Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — In Centre County, the new year begins with new leadership for the county commissioners as one of its long-time chairmen is stepping down to take a position in state government.
Tuesday felt like musical chairs at the Centre County commissioners meeting as Commissioner Mark Higgins moved into the chair position.
Michael Pipe has held the chair position since 2016, but he will soon be leaving later this month to take a job as Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Safety in newly elected governor Josh Shapiro's administration.
WASHINGTON (TND) — Discount chain store Family Dollar announced Wednesday that they will close around 1,000 stores. TheReports Results for the Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 detailed the decision to close the stores. "During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company announced that it had initiated a comprehensive store portfolio optimization review which involved identifying stores for closure, relocation, or re-bannering based on an evaluation of current market conditions and individual store performance, among other factors,"
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — Two Pennsylvania lawmakers say they are planning to introduce legislation that would designate March 13 as "K9 Veterans Day" in the Commonwealth.
Currently, several other states, including New Jersey, Florida, Michigan, and West Virginia, recognize the "holiday."
If passed, the legislation would require the Governor to issue an annual proclamation calling upon Pennsylvanians to observe the day with various educational activities and programs.
K9s first began training to serve in the armed forces in 1942 and continue to do so today.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (WOAI/KABB) — A jury has convicted a man accused of beating his girlfriend's 5-year-old son to death and dumping his body in the river.
Daniel Garcia was on trial for the 2021 murder of 5-year-old Domenic Aguilar Acevedo.
Police say Domenic was at an extended stay near Fort Sam Houston when he was beaten to death.
The boy's mom and her boyfriend were accused of trying to cover up what happened by tossing his body in the Colorado River.
Blair Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities in Blair County say an Alexandria man faces decades behind bars after he was convicted of raping and trafficking a teenage girl on Easter weekend in 2021.
Police charged Donald Hetrick in late 2022 in connection to a sex trafficking investigation at a Blair County hotel.
Authorities say officers discovered messages between Hetrick and his co-defendant, Nikkia Beck, in which the pair reportedly planned to pay the teenage victim to come to the hotel to engage in sexual acts.
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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Today was the first Johnstown Farmer's Market of the year, where people could buy fresh produce, baked goods, flowers and more.
These vendors will gather along Central Park until the end of October, every Friday from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
Yvonne Gahagan has been selling her flower bouquets from Gahagan Family Farms at the market for about 17 years. "It's amazing. People will stop me in different places and they'll tell me that they know me from the market, or they've seen me at the market, and they love our flowers, and so on,"
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — A Hollidaysburg man has been arrested after police say he raped a 12-year-old girl.
According to a police report, 19-year-old Donovan Lynch was arrested after a child rape incident was reported to state police in Hollidaysburg.
Police say the incident happened in Frankstown Township between April 25 and April 28.
Lynch is being held in the Blair County Prison.
He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
NEW YORK CITY (TND) — A 90-year-old volunteer at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society was recently asked to "step away" from her role for not aligning with the organization's inclusion standards, The National Desk confirmed Thursday.
Fran Itkoff, whose late husband reportedly suffered from multiple sclerosis, had been volunteering for the MS Society for nearly six decades. The non-profit's request for Itkoff to step away was first revealed in an interview with the popular social media account Libs of TikTok.