SOMERSET, Pa. (WJAC) — As we are over nine months into the coronavirus pandemic, businesses are still dealing with the effects of shutdowns and loss of business. In an effort to help, the Somerset County Commissioners just allocated $1.2 million worth of CARES Act Funding to over 100 different businesses throughout the county. Businesses ranging from restaurants, retail stores, and auto shops.
Somerset County was initially allocated over $6 million worth of federal CARES Act money at the start of the pandemic. Read More...
Clearfield Co., PA (WJAC) — A local wrestler secured his spot in his school's record books with the most wins in program history.
Tuesday night was a cause for celebration at West Branch as Landon Bainey etched his name into school history with 144 wins.
"Landon is a once in a lifetime kid to coach."
Landon Bainey now sits at the top of West Branch wrestling history as the senior broke the record in his very last home dual, capping his dual meet career at 73-0. Read More...
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing red streams of lava in the latest display of nature’s power and triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.
The eruption began in the early afternoon following a series of earthquakes north of Grindavik, a coastal town of 3,800 people that was largely evacuated in December when the volcano erupted. Read More...