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Jury selection underway in Father Maurizio trial

By: Jackalyn KovacJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Jury selection is underway in the federal trial of the priest accused of having sex with three young boys during mission trips to Honduras.Father Joseph Maurizio is...

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Teen victims identified in fiery crash

By: Maria MillerFRANKLIN, Pa. -- The names of two teens killed in a fiery crash in Cambria County Thursday night were released Friday.  A wooden cross and silk roses were lying on the Sergeant Michael...

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Day 2 of trial underway for priest accused of abuse

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- The trial for a Central city priest accused of sexually abusing young boys while on mission trips overseas continued Friday in federal court. Rev. Joseph Maurizio sat...

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Teens remembered after fiery crash

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Friends and family of the two teens killed in a fiery crash in Cambria County Thursday evening went back to that spot Friday for a candlelight vigil.The crash happened...

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Trial continues for Central City priest

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- The trial for a Somerset County priest accused of abusing young boys while on mission trips overseas wrapped up its third day Monday.For much of Monday morning, the...

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Third day of Father Joseph Maurizio trial

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Prosecutors say they have dozens of cancelled checks totaling thousands of dollars that a Central City priest wrote to himself to pay for trips overseas to abuse young...

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Day 4 in court for Central City priest

By: WJAC Web StaffJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- WJAC-TV has new developments in the trial of the Somerset County priest after a key witness is taking back what he said to prosecutors.Prosecutors said the witness,...

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Company backs out of funding JRA projects

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Thousands of new jobs and millions of dollars in projects for Johnstown could be in jeopardy after a company that helps get money for the projects is packing up and...

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First Hockeyville USA Winner Speaks

by: Jackalyn KovacJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Johnstown Hockeyville USA committee members announced the name of the first Hockeyville USA ticket winner Wednesday afternoon. Monica Krejnus was the first person...

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Key witness takes stand in Father Maurizio trial

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A key witness took the stand Tuesday in the fourth day of trial for the Central City priest accused of abusing boys while on mission trips overseas.On the fourth day...

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Father Maurizio case going to jury

By: WJAC Web StaffJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- The case of Father Joseph Maurizio will be going to the jury later this afternoon.The prosecution and defense took about 2 ½ hours to present their closing...

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Jury deliberating in trial for Central City priest

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- After seven days of testimony, the trial for the Central City priest accused of abusing young and impoverished boys on mission trips overseas had its closing arguments...

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Father Joseph Maurizio found guilty on 5 of 8 counts

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A jury reached a verdict Tuesday in the federal trial of Central City priest Father Joseph Maurizio.The five charges he was found guilty of include one count of...

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Benefit planned to help Johnstown girl and family of paramedic who saved her

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A little girl in Johnstown who needs a wheelchair and a special walker to get around refuses to let her medical problems get her down. Her story has inspired others...

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Maurizio: Guilty of abusing 3 young boys

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Guilty on five of eight counts: That's the verdict reached in the case against the Rev. Joseph Maurizio, the Central City priest now convicted of sexually abusing...

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Murder victim's family pleas for help one month after attack

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- It was Cambria County’s sixth homicide this year and the City of Johnstown’s fourth: A high school janitor attacked inside his own home and left for dead, found by...

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Hockeyville event schedule

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Hockeyville USA events planned for Tuesday are as follows.9:00 a.m. NHL Player Arrivals / Public Red Carpet: Tampa Bay Lightning Cambria County War Memorial Arena **Rain or Shine 10:30...

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City asks Hockeyville goers to prepare, bring patience to game

By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Hockeyville USA is only one day away, and last-minute preparations were still being made Monday in Johnstown.Outside Monday, it was a gloomy Fall day in Johnstown, but...

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Sexual assault awareness conference

By: Lindsay WardIt can happen to anyone, anywhere, especially college students. Talking about being sexually assaulted is incredibly difficult, but more are speaking out on the subject. However, the...

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Crews put training to the test in Inclined Plane rescue

By: Jackalyn KovacSeveral Cambria County crews put their training into action last night when a power outage caused the Johnstown Inclined Plane to become stuck on the tracks – with a rider inside.It...

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