BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Baseball is finally back, and the Altoona Curve start their season Friday.
Even though the Minor League season hasn't started yet, their Major League affiliate's success has them feeling confident.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are off to a 5-0 start and after speaking with some members of the Altoona Curve, we've learned that the Bucs’ fiery start has inspired the curve to do the same.
"You watch that as younger players coming up through the system, you better get on board or you get left out,"
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WJAC) — University police say a former Penn State student is facing child pornography charges.
According to a criminal complaint, the Federal Bureau of Investigation served a search warrant June 4, 2020 at Atherton Hall, a dormitory-style residency hall on the Penn State University campus.
Authorities say the investigation involved now 21-year-old Terry Faber although he was not living at the dorm at the time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pittsburgh (WJAC) — The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Wednesday that they have signed star pass rusher Alex Highsmith to a four-year contract extension.
"This means everything," said Highsmith just moments after signing his contract. "I know I am a Pittsburgh Steeler through and through, and just to be a part of this amazing organization for four more years means the world to me, to my wife, to my whole family. This is where I want to be.
ROCKWOOD, Pa. (WJAC) — A family of four in Somerset County woke up early this morning to smoke filling their house.
One of the sons was able to make it out of his bedroom in record time.
The Taylor family believes an electrical problem was the cause of the fire at their home.
But tonight, they are especially thankful for the lessons learned by their son, Hunter, at school.
Hunter Taylor woke up hours before he normally does on a school day.
Auburn running back Brian Battie has been hospitalized following a weekend shooting in Florida, where his brother was killed and three others were hurt.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a strip mall at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, finding a large crowd and multiple people who were shot in the parking lot. The office said in a statement that Tommie L. Battie IV was pronounced dead at the scene.