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HOUSTON, Texas (WOAI) — A Texas school superintendent is behind bars after being accused of trying to solicit sex from a 15-year-old girl in Houston. Investigators said that Michael Stevens, 47, is being charged with online solicitation of a minor. Stevens is the superintendent of a school district in North Texas near Dallas. According to officials, Stevens began talking to who he thought was a teenage girl but were trained officers who were conducting a months-long sting operation.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — A Bedford County judge is admonishing the district attorney's office for having three cases involving crimes against children end without a verdict, in the span of a few months. In two of the cases, the accused individual cannot be retried, due to "double jeopardy" rules, which means they are walking free. One of them, President Judge Travis Livengood said, has evidence of intentional misconduct by the prosecution.

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Harrisburg, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that it will use existing photos on file for customers who renew their driver's license or identification cards. “Using a customer’s existing photo will help limit the number of people in our driver and photo license centers, and by extension, help reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19,” said Acting PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian. “This new process is not only a convenience, but it will help to keep our customers and staff safe.

UPDATE | Clearfield Co., PA (WJAC) — A state grand jury investigation is providing new details about how suspended DuBois city manager Herm Suplizio allegedly stole and misused taxpayer funds. The new court documents also detail how members of DuBois city government were reportedly involved in the investigation. Prior to his arrest in March, authorities say they began looking into Suplizio's personal finances after receiving an anonymous complaint about how the finances of the DuBois United Way were being used.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A teenager was killed and four other people were injured in a shooting at a north Philadelphia bus stop on Monday afternoon, police said. The city's police commissioner, Kevin Bethel, said about 15 to 20 students were at a bus stop in the city's Ogontz neighborhood around 3:45 p.m. when two people walked up and opened fire. Police said people were getting on the stopped bus when the gunfire erupted.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday picked up a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as many days for his war with Russia during a whirlwind tour through the European Union. The pledge came from Belgium, which topped up the money with a commitment to give 30 F-16 fighter jets over the next four years. The Netherlands added to the goodwill by promising to quickly assemble with key EU partners a Patriot air defense system, which Zelenskyy sees as key in stopping Russia from hitting the power grid and civilian areas, as well as military targets, with devastating glide bombs that wreak wide destruction.

Cambria County, PA — An NFL coach with ties to our area is about to participate in the "biggest game of his life." Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni trained college football players in our region over a decade ago. Sirianni served as an assistant coach for the Crimson Hawks at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania around 2007, and some IUP alumni we spoke with say they’re not surprised that he has come this far.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WJAC) — Nicholas Kubera, and Jonah Neuman, two former Penn State fraternity brothers, sentenced Monday in Centre County court for their roles in the death of fraternity pledge, Timothy Piazza. Kubera and Nueman were both ordered to spend two months on house arrest, followed by seven months in an intermediate punishment program but neither was given any jail time. They were members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, where police say a 2017 hazing event for pledges led to Piazza's death.