State College attorney wins bid as next judge in Centre Co. court of common pleas
Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — In Centre County, a long-time attorney is headed to be the next judge in the county’s court of common pleas.
Julia Rater, of State College, won both the Democratic and Republican primary races in the county judge’s election, defeating fellow Democrat Gopal Balachandran.
Rater, who has primarily practiced family law for nearly 30 years, stressed that experience in what she termed was her first, and only, political race of her career.
115 dogs rescued when their doggy daycare caught fire
SEATTLE (TND) — Well over 100 dogs should be feeling lucky. They were successfully evacuated after their doggy daycare center caught fire on Wednesday.
The fire happened inside the Dog Resort, a daycare and boarding business in Seattle.
KOMO's chopper found firefighters battling the fire as well as helping evacuate dogs from the business.
Fire officials said approximately 115 dogs were brought out. Several needed medical care. So did one daycare staff member.
911 call, security footage and timeline detail day of Mica Miller's death
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — BREAKING UPDATE: Mica Miller accused estranged husband of 'grooming' her at church
The Robeson County Sheriff's Office released new findings, including the 911 call, in the death investigation of 30-year-old Mica Miller, of Myrtle Beach.
Miller died by suicide on April 27 at Lumber River State Park. According to Robeson County Medical Examiner Dr. Richard Johnson, Miller died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Biden releasing 1M barrels of gasoline from Northeast reserve in bid to lower prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after Superstorm Sandy in a bid to lower prices at the pump this summer.
The sale, from storage sites in Port Reading, New Jersey, and South Portland, Maine, will be allocated in increments of 100,000 barrels at a time. The approach will create a competitive bidding process that ensures gasoline can flow into local retailers ahead of the July 4 holiday and sold at competitive prices, the Energy Department said.
Investigation into Boeing whistleblower's death concludes he committed suicide: CPD
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — An investigation into the death of John Barnett note, the Boeing whistleblower found dead outside of a Charleston hotel with a gunshot wound, concluded he committed suicide.
Barnett, 62, died the morning of March 9. He was discovered inside a vehicle at the Holiday Inn on Savannah Highway with a gunshot wound to the head. Barnett was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Read more: 'If anything happens, it's not suicide': Boeing whistleblower's prediction before death
Overnight fire damages over a dozen homes in Easton, PA; five firefighters injured
Easton, Pennsylvania — More than a dozen homes were damaged in a six-alarm fire Monday night in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Fire crews responding to the scene found a fire burning in three of the row homes, and that fire quickly spread.
"We had a crew right around the corner. When they got here, they had fire showing in three dwellings and it just went the whole block."
At least 15 homes were damaged by the fire, either by the flames or by smoke.
PSU Blue Band host program where high school students train and perform
UNIVERSITY PARK – The annual spring game kicked off a little after 3 p.m. at Beaver Stadium -- with more than 60,000 people confirmed in attendance.
The blue team featured mostly returners who will be major contributors this upcoming season, while the white team featured mostly second and third teamers looking to show coach James Franklin something in the first organized football game since the Nittany Lions win over Washington in the 2018 Fiesta Bowl.
Altoona gears up for baseball season with yearly Curvefest at Peoples Natural Gas field
Johnstown, Pa — Spring is right around the corner and with that comes baseball!
6 News took a trip to Curvefest located at Peoples Natural Gas field in Altoona where in just a few short weeks baseball will be played again.
“Today is Curvefest,” said Nate Bowens, the General Manager of the Altoona Curve. “It's our annual kick off event to the season. First chance for people to buy individual tickets for games and then they’ll all go on sale at 1:00 today online.
Biden's off-the-cuff remark during speech leaves many confused
WASHINGTON (TND) — Political commentators, social media users and many others have been left confused by a remark made by President Joe Biden during a speech on Friday.
While speaking at the National Education Association headquarters in Washington D.C., President Biden pointed to a woman in the crowd.
You gotta say hi to me," the president said to the woman, who he apparently recognized. "We go back a long way. She was 12, I was 30.
East Broad Top railroad to celebrate 150th anniversary this season
Huntingdon Co., PA (WJAC) — The East Broad Top railroad will be celebrating a significant milestone anniversary this upcoming tourism season.
The site opened for business in our area, 150 years ago, ready to shuttle the raw materials to help build the nation.
Jonathan Smith of the East Broad Top railroad explains in the video above the unique nature of the site and why people, especially rail fans, are happy to see it restored to its former glory.