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TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail operations. Apple Store workers in Towson, Maryland, voted late Saturday to authorize a strike, according to a statement from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, which represents the workers. SEE ALSO | On strike: Hospitality workers walk off job at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Johnstown, Pa — Many fruits and vegetables are at their peak this time of the year and are now ready to be harvested. 6 News spoke with officials from two different Cambria county produce markets who say regardless of some dry spells and other unforeseeable circumstances — this harvest season has been good so far this year. “We do get into the harvest this time of the year,” says Joel Weaver, a partner of Grandmas Produce in Windber.
JOHNSTOWN -- Baseball has changed over the past several decades. Rarely does a top-notch prospect go unnoticed. But back in the 1960s, scouts were just as much a part of the AAABA tournament as the players were. In fact, the scouts had their own seating area behind home plate. And dozens of them would pack into the ballpark every year to watch the next crop of AAABA players and major league hopefuls.
BLAIR CO, Pa (WJAC) — The hills above the city of Altoona house a replica of a fort that dates back to the nation’s war for independence: Fort Roberdeau. Executive director for Fort Roberdeau, Glenn Nelson, takes us back in time. “Fort Roberdeau was built in the spring of 1778, for the purpose of lead mining. During that period of the Revolutionary War, the Continental Army was having trouble finding sources of lead to make musket balls and rifle slugs.
Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — A man wanted on homicide charges in Philadelphia was captured in Johnstown on Wednesday morning. Authorities say Jharon Dockery is accused of shooting and killing another man in the city of Philadelphia. According to officials with the U.S. Marshals Service, Dockery was taken into custody outside a residence along Cypress Ave. in Johnstown. Johnstown police and the Cambria County SERT assisted with the arrest. Officials say Dockery was booked into the Cambria County Prison and is awaiting extradition to Philadelphia.
Washington, DC — WASHINGTON - Three years in prison. Riley Williams, originally arrested and charged with stealing Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the January 6 riots was sentenced today in a D.C. federal courtroom. Despite being acquitted of that charge, Williams was found guilty on six other counts and was sentenced for those crimes, including Disorderly Conduct, today. “She is relieved it's over and is so ready to move on with her life.
JAPAN (WKRC) - Six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion Takeru Kobayashi has announced his retirement from competitive eating due to health concerns. According to USA Today, the 46-year-old made the shocking announcement in Netflix's "Hack Your Health - The Secrets of Your Gut," which, according to the outlet, is a documentary which explores how food and gut health relates to one's healthiness overall. "I’ve decided to retire from competitive eating.
AZUSA, Calif. (WKRC) - An elderly man was arrested after he allegedly terrorized his neighbors with a slingshot for over a decade. Prince Raymond King, 81, of Azusa, California, was arrested on Thursday, with police referring to him as a "serial slingshot shooter." His decade-long mischief finally came to an end after he was forced to hang up his weapon. According to the Azusa Police Department, King would use a slingshot and ball bearings to damage multiple properties across his neighborhood.
WASHINGTON (TND) — Pro-Israel Democrats are openly questioning the President’sdecision to pause weapon shipments to America’s ally. The decision is also rubbing some of his biggest donors the wrong way. Republicans wasted little time piling on over the weapons pause. It puts Israel's national security interests at risk. This is insane," said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) to reporters as part of a group of Republican Senators who lined up to bash the President's decision.