Local mental health officials discuss resources available amidst increased need
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Mental health officials in Cambria County are reminding the public about resources available to those in crisis.
Officials say they are seeing an increased need for access to mental health services in the county.
They say one of those resources is the National Suicide Prevention Hotline.
Officials there say they also provide suicide prevention education and awareness and offer free training for anyone in the community so they can recognize the signs.
Park Service retracts decision to take down William Penn statue at Philadelphia historical site
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The National Park Service withdrew a proposal Monday to take down a statue of William Penn at a Philadelphia historical site as part of a renovation that touched off a torrent of criticism over the legacy of the man who founded the province of Pennsylvania.
In a brief statement, Independence National Historical Park said it has withdrawn the proposal it had announced quietly before the weekend about a wider renovation of Welcome Park, located just blocks from the Liberty Bell and the National Constitution Center.
Virginia's Dulles Airport would be renamed in honor of Trump under GOP bill
WASHINGTON (TND) — House Republicans are pushing to rename the Washington Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia after former President Donald Trump.
The airport is currently named for former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, who served under former President Dwight Eisenhower's administration. H.R. 7845, introduced by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., would see it renamed to the “Donald J. Trump International Airport.”
“Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper or other record of the United States to the airport shall be considered to be a reference to the Donald J.
Chiefs to host Miami Dolphins in freezing playoff game, history favors Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TND) — The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Miami Dolphins in 8-degree Fahrenheit weather Saturday night, raising questions over how the Florida team will fare.
The wind chill is projected to hit –14 degrees with 17 mile per hour winds.
“If we’re playing in any playoff game that isn’t at home, it probably will be cold,” Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said, according to the Associated Press.
Child care costs, groceries stretching parents thin financially
WASHINGTON (TND) — According to a new study from the Federal Reserve, the percentage of parents who say they're doing "ok" financially, significantly dropped in 2023. Two big reasons why, are childcare and grocery prices.
"It's so expensive to give a child the number of blueberries and strawberries and blackberries and raspberries that they want to eat in a day," said Sarah Lam, a married mother of two living in suburban Pennsylvania.
House fire in Johnstown ruled accidental, fire chief says
New details have been released on a fire in Johnstown that sent one person to the hospital in Cambria County Thursday evening.
The fire broke out at a home on the 100 block of Clarion Street in Westmont around 6 p.m.
West Hills Fire Chief Kevin Schrock said that, when he arrived on scene, he was able to confirm there was heavy smoke and that a woman was trapped in her first floor apartment.
Small business owners lament inflation
As inflation continues to rise this year, small businesses are feeling the pain.
The National Federation of Independent Businesses released a survey of small business owners Tuesday that found the nation's job creators cite inflation as their top concern more than any other issue.
“Cost pressures remain the top issue for small business owners, including historically high levels of owners raising compensation to keep and attract employees,” Bill Dunkelberg, NFIB chief economist, said in a statement.
Unified Command to use precision cutting during next phase of bridge removal
BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — The Key Bridge Response Unified Command is scheduled to use precision cuts made with small charges to remove a large section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage from on top of the DALI.
The exact time of the precision cuts will depend on multiple environmental and operational factors, officials said.
The small charges, a standard controlled demolition tool, will split the large section of truss at specific locations to create multiple, smaller sections, which allows salvors to use cranes and barges already on scene to remove these sections of the bridge and ultimately remove the DALI from the channel.