State College, PA (WJAC) — The Pennsylvania Special Olympics summer games, which were set to start Thursday in Centre County, were canceled just as teams from across the state began to arrive.
Organizers of the event said the poor air quality forced them to stop all activities for the weekend.
The health and safety of all event participants is our highest priority, and this decision was not made lightly as we know how much time and effort was invested in preparing for this event.
BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Three people are dead after flash flooding in Pennsylvania.
The Bucks County Coroner confirmed three adults, two women and one man, were found dead outside of several vehicles in Upper Makefield Township.
Four other people are still missing, including a 9-month-old. The eldest of the four is a 62-year-old. Officials said they are actively searching.
In my 44 years, I've never seen anything like it,” Fire Chief Tim Brewer told reporters.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened.
The jury awarded $4 million each in compensatory damages to the estates of the two plaintiffs, who died in 2020. Jurors said asbestos that spilled in the rail yard in the town of Libby, Montana was a substantial factor in the plaintiffs’ illnesses and death.
UPDATE:EBENSBURG, Pa (WJAC) — According to Cambria Township police, a handwritten threat led to the evacuation of the Ebensburg Walmart Sunday afternoon.
Police say an employee discovered a handwritten note stating that there was a bomb inside the store.
A police K-9 unit was brought in to search the building.
Authorities say no threat was found and the store has since reopened.
Police are still investigating the incident.
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PONTIAC, Mich. — A Michigan judge is hearing the third and final day of testimony Tuesday at a sentencing hearing for the Michigan high school shooter, though an immediate decision is not anticipated.
Medical experts testified about the 17-year-olds mental health Tuesday morning. The expert on the stand said Ethan Crumbley's intelligence was above average.
"Unfortunately, intelligence does not protect someone from mental illness. So being very intelligent doesn't mean you can not be mentally ill,"
LOS ANGELES (TND) — A naked woman and another woman wielding what appeared to be a spiked club were seen fighting in California -- and the odd encounter was caught on camera. TMZ shared footage of the incident, which shows the two women circling each other at Venice Beach in Los Angeles. This is what we are dealing with out here on the Venice Boardwalk," someone says in the footage.***WARNING: The following video contains graphic content.
ELK COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Parents and employees of a local bus company showed up Tuesday evening to the Ridgway Area School board meeting to air their frustrations over changes to bus routes in the district.
Citing a budget shortfall of more than $600,000, the district says it decided to cut one bus route.
They say no student is losing bus coverage but the dropping of one route has led them to make changes in other routes, which has led to a later arrival time to pick up some students when school was over.
ALTOONA.-- First responders in Altoona save a dog from a burning home.
The fire broke out Thursday on East Willow Avenue, smoke and flames erupted from the home's basement. When crews entered, the door at the top of the cellar wouldn't open. Crews forced their way through and found an unresponsive yellow Labrador Retriever named Jake.
"It was bad enough to know there was something on the other side of the door but also bad enough it was the family's pet.
UNIVERSITY PARK — The next head football coach at Old Dominion is former Penn State offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne.
Rahne spent the last six seasons at Penn State. He served as offensive coordinator for the previous two years.
Old Dominion will hold an introductory press conference for Rahne on Wednesday, Dec. 11.
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