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Southmont celebrates 47th annual jubilee

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SOUTHMONT, Pa. (WJAC) — The 47th annual Southmont Volunteer Fire Company Jubilee held its annual parade Thursday. The event began at the Westmont Elementary School and made its way to the jubilee grounds on State Street. Each year, people line the streets for the parade and then head to the festival grounds for entertainment, food and rides. This is a special year for Southmont, as the borough celebrates its centennial. Read More...

Cambria County Post Office will remain open after lease dispute

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Johnstown, Pa — It was last month when a Cambria County post office announced it was potentially going to close its doors for good due to a lease dispute. However, that is no longer the case. An official with the United States Postal Service tells 6 News the Beaverdale Post Office will no longer be suspending its service and residents are thrilled. “It’s great to have the post office staying,” said Ed Swope, a Beaverdale resident Read More...

Man wrongly arrested in 2019 school threats case sues police, school officials, former DA

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BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — A State College man who was wrongly arrested in Nov. after threatening phone messages were left at schools in the Hollidaysburg School District has filed a civil rights lawsuit against a former Blair County district attorney, various police departments and school officials. Hollidaysburg Police charged 31-year-old Scott Vinosky with terroristic threats and risking catastrophe after a series of strange phone calls were made at Hollidaysburg schools Nov. Read More...