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Conemaugh health officials provide update on elective surgeries, hospital capability

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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Conemaugh Health System will resume elective procedures this week, Market President Bill Caldwell said. “We’re going to be taking it very thoughtful and deliberately,” Caldwell explained. “We’re not going from 0 miles per hour to 100 miles per hour over night. We’re going to phase this in, especially for elective surgeries over a four to five-week period, but we want to do it in a thoughtful way – we want to be safe for our patients, we want to be safe for our staff. Read More...

Disabled device found inside student's room at Penn State Altoona, officials say

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ALTOONA – After receiving a tip, Penn State Altoona campus police found a disassembled explosive device in a student's dorm room, according to a criminal complaint. Connor Chinoy, a freshmen enrolled in the university's Railroad Transit Engineering Program, is charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor offense. An investigation began when someone reported concerns on Penn State University's behavioral threat management team's website, saying a person overheard an Altoona campus freshman claim that he had built a bomb, according to the complaint. Read More...