by The Associated Press Sat, December 26th 2020 at 3:44 PMUpdated Sat, December 26th 2020 at 4:02 PM
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - DECEMBER 19: Ty Jordan #22 of the Utah Utes gets away from Jahad Woods #13 of the Washington State Cougars during their game December 19, 2020 at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
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An arrest warrant has been issued against a Westmoreland County man acquitted in the 2015 killing of a police officer from Somerset County.
The Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports that Ray Shetler Jr. failed to appear for a probation revocation hearing and prosecutors contend he violated terms of his probation sentence for theft and receiving stolen property convictions related to the homicide case.
He had been charged with shooting and killing Officer Lloyd Reed during a 2015 domestic dispute call in New Florence, but a jury agreed he was acting in self-defense, not realizing it was an officer who was on scene.
CANOAS, Brazil (AP) — A Brazilian horse nicknamed Caramelo by social media users garnered national attention after a television news helicopter filmed him stranded on a rooftop in southern Brazil, where massive floods have killed more than 100 people.
About 24 hours after he was first spotted and with people clamoring for his rescue, a team in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state on Thursday successfully removed Caramelo, providing a dose of hope to a beleaguered region.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — You’ve probably heard by now that a massive swarm of 17-year cicadas are expected to emerge from the ground in parts of western Pennsylvania this spring.
Well, where are they?
Cicada experts have designed an app to answer just that.
The free app is called Cicada Safari, and it allows users to track, photograph and map the interesting insects.
"Periodical cicadas are bugs of history," Dr. Gene Kritsky said in a press release.
STATE COLLEGE - Employees and others confirmed the possible closing of Ye Olde College Diner in State College.
The owner wasn't available for comment, but employees speculate the closing date could be sometime in April.
The diner has been a staple of downtown and West College Avenue since 1929.
It's famous for its grilled stickies, but was also well-known for giving out Thanksgiving dinners for 50 cents until last year.
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Pride Month, the worldwide celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights, kicks off Saturday with events around the globe.
But this year's festivities in the U.S. will unfold against a backdrop of dozens of new state laws targeting LGBTQ+ rights, particularly transgender young people.
Here are things to know about the celebrations and the politics around them.
WHY IS JUNE PRIDE MONTH?
The monthlong global celebration began with Gay Pride Week in late June 1970, a public celebration that marked the first anniversary of the violent police raid at New York's Stonewall Inn, a gay bar.
Pennsylvania’s population is expected to decline in the coming decades.
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania along with the Pennsylvania State Data Center held a press conference on Wednesday in Harrisburg to discuss recent findings about the future of the commonwealth’s population – projecting data from 2020 to 2050.
“In brief, populations in Pennsylvania will experience significant change in the coming decades," said Dr. Kyle Kopko, the Center for Rural Pennsylvania's Executive Director during the conference.
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. — Amtran will be extending operating hours on their existing routes beginning this June as well as adding a new route that extends to Bellwood and Tyrone, according to Amtran CEO Josh Baker.
According to Baker, Amtran implemented a Transit Development Plan that began in 2021 and ended in late 2022 that focused on analyzing current service efficiencies and potential growth opportunities and that they continue to develop short, mid and long term plans that derive from the development plan.