EBENSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — While many people are having to find new ways to celebrate Mother’s Day one assisted living center in Cambria county found a unique way for family members to celebrate their loved ones who are residents. On a usual Mother’s Day, hundreds of visitors would be coming and going into Cambria Care Center and Amber Hills assisted living centers in Ebensburg. “Our Mother’s Day is usually our biggest event of the year.

NEWARK, Del. (TND) — A University of Delaware student was arrested after she went on "an antisemitic tirade" and vandalized a Holocaust memorial sponsored by a Jewish student group, according to the Delaware Department of Justice. The DOJ said 23-year-old Jenna Kandeel faces three charges, including one for committing a hate crime, as well as criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. In a news release, Attorney General Kathy Jennings said officers from the University of Delaware Police Department arrested Kandeel Wednesday evening after witnesses told authorities she damaged several flags at the memorial and "

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Pa (WJAC) — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced that it will reopen its service plazas on Friday, after they were briefly shutdown to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. All 17 of the PA Turnpike service plazas will be reopened Friday at 7 a.m., according to a news release, and restrooms inside the plazas will be open 24/7. The Turnpike Commission also said that limited food options will be available, for takeout only, from 7 a.

A 28-year-old Somerset Borough man has been charged with several felony counts after police found child pornography files on his cellphone and computer. According to a probable-cause affidavit, on Tuesday, officers with the state Attorney General’s Office and state police executed a search warrant on Jacob Ringler’s West Patriot Street home. Police seized Ringler’s cellphone and desktop computer during the search. A forensic examiner found 20 files on Ringler’s phone that reportedly depicted child sexual abuse, according to the affidavit.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Patrick Isgan is facing charges for a reported role he played as Chestnut Ridge's Middle School Vice Principal in not allegedly not reporting sexual assault incidents involving students. Isgan made a court appearance Wednesday looking to lower his bail. A judge's decision was made to reduce the bail amount from the original $1 million to $100,000 with only 10 percent ($10,000) having to be posted.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — A popular Johnstown restaurant has announced plans for a $1.2 million expansion that would bring a large outdoor dining courtyard and top floor cigar bar to downtown. The owners of Balance Restaurant, Intrignia Incorporated, say the company bought the three properties located next to Mission Inn Event Space on Main Street. They say they’re planning do develop “a new casual restaurant, a large outdoor dining courtyard, additional banquet space, a top floor cigar bar, and an updated kitchen to expand catering operations.

CLEARFIELD, Pa. (WJAC) — Over the past several weeks, we’ve beentelling you about the arrests ofwould-be child sexual predators who, it turns out, were messaging decoys from a local amateur group hunting online predators. "814 Pred Hunters" tell us that in less than three months, their work has led to the arrest of two dozen people in our area and beyond. They’re part of a growing community of citizen predator hunters.

Author and Bigfoot & UFO researcher Stan Gordon gave a presentation at the Johnstown Masonic Temple on Sunday. Gordon has been investigating reports of Bigfoot and UFO sightings in Pennsylvania for over 63 years and says that there have been hundreds if not thousands of witnesses in Cambria and other surrounding counties. He spent the afternoon sharing his research and theories on why so many sightings take place right here in our area.

RIDGWAY - The Ridgway Triathlon has been a popular community event in Elk County for the past 36 years. However, executive director of the Ridgway YMCA Mary Lynne Bellotti said participation has continued to dwindle year after year. "We're not drawing the numbers that we use to," Bellotti said. "We don't know if it's because less teams are participating and more individual athletes are doing all three events themselves." The Ridgway Triathlon is unique because participants either canoe or kayak instead of swimming.