JC Penney holds hiring events in DuBois, Altoona, Johnstown
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Just as an announcement from JC Penney comes that it is closing dozens of stores across the country, JC Penney in three area locations announced it is expanding.
Monday, a hiring event was held at the Johnstown galleriaGalleria to help fill 70 hairstylist positions for its DuBois, Altoona and Johnstown stores.
At the hiring event, applicants were also able to learn a few new skills that they'll be able to take with them no matter where the opportunity takes them.
Peruvian national arrested over hoax bomb threats to US schools, synagogues, airports
New York (AP) — A man was arrested in Peru after U.S. officials say he sent 150 bomb threats to U.S. school districts, synagogues, airports, hospitals and to a mall last month, according to Department of Justice officials.
Investigators said Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos of Lima, Peru, approached young girls on an unnamed gaming platform posing as a teenage boy named "Lucas" and requested they send him sexually explicit photographs of themselves.
Pittsburgh Zoo offering free admission in honor of World Wildlife Day
PITTSBURGH (WJAC) — The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is celebrating World Wildlife Day with a special treat for its guests: free admission!
Zoo officials say all guests who visit on Tuesday will receive free admission between its regular hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A sea lion training session will also take place at the Kids Kingdom at 11:30 a.m., weather permitting, according to the zoo's website.
Zoo officials say World Wildlife Day is "
Sheetz hit with federal discrimination lawsuit
A convenience store chain where President Joe Biden stopped for snacks this week while campaigning in Pennsylvania has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants.
Sheetz Inc., which operates more than 700 stores in six states, discriminated against Black, Native American and multiracial job seekers by automatically weeding out applicants whom the company deemed to have failed a criminal background check, according to U.
Woman charged with homicide, DUI for causing crash that killed 76-year-old Bellefonte man
Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities with the Spring Township police department say a Centre County woman is facing several charges, including homicide by vehicle while DUI, for causing a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 76-year-old Bellefonte man.
Police say on the afternoon of April 28th, authorities were dispatched to the 1000 block of Blanchard Street for reports of a vehicle crash with injury and ejection.
Investigators say one of the vehicles, a silver SUV, had reportedly suffered heavy damage in the crash and the driver, a female, was discovered laying in the roadway in "
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Police say a hand-drawn sketch has helped investigators identify a suspect in a theft from a Pennsylvania farmers market.
Lancaster police say the suspect, , Hung Phuoc Nguyen, pretended to be an employee before stealing an undisclosed amount in cash from a stand inside Central Market Feb. 6.
A witness provided a simple black-and-white drawing to officers, and police say while the drawing was cartoonish it helped remind an investigator of a potential suspect.
Cambria Co. woman accused of committing healthcare fraud
Cambria Co., PA (WJAC) — Federal authorities announced that a Cambria County woman has been charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud.
According to court documents, Florentina Mayko was charged after she allegedly defrauded Medicare and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, between 2017 and 2019.
Mayko allegedly submitted medically unnecessary urine drug tests for chronic opioid patients at medical clinics where she served as the chief executive officer.
Downtown Philipsburg to begin hosting weekly farmer's market this weekend
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JWF Industries prepares for Gov. Mike Pence's arrival
JOHNSTOWN - Republican vice presidential nominee, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, is scheduled to host an outdoor rally at JWF Industries on Thursday.
The metal manufacturing company's safety director and owner's son, Alex Polacek, worked with staff Wednesday to prepare for Pence's arrival.
Polacek said the event was a bit last-minute, just finding out on Monday that Pence was coming to Johnstown.
He said despite having little time to prepare, the staff cleaned and followed safety directions from the Secret Service.