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CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — You may remember back in January when a local middle schooler's ATV burst into flames while he was plowing snow for area residents. The community decided to pitch in and get him a brand-new quad. Well, after weeks of fundraising, the grand reveal finally happened Thursday afternoon at Cernic's Cycle World in Johnstown. 14-year-old Cohen Stahl is an 8th grader at Conemaugh Township Middle School.

CHICAGO (TND) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will revisit plans to host migrants in a popular city park field house, representatives of his office told Austin Weekly News this week. The city is reportedly weighing housing up to 200 migrants at Amundsen Park for six months. The park is located in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. Alderman Chris Taliaferro (29th) was “blindsided,” WBBM reported, when he initially received word of the plans. The alderman had warned just one week prior that the city’s handling of its growing migrant crisis would cause tensions to rise between Black and Latino residents.

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — State police say three inmates at SCI Somerset have been charged with assault for throwing feces at corrections officers on the evening of April 6. Officials say the alleged assaults occurred as two separate incidents and occurred approximately one hour and 15 minutes apart. Troopers say at approximately 7:40 p.m. on the night of the incidents, two cellmates, Colby Mummaw, 24, of Mountville and Christopher Myers, 32, of West Chester, both threw feces at two corrections officers who were walking past their cell.

South Greensburg, PA — Authorities say a Pennsylvania man faces child endangerment charges after he allegedly taped a pacifier in his two-month-old baby's mouth. On April 25, police say Jordan Hirst reportedly called friends and family in a panic and said he didn't know where his one-and-a-half-year-old son had gone. Investigators say those friends called three others to help out. When they got to Hirst's home, they reportedly found his son lying on the floor next to his crib.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — PETA has requested a federal probe into a Johnstown meat processing company after several violations for inhumane animal practices were cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A letter was sent to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady by PETA Monday morning, asking that an investigation be launched into Pudliner Packing. According to the Department of Agriculture, Pudliner Packing was cited three times over the last three years for improperly killing animals as listed in the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act.

OAKLAND, Calif. (TND) — City officials in Oakland, California replaced traffic lights at a busy intersection with stop signs after thieves gutted the signal for its copper wire, KPIX reported Saturday. In place of a traffic signal hanging over the intersection of E. 12th Street and 16th Avenue, drivers now see an all-way stop sign. The signal which previously hung there reportedly suffered from outages due to frequent tampering with its electrical system.

HUNTINGDON CO, Pa (WJAC) — Officials with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission are warning boaters and anglers to be on the lookout for invasive Zebra Mussels that were recently found at Raystown Lake in Huntingdon County. "Adult Zebra Mussels can attach to surfaces and can be spread easily between waters if they become attached to boats or fishing gear," said Sean Hartzell, PFBC Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator. "The microscopic larvae of the Zebra Mussel can also be spread through undrained water transported on boats or gear.

ROARING SPRING/BLAIR COUNTY, Pa — Close to three hundred employees will lose their jobs when the Appvion Paper Mill in Roaring Spring closes its doors within the next two months. After serving as a community cash cow for several generations, the Roaring Spring Paper Mill told employees yesterday that they would no longer have a job soon. The mill has been a staple in the area for over a century, and becomes yet another factory in the area to fold.

Dr. Daniel Hale, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University led a discussion at the Westmont Presbyterian Church on congregational mental health awareness. Dr. Hale spoke to Westmont, Trinity, and First Presbyterian Church members about understanding depression. Hale delivered his speech during the church service and hosted a discussion session afterwards. Church leaders say they hold similar mental health events each year. “It is our mission to shed light on the need for us to break the silence of all these challenges that we have going around in our community,” said Reverend Bernard Nti.