Brock Owens
Reporter and Multimedia Journalist at WJAC-TV (Johnstown, PA)
@WJACTV Reporter. Johnstown native. @WaynesburgU grad.
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1 week ago |
wjactv.com | Brock Owens
Pope Leo XIV has made history as the first American Pope, a development that has sparked excitement among local Catholics. Father Matthew Baum, rector of St. John Gualbert Cathedral in Johnstown, expressed the significance of this milestone. "It makes this reality so much closer to home than we ever could have imagined. I don't think it was in anyone's wildest dreams to have a Pope from North America," he said. Some Catholics are hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will build on core faith values.
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1 week ago |
wjactv.com | Brock Owens
According to a lawsuit, filed by Trent, against former Somerset County Commissioners, including Gerald Walker, Trent was escorted from the premises at Walker's request after attempting to discuss the county's hiring process. He was subsequently fired and denied unemployment benefits. Ben Carroll, co-solicitor for Somerset County, said, "This is an issue that arose prior to the term of these commissioners. It has gone on for a long time and they're happy to have it resolved.
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1 week ago |
wjactv.com | Brock Owens
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The Cambria Heights School District is progressing with its plan to transition to solar power for part of its district. With a power purchase agreement already signed, school officials are working to minimize environmental and community impacts, and the township has not opposed the initiative.
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2 weeks ago |
wjactv.com | Brock Owens
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — After powerful winds knocked down a long-standing barn on one Cambria County farm earlier this week, the family says they are looking to rebuild. One of the farm owners described the barn collapse as “seeing their whole life go down.”The very first thing that members of the Beyer family told our cameras on Thursday was, 'we're moving faster than anticipated.'The family also adds that they've been able to save equipment and animals.
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2 weeks ago |
wjactv.com | Brock Owens
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Officials at the 911 center in Cambria county say that while they did not lose their services during Tuesday night’s storm, the building itself did lose power. The Executive Director of Cambria County Emergency Services, Tom Davis, says that the county does have a backup generator, which the 911 center was running on for about 16 hours after the severe storms moved through the area.
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Mark Britton has officially been sworn in as the deputy chief of the Johnstown Police Department. Britton was formerly a detective with JPD. https://t.co/laIHnZQnGl
RT @WJACTV: It's been over two years since the Windber Church of the Nazarene was destroyed in a fire caused by a lightning strike. Today,…
A really cool story about 25 teens coming together to deliver gifts and spread cheer to seniors in the area ahead of Christmas. https://t.co/nL2l3fzYKf
