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Austin Long

Reporter · US

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Austin Long

    JFD chief shares home-heating safety tips as weather temps begin to drop (opens the original)

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    JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — With the autumn season right around the corner, the weather is getting colder and soon it will be time to turn on the heat. On Tuesday, we spoke with the Johnstown Fire Chief who shared some safety tips for residents who are trying to stay warm this fall. As temperatures will eventually begin trending downwards, that means it will soon be time to turn the heat on and find ways to stay warm during the coming colder months. Chief McCann says that now is the time to check he

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Austin Long/WJAC staff

    Family in Old Conemaugh Borough eyes new community playground after restoring local court (opens the original)

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    CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A group of residents in one Cambria County borough are aiming to restore and improve a local recreational area within the city of Johnstown. Brent and Derek Labarko say they are a fourth-generation family in Old Conemaugh Borough, and they are aiming at brightening the area up by renovating a local play area for kids. The Labarko's say they have been working on this project for a while now, but with the help of a ten thousand dollar grant from the city's neighborhood

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Austin Long/WJAC staff

    '...give us more space:' Jackson Twp. VFC breaks ground for new firehall (opens the original)

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    CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company, in Cambria County, broke ground Thursday for its new firehall. Officials say work has already been underway for the new building since the spring, but federal, state, and local officials gathered to mark the occasion. Fire officials say that for years now, they've had too little space for all the equipment they had. The original building had been added on to multiple times, but the department says its best course of action

  4. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Austin Long

    EXPLAINER | Why 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has been rather quiet (opens the original)

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    September is generally regarded as the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, but so far, this season has been pretty lackluster. This year’s Atlantic hurricane season has been pretty quiet and now we're starting to fall past the peak and move into the second half of the season. Since June 1st, which is the start of the season, we've only seen five systems form, none of them reaching hurricane status, just tropical storms. It's the quietest the Atlantic has been in sixty years -- dating back to

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Austin Long

    EXPLAINER | Summer rains expected to lengthen fall foliage season in Pennsylvania (opens the original)

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    PENNSYLVANIA (WJAC) — After a brief taste of autumn early this week, change is right around the corner as astronomical fall starts in exactly one week. While we've been in meteorological fall since the start of September, we are quickly approaching the end of the month and that means it's time for trees to soon start to show off their colors. This summer has featured some fairly active weather with heat, storms, and even flooding. But what does that do to the trees when it comes time to change c

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