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Need help? Johnstown Women's Help Center assists victims of domestic violence

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) In 2018, the Women's Help Center in Johnstown received 696 calls for help through their 24-hour hotline. With October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the center wants to remind the community that they're here to help.

Pennsylvania senators push to end daylight saving time due to cost and health concerns

Some legislators in the Pennsylvania Senate are trying to put a stop to the practice of day light saving. Daylight saving time was first enacted as a legal requirement by the Uniform Time Act of 1966. Motivated by transportation improvements and arguments about energy saving according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Since then, studies

Sen. Bob Menendez traded power for gold, cash, prosecutor alleges

NEW YORK (AP) A federal jury was alternately introduced to Bob Menendez as a bribe-taking U.S. senator who betrayed his country and an American patriot Wednesday as a prosecutor and defense lawyer delivered contrasting visions of the once-powerful Democrat at the start of his New York corruption trial.

Chicago-based company takes over management of DuBois Mall

DUBOIS -- The DuBois Mall is now under new management. According to acting general manager Tony Stephens, Jones Lang Lasalle Inc., also known as JLL, was appointed by a court to be the receiver of the mall. That appointment went into effect Jan. 18.

Man wanted in Altoona stabbing incident arrested in Harrisburg, court docs show

HARRISBURG, Pa (WJAC) According to court documents, a Philadelphia man, who is wanted in connection to a stabbing incident in Altoona in early November, was arrested in Harrisburg. Authorities say Moses Jones Jr., who Altoona police say was stabbed on Nov. 9 after he assaulted a woman in her apartment, was arrested on Nov.