Annual Christmas Market returns to Johnstown's Central Park
Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — In downtown Johnstown, the annual Christmas Market has returned to Central Park.
Workers spent the day closing off streets and putting up igloos for vendors.
Multiple vendors are set up and Santa is scheduled to appear both nights.
The market is open until 8 p.m. on Friday and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
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Lange to retire from full-time play-by-play
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Lange announced today that he will not return to the radio booth for play-by-play duties, but will remain a part of the Penguins Radio Network. Fans will continue to hear Lange’s voice during radio appearances and various Penguins programming.
Lange, 73, missed the majority of the past season out of an abundance of caution during the pandemic while awaiting the COVID-19 vaccine.
LB Vince Williams returning to Steelers on one-year deal
by WJAC staff
Thu, April 15th 2021 at 11:25 AMUpdated Thu, April 15th 2021 at 11:26 AM
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 02: Vince Williams #98 of the Pittsburgh Steelers after recovering a fumble during the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field on December 02, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
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Tina Turner's cause of death revealed
CINCINNATI (WKRC) — More information has been released on the death of singing legend and musical icon Tina Turner. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame star died Wednesday at her home near Zurich, Switzerland after a long illness, NBC reports.
Her death was attributed to natural causes;she was 83 years old.
In recent years, she lived a quiet life away from the public eye, dealing with multiple health issues, including a stroke in 2013, intestinal cancer in 2016 and a kidney transplant in 2017.
Toys R Us returns to Altoona ahead of holiday shopping season
University 'deeply sorry' for mispronouncing students' names at graduation: 'Unfortunate'
PHILADELPHIA (TND) — Thomas Jefferson University apologized Friday for mispronouncing nursing graduates' names during its commencement ceremony.
The speaker at the Jefferson College of Nursing incorrectly pronounced several names, including “Thomas,” “Sarah,” “Molly” and “Elizabeth,” as graduates walked across the stage on Thursday.
The leadership and faculty of Thomas Jefferson University extend our sincerest apologies for the mispronunciations of the names of several of our graduating nursing students during our recent commencement ceremony,” the school said.
Boy's Christmas Eve slumber party aims to raise $20,000 for Maine animal shelter
Centre County sinkholes a continuous geological problem
STATE COLLEGE - The sinkhole on the 500 block of Brittany Drive in Patton Township was recently repaired, but not before it caused extensive road damage and major inconvenience for residents.
Officials said this isn’t the first time this has happened in Centre County and it won’t be the last.
“There’s sinkholes that form every day in Centre County all over the place,” said John Lichman, executive director of the State College Borough Water Authority.
Hotdoggers needed to drive Wienermobile
FRESNO, Calif. (KMPH) — Do you relish the thought of traveling in a giant hot dog?
Oscar Mayer is accepting applications for Wienermobile drivers.
The company is hiring a dozen Hotdoggers to get behind the wheel of the iconic Wienermobile. Chosen applicants will represent the 37th class of Hotdoggers, joining a rich history of spreading joy and wiener whistles to adoring fans.
Those interested in getting behind the wheel of the iconic, 27-foot-long hot dog can apply on the website through the end of the month.