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Veterans given free rides to medical centers

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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Veterans in Johnstown can now get free rides to medical centers four days a week. Rides will be available to the Johnstown outpatient clinic and the Altoona Veterans Affairs medical center Monday through Thursday. Rides must be requested at least three days in advance, and medical appointments should be scheduled between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Veterans must also be able to get in and out of vehicles unassisted to be eligible for rides through this service. Read More...

Cambria Heights High School students recieve full ride scholarships

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PATTON, Pa. (WJAC) -- A few hundred students and parents packed into Cambria Heights High School Thursday night for the annual academic awards banquet. For graduating seniors, it's also a time for many to receive scholarships from several organizations and area businesses. "We have organizations such as local legions and VFWs and then some businesses from the community as well, that really want to recognize our seniors and help them out as they go on to trade schools, two-year schools and four-year schools," Read More...

Carson Briere apologizes for pushing wheelchair down stairs

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The son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere has apologized after a video posted on social media showed him pushing an empty wheelchair down a staircase. Mercyhurst University hockey player Carson Briere issued his apology in a statement released Wednesday by the NHL’s Flyers. “I am deeply sorry for my behavior on Saturday,” he said. “There is no excuse for my actions, and I will do whatever I can to make up for this serious lack of judgment. Read More...