JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — In the fall of 1976, Pat Pecora packed what he could into a $150 car bought from a family friend and made the hour-long drive east from the Pittsburgh surburbs into the...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Coach Pat Pecora earned his 617th career victory on Friday night, breaking a 46-year-old record for most wins in college wrestling at any level.
A Pennsylvania pediatric practice knew that one of its physicians was a threat to molest young patients but did nothing to protect them, and in fact took steps to shield the longtime staffer...
EBENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Pennsylvania pediatrician was sentenced Monday to at least 79 years in prison for sexually assaulting 31 children, most of them patients, as his now-adult victims...
EBENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on pediatrician's sentencing for sexually assaulting 31 children (all times local):
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A former Pennsylvania pediatrician has been sentenced to...
Nearly two decades after Pennsylvania state regulators let him off the hook, a former pediatrician admitted in court Thursday that he sexually assaulted 31 children, most of them patients.
Dr. Johnnie Barto of Johnstown pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two family members and admitted to sexually assaulting more than two dozen patients.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, Pennsylvania regulators were confronted with evidence that a well-regarded pediatrician had fondled the genitals of two small children during office visits. Instead of holding him accountable, regulators let the doctor keep his medical license. He went on to molest at least a dozen more young patients, victimizing children right up until the time of his arrest in January, prosecutors say.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the commemoration of the Sept. 11 terror attacks (all times local):
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Two powerful light beams have lit up the lower Manhattan skyline as part of the annual Tribute in Light installation commemorating those who lost their lives on 9/11.
The twin beams can reach up to 4 miles into the sky and are comprised of 88 7,000-watt xenon light bulbs positioned in two 48-foot squares, echoing the shape of the Twin Towers. The lights will fade away at dawn on Wednesday.
A pediatrician arrested in January on charges he molested a 12-year-old girl in his office was accused Monday of sexually abusing more than 25 other patients over the past several decades, in some instances as their unaware parents were in the same room.
Dr. Johnnie Wilson "Jack" Barto, 70, used his position at a pediatric practice in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, "to feed his own, sick sexual desires," Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Monday in announcing the new charges.
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa. (AP) — The orders were stacking up in front of her work station, but Ashley remained calm. With a practiced flick of her wrist, she dipped eyeglass lenses into pans of dye, watching the hue slowly darken to each customer's specification.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The deep, ominous rumble of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's four engines, a sound that echoed throughout the Pacific Ocean during World War II, was heard again on Monday in the skies above Richland Township.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — For the first time since the recession hit a decade ago, the demand for workers is steady.
But leaders with many of the companies trying to fill those posts statewide - in areas such as manufacturing, health care and transportation - say they are stymied by a lack of workers ready, willing or able to do the work.