleblowers pledge to fight for safer planes after untimely deaths
Geistown homicide trial begins; jurors visit crime scene
Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — The trial began Monday for a Johnstown man accused of stabbing a woman to death over the price of a refrigerator during a Facebook Marketplace sale gone wrong.
Joshua Gorgone appeared in front of a jury Monday in Cambria County court.
He is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 54-year-old Denise Williams in April of last year.
Investigators say Williams’ body was found in Gorgone's Geistown apartment, on Old Scalp Avenue, with dozens of stab wounds.
Investigators remember nearly 40-year-old murder case featured in series
LOGAN TOWNSHIP -- Betty Jean Shade's murder is something former investigators won't forget, and it's now featured in a Netflix series about FBI profiling.
"Shade was last seen alive on First Avenue in Altoona on Tuesday, May 29. She left her babysitting job around 10 that night and proceeded to walk home to 1410 Fourth Street about a mile away," former 6 News reporter Barbara Allen said in 1979.
Allen and former 6 News photographer Larry Field covered the story, and Field said he still remembers everything about it.
Mother of Karns City quarterback Mason Martin, dies after cancer battle
PA DOC announces plan for phased reopening of state prisons
HARRISBURG, Pa (WJAC) — Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel announced Friday a 5-phase plan to begin reopening state prisons, according to a release.
DOC officials say the 5-level phased reopening plan will begin on Tuesday, May 26, and will follow the Governor's statewide reopening plans.
“As the Governor reopens Pennsylvania, we, too, must return to a more normal operation, and get back to preparing individuals to successfully reenter society.
2 Blair County men indicted on child porngraphy charges by federal grand jury
JOHNSTOWN - Two Blair County men were indicted Tuesday on child pornography charges by a federal grand jury in separate cases.
Kenneth Scott Boyd, 33, and Trenton Stehley, 19, both of Altoona, knowingly possessed videos and images in computer graphic files that were produced with minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, according to court documents.
The files were shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, officials said.
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