Clearfield Co., PA (WJAC) — Clearfield County coroner Kim Shaffer-Snyder has released the cause of death for the 14-year-old boy who tragically died earlier this week in an overnight house fire in Huston Township.
The coroner's office says the teen, who has not been identified by authorities, died from smoke inhalation.
Fire officials say multiple departments were dispatched to the blaze, located along Dr's Lane, just after midnight Monday morning.
Norovirus is a stomach virus that has sent people across the nation to the ER, and local officials say this area is not excluded.
ICare Medical Director Matthew Zajdel said, “We're starting to see an increase in cases across the United States and locally.”
Doctors said they are seeing more cases, but the worst may have passed.
Conemaugh Department of Emergency Medicine Chairman Matthew Perry said, “We've seen an uptick in general of the GI bug.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Johnstown sports legend, Carlton Haselrig is being remembered by his friends and family after passing in July. After his death, his family honored his request to have his brain donated for CTE research.
Carlton Haselrig was married to his wife, Michelle Haselrig for 20 years before his death in July. He’s well-known across the region as the most decorated athlete in Pitt-Johnstown history and a former lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
MOUNT UNION, Pa. (WJAC) — Governor Josh Shapiro (D) toured a manufacturing facility on Thursday in Huntingdon County to highlight economic development across the commonwealth, as well as his economic agenda.
Pennsylvania has a rich industrial history, once dominating national and international manufacturing. Shapiro used his tour of a Cabinetworks facility in Mount Union to promote Pennsylvania's potential future in the sector.
"Working hand in hand with the private sector," Acting Department of Community and Economic Development Sec.
HANOVER, Pa. (WJAC) — The lone eaglet to a pair of Pennsylvania Bald Eagles left the nest over Memorial Day weekend and has since been spotted flying with its parents, according to Raptor Ecology Specialist Zoey Greenburg.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has been partnering with HDOnTAP and Comcast Business to offer a live look at the Hanover eagles' nest in York County.
Greenburg says the eaglet fell from the tree Sunday afternoon, but ground viewers spotted the young raptor alive and well on a lower branch nearby.
HOUTZDALE - The Veterans Service Unit at the State Correctional Institute at Houtzdale is a place filled with men from all backgrounds: the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.
But now, they all wear the same uniform.
The VSU helps veteran inmates with reentry into society and connects them with the benefits they earned from their service.
Chris Reed, the Facility Veterans Coordinator, said the VSU was established in 2016 with just 30 veteran inmates.
BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) — The capital murder trial of Chad Daybell is moving towards the final phase before the case is handed over to the jury.
Chad Daybell is charged with murdering his wife, Tammy Daybell, and his then-mistress Lori Vallow's children, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan. Chad and Lori were married on a beach in Hawaii just a few weeks after Tammy died.
Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Wednesday morning.
PENNSYLVANIA – More Sears and Kmart stores around the area are closing after "Sears holdings" filed for bankruptcy Monday morning.
The company currently operates more than 700 stores but has been struggling the last few years and recently closed stores in Johnstown and State College. Now, 142 more stores will be closing.
The list of store closures includes this Kmart here in Altoona. Also on the list is the Sears in Dubois.
NEW YORK (AP) — She'll be there for you. People Magazine has named Jennifer Aniston its "World's Most Beautiful Woman" of 2016.
The 47-year-old actress graces the cover of People's 27th annual "World's Most Beautiful" double issue.
"I thought, 'Oh my God,'" Aniston tells People in this week's cover story upon hearing the news. "There was this sort of very excited, teenage-y kind of moment."
The actress, who gained fame as Rachel on "
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (SOA) — For years, toxic metals have been lurking in the food we feed to babies and toddlers. Lead and arsenic are known to harm children’s brains, but despite alarming levels detected in baby food, the industry has remained unregulated. But that's about to change in Maryland, where the governor has signed into law a piece of legislation inspired by the Spotlight On America team's reporting.
A new law, signed by Governor Wes Moore, will require baby food makers to test their products for heavy metals like lead and arsenic, which are known to harm children's brains.