JOHNSTOWN - Mental health patients in this region of the state have limited access to adequate care, according to Cambria County hospital administrators.
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown has had a shortage in psychiatrists for years.
In 2015, the hospital suspended all child psychiatry admissions and capped geriatric admissions at 10 patients after two psychiatrists left the area to work elsewhere.
Dr. Greg Thorkelson is the interim medical director for Conemaugh Memorial's Department of Psychiatry. Read More...
INDIANA -- A man already jailed on charges stemming from a deadly fight with his fraternity brother at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania has now also been charged with criminal homicide.
Indiana County District Attorney Patrick Dougherty says he expects to pursue a third-degree murder or manslaughter conviction against 19-year-old Brady DiStefano, of Johnstown. He is a Westmont Hilltop High School graduate.
Indiana borough police had already charged him with aggravated assault and other charges for allegedly beating and choking 20-year-old Caleb Zweig, of Rockville, Maryland, off campus on Feb. Read More...