CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Will Penn State be forced to close some of its commonwealth campuses?
That’s one of the questions the university president faced Thursday at a state legislative hearing, as she made a desperate plea for more state funding.
“It is a desperate plea to all of you to please bring us to parity. It is no exaggeration to say Penn State is one of the lowest funded public universities, on a per student basis, in all of American higher education.
PHILADELPHIA — It took less than two weeks as general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers for Chuck Fletcher to see what he needed to see with coach Dave Hakstol.
The Flyers were still making too many mistakes, still not playing up to their talent level and it was all too clear the message wasn’t getting across from their fourth-year coach. With the team mired in a four-game losing streak, Fletcher fired Hakstol on Monday and named Scott Gordon as interim replacement.
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Court documents are revealing new details about what led to a standoff between a woman and state police in Bedford County over the weekend.
According to a criminal complaint filed by state police, 57-year-old Catherine Imler is facing charges related to burglary, criminal trespassing and theft.
Troopers say the incident began around 1:30 p.m. Saturday when a man was washing dishes in his Bloomfield Township home and he spotted Imler, who was completely naked, approaching his back door.
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — UPDATE | Pennsylvania State Police confirmed that three construction workers were killed in Tuesday morning's crash.
Investigators say that a box truck, driven by a 24-year-old, crashed into a construction vehicle in an active work zone. The crash caused the box truck to strike the three workers on the shoulder of the road. Police say the workers were pronounced dead on scene.
Southbound lanes have since reopened.
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NEW YORK (TND) — KISS plans to "rock and roll all nite and party everyday" no more, as the band said it will perform its "final live shows ever" in New York City in just a few weeks. They said will take the stage two last times on December 1st and December 2nd at Madison Square Garden. We’re thrilled to be performing our final shows at MSG since the band originated in New York City over 50 years ago,"
ARMSTRONG CO, Pa (WJAC) — According to a release from the Armstrong County coroner's office, a Punxsutawney man was found dead in the Allegheny River on Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities say 38-year-old Nathan Paul Lauer had been missing since last Saturday.
Lauer was pronounced dead at the scene by Armstrong County coroner Brian Myers, and an autopsy is pending.
State police and the coroner's office are still investigating the incident, the release notes.
Pittsburgh (WJAC) — Pittsburgh Steelers special teams coach Danny Smith reportedly suffered a torn rotator cuff after taking a hit on the sidelines at the end of Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers.
Steelers' insider Brooke Pryor reported Thursday that Smith tore his rotator cuff in three places.
"I've been hit a lot, and been hit hard," Smith told reporters. "I got a lot of metal in my body over that.
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Officials are warning the public about the presence of a powerful drug in Cambria County after a man overdosed in December.
Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees held a press conference Friday morning after receiving the toxicology results from a death Dec. 27 in Jackson Township.
Lees says the results showed that the 43-year-old man died of a carfentanil overdose.
Lees described carfentanil as a synthetic opioid primarily used as a tranquilizer to sedate large animals, including elephants.
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