Mormon crickets plowed off Idaho highway

 Posted on May 12, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  135 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

GRASMERE, Idaho (KBOI) — The Mormon crickets are out in full force in southwestern Idaho. And there's some disgusting video to prove it. The Idaho Transportation Department posted avideo of a heavy equipment operator plowing crickets off of Highway 51. Too many crushed bugs along the highway can lead to slick spots for drivers. I used to run some cows in Owyhee County," deputy John Cossel with the Owyhee County Sheriff's Office told KBOI in 2018. [Read More]

State police ID man killed after head-on crash involving dump truck in Huntingdon County

 Posted on May 12, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  167 words  |  Brenda Moya

UPDATEHUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash Friday morning in Huntingdon County. It happened on Route 453 in Warriors Mark Township around 7 a.m. State police say a Chevy Trail Blazer was traveling south when the driver, William Brown, lost control around a turn. They say Brown's vehicle entered the opposite lane and crashed head on into a dump truck hauling 23 tons of stone. [Read More]

Teen shot, killed outside Penn Hills bar

 Posted on May 12, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  1 words  |  Delta Gatti

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2017 6 Sports Kickoff Special

 Posted on May 11, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  63 words  |  Christie Applegate

The brand new high school football season kicks off Friday, Aug. 25, across western and central Pennsylvania.

The WJAC-TV 6 Sports team held its third annual "High School Football Kickoff Special" Tuesday, Aug. 22.

Area teams, bands and cheerleaders joined Jordan Conigliaro, Brett Hiltbrand and Kari Osep live for one full hour.

The program featured previews on every team in the region.

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Harvard leaders deny graduation for 13 pro-Palestine student protesters

 Posted on May 11, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  481 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (TND) — Harvard University’s governing body on Wednesday denied a faculty push to award degrees to 13 seniors undergoing disciplinary action for their involvement in a pro-Palestine demonstration on campus. Harvard was one of several schools across the country to host a Gaza solidarity encampment in protest of the conflict in the Middle East. Video of the encampment shared via Instagram shows students rushing a campus lawn and hurriedly setting up tents as onlookers cheer. [Read More]

Man convicted of 2009 Altoona murders found dead in prison

 Posted on May 11, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  129 words  |  Brenda Moya

ERIE, Pa. (WJAC) — A Johnstown man who was serving a life sentence at SCI Albion in Erie County for killing two Blair County Residents in 2009 committed suicide, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Corrections officers found 39-year-old Nicholas Horner unresponsive in his jail cell just before 2 a.m. Saturday while they were conducting routine checks of all the cell blocks, according to a release from the DOC. [Read More]

Online petition aims to prevent suicide on McNally Bridge

 Posted on May 11, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  472 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP -- The McNally Bridge carries Route 219 over the Stonycreek River and has unfortunately been a spot where people have gone to commit suicide. An online petition was started this week to urge PennDOT and other public officials to do something to help change that. More than 4,000 people have signed the petition, trying to enact change and end the stigma surrounding suicide. The McNally Bridge stands about 190 feet tall. [Read More]

PSU trustees expected to make 'big decision' on next phase of Beaver Stadium project

 Posted on May 11, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  333 words  |  Brenda Moya

University Park, PA (WJAC) — A "big decision" is expected this week on the future of Penn State's Beaver Stadium. The university's trustees are slated to vote on a renovation plan that's expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and there are already questions about where Penn State is going to come up with that kind of money. Beaver Stadium’s current construction zone is work that is being funded by a $70 million allocation approved by the Penn State trustees last year. [Read More]

Punxsutawney man charged with girlfriend's murder in Jefferson County shooting case

 Posted on May 11, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  380 words  |  Delta Gatti

2ND UPDATE |Jefferson Co., PA (WJAC) — A 20-year-old Punxsutawney man has been charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend in Jefferson County. State police have charged Dakota Greeley with criminal homicide, murder and terroristic threats. According to a probable-cause affidavit, Greeley shot and killed Trisha Renee Cole Thursday morning on Coyote Drive in Clover Township. At about 10:25 a.m. Thursday, police reportedly found Greeley near Coyote Drive where he fired two shots from his rifle, according to the affidavit. [Read More]

'Romantic rivalry' led to man being stabbed to death in Hollidaysburg, investigators say

 Posted on May 10, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  701 words  |  Christie Applegate

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — Blair County authorities say they believe the slaying of a 27-year-old man in Hollidaysburg was over a “romantic rivalry,” and the killer has since taken his own life after being confronted by police. The Blair County District Attorney’s Office held a joint press conference Friday where they, along with Hollidaysburg police, outlined the case. Investigators say 27-year-old Tyler Slippy was found stabbed to death in the bedroom of his Allegheny Street apartment Nov. [Read More]