Late-night fire causes major damage to Wingate restaurant that recently opened

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  132 words  |  Christie Applegate

WINGATE, Pa. (WJAC) — Crews responded to a late-night fire in Wingate. Flames broke out at Kelly's Diner in the 800 block of South Eagle Valley Road. Heavy smoke could be seen coming out of the building. The diner just opened within the past few months. Fire Chief Corey Bowmaster described what the first responders were dealing with. “It started in the basement, and the exhaust fan in the kitchen was dispersing smoke, and with it being in the basement, it was filling up before the fire came out,” Bowmaster explained. [Read More]

Somerset County DA Thomas prohibited from duties in courthouse, protection order dismissed

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  583 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

SOMERSET, Pa. (WJAC) — Somerset County's president judge has ruled that District Attorney Jeff Thomas can no longer conduct his duties as the chief prosecutor of the county in the courthouse, while an out-of-county senior judge agreed to dismiss a protection from abuse order filed by the victim of the sexual assault case against him. The motions come two days after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel suspended Thomas' law license indefinitely while the legal proceedings against him play out. [Read More]

After-school 'Satan club' at PA middle school continues to face scrutiny

 Posted on April 26, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  401 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Hellertown, PA (CNN) — An after-school club being formed at a Pennsylvania school is getting a lot of attention. The group is called the "After school Satan Club." The Satanic Temple says it gives students an alternative to Christian clubs. The school district says the club doesn't break any laws or policies, but what do parents think? Marjulee Colon says she couldn't believe it when she heard that the club had been approved at Saucon Valley Middle School. [Read More]

Local apple orchard benefits from warm, fall weather

 Posted on April 26, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  342 words  |  Brenda Moya

NEW PARIS, Pa. (WJAC) — The start of fall has been particularly warm and sunny the past couple of weeks, giving people great weather to go out and enjoy fall activities. Six News visited Boyer Orchard in Bedford County, where apple-growing season is almost complete. One of the owners says the sunny weather has given their apples an even sweeter taste. Apple trees cover 300 acres of land at Boyer Orchard in New Paris. [Read More]

Missouri lawmaker's daughter, son-in-law killed in horrifying Haitian gang attack

 Posted on April 26, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  318 words  |  Brenda Moya

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (TND) — Missouri state Rep. Ben Baker, R-Neosho, said Friday his daughter and her husband were killed during a mission trip to Haiti. Rep. Baker wrote in a Facebook post that Davy and Natalie Lloyd were both killed during an attack by a Haitian gang. The couple was working on behalf of Missions In Haiti, an Oklahoma-based Christian organization, which reports a third missionary named Jude was also killed during the ambush. [Read More]

Northern lights potentially visible as far south as Maryland

 Posted on April 26, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  170 words  |  Delta Gatti

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — People living in the northern tier of the United States may see the aurora borealis Thursday night after a geomagnetic storm launched the northern lights-producing energetic solar plasma toward Earth’s magnetic field. The show could be visible on Thursday from as far South from the polar region as Maryland, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Oregon, according to geomagnetic storm watches issued Monday by government agencies that monitor geomagnetic storm activity. [Read More]

Sheep Rock Shelter revamped with new technology

 Posted on April 26, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  276 words  |  Brenda Moya

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — A historical site that experts call one of the most important in the state is in Huntingdon County. Sheep Rock Shelter, located at Raystown Lake, is getting a new review with new technology. "Thousands of years ago, this rock began to form at Sheep Rock Shelter," said Jim Herbstritt of the State Museum of Pennsylvania. Sheep Rock Shelter was first discovered in the 1950s. It's an archaeological discovery that's given residents a peek into live here up to thousands of years ago. [Read More]

Undocumented migrant indicted in killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

 Posted on April 26, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  344 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man has been indicted on murder charges by grand jurors who said he intended to rape a nursing student whose body was found near a running trail on the University of Georgia campus. It is the first time such a motive has been revealed in the February killing of Laken Hope Riley, which has become a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration reform. Republicans have used the murder case against Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan citizen, to stoke fears about immigration by claiming that some immigrants would commit violent crimes if they are allowed entry into the U. [Read More]

Biden leads Trump among New York State voters by only 7 points, poll shows

 Posted on April 25, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  419 words  |  Brenda Moya

ALBANY, N.Y. (TND) — President Joe Biden is leading former President Donald Trump among New York State voters by only seven points, according to an Emerson College Polling/The Hill/PIX11 survey released Thursday. Forty-eight percent of respondents pledged support for Biden in a head-to-head matchup, compared to 41% for the presumptive Republican nominee. The survey also showed Trump with a 10-point advantage over Biden among Independent voters. The poll is the latest showing of the president’s weakened New York support. [Read More]