Local man fined, license revoked for fatal coal truck crash that killed couple and dog
Cambria County, PA — Catastrophe striking a local family, from a fatal coal truck crash.
70-year-old, Leonard Hite was at judge David Beyer's office, on Wednesday. This following accusations of “careless driving” resulting in death, and running a red light at the south center street and U.S. 22 stoplight intersection. Prosecutors say this resulted in the death of the victims Richard and Therese Dow, plus their dog.
Hite even attempted to speak with the victims family as he was leaving.
Mother charged, 1-month-old baby tests positive for fentanyl at Nashville hospital
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Middle Tennessee mother has been arrested after her one-month-old apparently overdosed.
A one-month-old girl is taken to Hendersonville Hospital on Sunday after she started vomiting and changing colors, said Metro Nashville Police. They transported the infant to TriStar Centennial Children's Hospital in Nashville for further evaluation, where the patient tested positive for 1.0ng/ml of Fentanyl.
The police were notified and a detective from Youth Services Division Crimes Against Children responded to the hospital.
Toys R Us returns to Altoona ahead of holiday shopping season
Hollidaysburg man killed in head-on crash on Route 22 in Huntingdon Co.
Huntingdon Co., PA (WJAC) — State police in Huntingdon County say a Hollidaysburg man was killed Wednesday morning in a head-on crash along Route 22 in Smithfield Township.
Troopers say 49-year-old Eric Turner was traveling eastbound, around 5:30 a.m., when he crossed into the westbound lane of travel and struck a tractor-trailer head-on.
Investigators say Turner was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured in the crash.
Penn State fraternity placed on interim suspension
STATE COLLEGE – Penn State’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has been placed on interim suspension after violations were reported.
Penn State’s spokeswoman, Lisa Powers, said the fraternity has been placed on interim suspension while the university investigates allegations through Penn State’s conduct process.
Powers said Penn State investigates any report of misconduct that it receives.
Chief Communications Officer of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Brandon Weghorst, said the national organization has not sanctioned any chapter members at this time.
Pirates option catcher Henry Davis to Triple-A; activate Yasmani Grandal
PITTSBURGH (WJAC) — The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Friday that catch Henry Davis has been optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to make room for veteran Yasmani Grandal being added to the active roster.
Grandal was playing in Triple-A as part of a rehab assignment.
Davis appeared in 23 games so far this season for the Pirates, tallying just 11 hits in 68 at-bats.
Grandal, a 13-year MLB veteran, signed a one-year deal with Pittsburgh in February.
Rare, two-headed rattlesnake found in New Jersey forest
PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- It looks like something from a science fiction movie.
A newborn two-headed timber rattlesnake has been found in New Jersey's Pine Barrens. Herpetological Associates of Burlington County CEO Bob Zappalorti says the snake has two brains and each head acts independently of the other.
Two employees at the organization spotted the reptile in a nest where a timber rattlesnake was giving birth late last month.
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Cambridge Ebensburg boasts zero cases among residents during pandemic
EBENSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — As COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the state and country, a senior living community with locations across Pennsylvania is taking pride in keeping the virus away from their residents.
Officials with Cambridge Retirement Living say they’ve adopted policies and procedures at the onset of the pandemic that have successfully prevented COVID-19 from entering any of their seven communities, including Cambridge Ebensburg.
Cambridge Ebensburg, formerly Rebekah Manor, is the iconic red-roofed building that sits along Admiral Peary Highway.