New Christmas program to help 30 families in Elk County
JOHNSONBURG - Volunteers in Elk County are working to make Christmas bright for those struggling in their community.
Volunteer Marissa Amspacher said the program started with a generous donation from a secret Santa to buy gifts for local children.
"Then we thought, what else can we do?" Amspacher said.
Volunteer Colleen Lovell had the idea to create food boxes for local families. After the donations kept rolling in, the Christmas Box Program was formed.
PSU grad gifts $30M to communications program, which now carries his name
UNIVERSITY PARK - Television stalwart and Penn State graduate Donald P. Bellisario has made a $30 million endowment to the College of Communications.
In appreciation of the gift, Penn State officials have renamed the College of Communications to the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications.
The $30 million gift, which is one of the five largest ever made in the university's history, has allowed officials to start planning to build a new media center that will also hold Bellisario's namesake.
Woman opts out of girl's trip because she doesn't want to talk about marriage, babies
A reddit user said she decided to forgo a 3-day trip with eight of her friends from school because she is interested in topics aside from marriage or children. Remarkable_Lake410, who is a 27-year-old woman, asked other reddit users if she was being too honest by telling her friends the reason she opted out of the vacation. At first, she said she didn't tell them why. But she said she was later asked by one of the women, who is pregnant, so she told her the truth.
'A slap in the face!' State College music shop owner reacts to borough's plan to demolish local buil
State College, PA (WJAC) — "It feels like a slap in the face." That's what a long-time State College business owner is saying about the borough's idea to use eminent domain to demolish the downtown building where his store is located.
Tom Gallagher has been a fixture for years on the regional music scene, both as a musician and as a business owner.
His store, the Music Mart, has a long history in downtown State College.
Charity golf outing, mini-golf bar crawl coming to Johnstown
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — A charity golf outing, and mini-golf bar crawl, is coming to Johnstown to raise money for military members and their families.
The "Special Operations Cup" is a modified-scramble style golf tournament, with proceeds going toward the Special Forces Foundation, a non profit that supports green berets and their families, as well as Gold Star families, which are families that lost a loved one while serving in the military.
IRS warns of tax scams; some with false or frivolous claims risk prosecution
(TND) — The IRS this week warned of tax scams and inaccurate social media advice that could land taxpayers in hot water.
The IRS said it has found thousands of dubious claims sharing common themes.
People who seemingly aren’t eligible claimed legitimate, but limited, tax credits.
Many of the claims involve the fuel tax credit, the sick and family leave credit, and household employment taxes.
Myths persist that these are ways to obtain a huge refund, according to the IRS.
Pittsburgh couple found with 177 empty stamp bags, police say
BROOKVILLE, Pa. - A Pittsburgh couple are facing more than 200 drug charges after police were called to a Brookville home on Long Avenue Tuesday.
Eric Zellonis, 34, and Candace Gill, 25, have both been charged with various counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and one count each of endangering a child.
According to police, officers responded to the Brookville home Wednesday just after 10 a.
Somerset County store prepares to reopen at start of yellow phase
SOMERSET, Pa. (WJAC) — More businesses will begin reopening their doors Friday morning at the beginning of the yellow phase in Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Somerset counties.
One business in Somerset County, Merchant Village will be opening their doors for the first time in months.
Back in March, owner, Aleicia Zimmerman decided to close their doors as a coronavirus precaution.
“Everything was a little overwhelming. I don’t think we were sure what to expect and we just figured we would play it by ear.
Bud Light slammed for partnering with Dylan Mulvaney: 'Fixated on going woke'
WASHINGTON (TND) — Bud Light is getting slammed by critics for partnering with trans activist Dylan Mulvaney during the Men's NCAA March Madness tournament.
Over the weekend, when the tournament's semifinal games were taking place, Mulvaney posted a promotional video on social media for the popular beer brand.
"Happy March Madness!! Just found out this had to do with sports and not just saying it's a crazy month!" Mulvaney wrote in the video's caption.