ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) — An employee who works at the Outback Steakhouse location in Altoona has the coronavirus, according to restaurant officials.
A company spokesperson confirmed the employee’s positive COVID-19 test result to 6 News via email.
“Once the management team learned of the positive result, they brought in a professional cleaning company to thoroughly sanitized the restaurant,” the spokesperson wrote. “They also quarantined anyone who worked in close proximity with the employee.
MULTNOMAH FALLS, Ore. (KATU) — A young woman fell to her death on Sunday afternoon in the Columbia River Gorge. Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Deputy John Plock said the woman fell off a cliff Sunday around 4:20 p.m. near the Oneonta Trailhead.
Cascade Locks Fire responded to the scene and determined the woman was deceased.
“These are difficult hiking trails, they’re not walking paths,” Plock said. “If you go off trail, it can be very dangerous.
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SEATTLE, Wash. — The Port of Seattle has released a series of videos to KOMO News that show the moments leading up to and during the takeoff of a Horizon Air plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport that was stolen by a baggage handler before he intentionally crashed the plane.
The videos were released under a public records request submitted by the station that display the final acts on Aug. 10, 2018 of Richard Russell, 28, before he was killed.
Pittsburgh, Pa (WJAC) — Friday was opening day for NHL free agency and the Pittsburgh Penguins saw two of their former defenders ink deals with division rivals.
According to NHL.com, Jack Johnson, who was recently placed on waivers by Pittsburgh, signed a 1-year contract with the New York Rangers.
Additionally, two-time Stanley Cup champion Justin Schultz signed a two-year deal with the Washington Capitals.
The Schultz deal is reportedly worth $4 million per year, NHL.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — With Democrats pulling off an upset in the state house by the skin of their teeth, there will be new leadership coming out of both parties.
With Democrats already saying Joanna McClinton, D- Philadelphia, will be their choice to be the new speaker. A day after current majority leader, Kerry Benninghoff, R-Centre, said he would not run for leadership in the next session, Republicans picked current House Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster, to be their minority leader.
PHILADELPHIA (WJAC) — Authorities say a Philadelphia officer was shot and killed while serving a warrant on a suspect wanted for homicide.
City police say 46-year-old Cpl. James O’Connor was serving the warrant early Friday morning at a home along Bridge Street when someone opened fire through a closed door on the second floor.
According to NBC affiliate WCAU, O'Connor was taken to Temple University Hospital where he died. WCAU reports another SWAT officer returned fire, striking two people.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to keep linebacker T.J. Watt in Pittsburgh through the 2021 season.
They exercised Watt's fifth-year option from his rookie contract.
The Steelers will pay Watt a base salary of $1.7 million for the 2020 season. Watt's fifth-year option base salary is unknown, at this time.
Watt is coming off an impressive season.
He recorded 14.5 sacks, 36 quarterback hits, 14 tackles for loss, eight forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries.
BOONE COUNTY, W. Va. (WCHS) — The grandparents of a 14-year-old West Virginia girl who was found in a “skeletal state” have been charged in the investigation.
Jerry, 75, and Donna Stone, 76, were taken into custody Monday morning by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and charged with child neglect causing death.
A criminal complaint filed Monday alleges the Stones failed to “exercise a minimum degree of care” to assure the 14-year-old’s safety.