Amanda Kenney
WTAJ News
Roanoke, VA, United States
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WTAJ’s Amanda Kenney reads to local kindergarten class
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — Students in State College are celebrating Read Across America week, early. Thursday, WTAJ’s Amanda Kenney got the chance to read to Miss Wortman’s kindergarten class at the Young Scholars of Central PA. Members of the WTAJ News team have been visiting Miss Wortman’s class all month long! Read Across America […] → Read More
A local organization does its 5th annual ”Day of Service.”
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day and his legacy is celebrated across the country with a day of service. In Blair County, The United Way went to the YMCA for its 5th annual Day of Service. The United Way enlisted a number of volunteers to help spruce up the place […] → Read More
Claysburg Education Foundation pays off school district’s outstanding lunch debt
CLAYSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — One-hundred Blair County families got a very unexpected Christmas gift today! This morning, the Claysburg Education Foundation decided to pay off all outstanding lunch debts at the Claysburg-Kimmel School District! The Claysburg-Kimmel School District Business Manager Michelle Smithmyer says 100 students have negative accounts, totaling up to a little more than […] → Read More
Earth Day celebration at Logan Valley Mall
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, how about hitting the mall for an Earth Day celebration?! → Read More
Local coffee shop lets kids create drinks for Blair County nonprofit
Monday was barista night at Greenbean Coffee House in Altoona! → Read More
You can visit a "Twilight Zone" Escape in Upstate New York
The hit show "The Twilight Zone" is getting a reboot next Monday and no one is more excited about it than the owner of a New York business. → Read More
Lost Texas dog found in Pennsylvania
For one man in Texas, losing his best friend when she ran off was heart-wrenching. → Read More
Millennials can now go to "Adulting School"
The classes are geared toward teaching Millennials skills that adults need to know. → Read More
Conemaugh Health System breaks ground on outpatient center
The first dig marks the beginning of construction which is made possible by a nearly $10 million investment from Duke LifePoint Healthcare. → Read More
FDA approved possible breakthrough cancer drug
The FDA has approved what could be a breakthrough drug in treating some cancers. → Read More
Indiana Registered Nurses Association strike is over
The Indiana Regional Medical Center is not allowing all members to return to work until Saturday. → Read More
Three siblings killed boarding bus in Indiana
ROCHESTER, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana school district said it will relocate a bus stop where a pickup truck hit four students boarding a bus this week, killing three siblings and badly injuring a fourth child. → Read More
Local STEM Lending Centers receives new STEM tools for students
AIU8 says so far this year, they've had 4,500 students engaged in the STEM center. → Read More
Construction on New PSU Recital Hall almost complete
Construction started in June of 2017. → Read More
Extra rewards points towards a free turkey are back at GIANT/MARTIN'S
You can earn rewards points for a free turkey certificate from Friday, Oct. 12 through Thursday, Nov. 22 → Read More
Fire destroys Gardner Memorial Theatre in Bedford County
“This is an important part of the community, it's a big part of the entertainment system here and this is something we cannot lose,” says Dave Cubbison with the Bedford County EMA. → Read More
The gig economy could be the new path to middle class
Intuit, the owner of Turbotax, says the gig economy makes up about 34% of the workforce and it's expected to jump up to 43% by 2020. → Read More
Prescribed burn blows out of control in Clearfield County
A prescribed burn blew out of control Tuesday afternoon in Burnside Township, Clearfield County. → Read More
Liquid nicotine poses dangerous threat to children
A new study finds that four children per day, most of them younger than four-years-old, are exposed to liquid nicotine. → Read More
Greenbean Coffee House to feature drink created by local non-profit
When you purchase the drink, 50% it's proceeds will go to Evolution Expressions. → Read More