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Motorcyclist killed in Somerset Co. crash

Police say a 51-year-old died in a motorcycle crash on Tuesday. 

The motorcyclist was traveling on North 985 when he crossed over the center line, investigators said.

He entered the southbound lane of travel, over-corrected and lost control. In the process, the bike went down and the man was thrown off. 

Somerset County Coroner Wallace Miller pronounced the man dead at the scene due to blunt force trauma to the head and torso.

_{Wed, 16 May 2012 11:36:40 -0400}

Controversial Lyme Bill in Pennsylvania

This time of year is typically when we see more people taking advantage of the outdoors in Pennsylvania, It's also that time where ticks take advantage of you, but that's not on the minds of many.

 

"I’m not much worried, they're there, they're there," said Andrew Bishop of Armagh.

 

Pennsylvania has become one of the leading states with Lyme Disease, and ticks with it can be found when people hike, fish or camp.

 

Chiropractor in Meyersdale, Dr. Roger Hanson remembers how he received the disease and it wasn't from a tick.

 

"I was camping in West Virginia, we have a campground there, and I was underneath the deck, and I got bit by a spider," said Hanson.

 

At first he thought the bite wasn't a big deal, until he felt changes in his body.

 

"Shooting sensations down the arms and legs and the numbness in the hands and feet," said Hanson.

 

After months and several doctors later, Hanson was finally diagnosed with Lyme Disease. He tells 6 News that it was a frustrating experience because doctors either didn't want to treat him or he was often misdiagnosed.

 

Feeling the pain physically and mentally has led Hanson to push for the controversial “Lyme Bill" in Pennsylvania. The bill not only educates the public on the disease, but also protects doctors and mandates insurance companies to pay for medical care, issues some disagree on.

 

"For people who are misdiagnosed then become diagnosed they can't afford some of the treatment. Some of the treatments are $1,200 a visit and the insurance companies aren't covering it and are denying that it is a chronic disease," said Rep. Carl Metzgar of Somerset County.

 

Senator Don White from Indiana County, who is on the Banking and Insurance Committee, tells 6 News that his committee heavily relied on the medical community to decide why treatment and protection of doctors shouldn’t be covered under the bill.

 

"The health community including the department of health has some concerns about having control over the doctors and there seems to be a trend of prescribing very strong antibiotics over long periods of time and some in the medical community felt that was not only harmful to their immune system but to their overall health," said White.

 

"It's epidemic and I think it is time for Pennsylvania steps up and say hey to the insurance companies you need to cover this this people because you're going to put them into bankruptcy and try to treat themselves and there's no reason why it shouldn't be covered it is a real disease," said Metzgar.

 

"Whether you pay for it up front, or pay it from the back end and if the bill goes without that provision in it people like myself and eventually the state when people go on disability and state's going to end up paying for it," said Hanson.

_{Wed, 16 May 2012 08:04:56 -0400}

A&E features story on haunted Bedford Tavern

A historic business in Bedford County is gaining national attention from A&E Network. 

It's now a hotel and restaurant, but the Bedford Tavern is proving to people that there's much more than meets the eye.

The town is rich in history itself, but the Tavern has a number of its own spooky memories. 

Some of the workers are sharing their own encounters with A&E. 

"Anybody can come in here. Anybody's got a chance to experience one of these things, and many dozens of people have done it," owner Jeff Rinscheid said.

It's a local staple in town. The Bedford Tavern is being featured in a show in A&E's fall lineup called My Ghost Story.

The tavern was picked in March to be on the show because of the unexplained encounters workers and customers have experienced.

"We have photos, videos, audio recordings, as well as several dozen anecdotes… things that have transpired here," Rinscheid explained.

"We're here to try and talk to them and not recreate, but just see what kind of shots we can get to enhance their story," Director of Photography Lincoln Wiese said.

The owner said the tavern is rich in history. It dates back to the 1820s and held everything from a pharmacy to a liquor store.

"They finally put a restaurant in downstairs to serve mostly local truckers, and things like that, and it's been a restaurant for the last 60 or 70 years," Rinscheid said.

"It's more of a history lesson each story. It's a ghost story, or it's some kind of a tale of a spirit or some apparition but we're also usually in a historic town," Wiese said.

It's not just the owner who will be walking away with a story to tell, but the production crew and customers who will be left wondering. 

"Certainly there will be the people interested in the paranormal. There will be the people that hate the idea of the paranormal that want to come in and argue about whether it really happened or not. People want to find out, did we just make this all up for TV… well, no," Rinscheid said.

"And I just love to see that passion and I love to be able to be there to help them recreate that," Wiese said.

The photographer finished shooting Tuesday night. 

The episode is expected to air in the fall on the Biography Channel.

_{Tue, 15 May 2012 23:51:20 -0400}

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