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Fundraiser raises $2 million for Flight 93 National Memorial

A fundraiser that attracted local politicians, dignitaries and celebrities to a Washington, D.C., museum Tuesday night raised $2 million for the Flight 93 National Memorial.



Marjorie Hall of the National Park Foundation said $12 million is still needed to finish the memorial near Shanksville.



Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, as well as House Speaker John Boehner, hosted the Evening of Remembrance, which was held at the Newseum, just down the street from the U.S. Capitol.



In addition to nationally known people, local representatives like Mark Critz and Bill Shuster, as well as Sen. Pat Toomey,  were in attendance with the hope that the fundraiser would help bring in money to complete the first phase of the Flight 93 memorial.



The first phase of the memorial was dedicated in September. The site honors the 40 passengers and crew members who died when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in a field near Shanksville on Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers and crew members fought terrorists for control of the hijacked plane that was targeting Washington.



Stay with 6 News, WJACTV.com and WJACTV.com Mobile for continuing coverage.

_{Wed, 16 May 2012 13:15:13 -0400}

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}

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