REEDLEY, Calif. (KMPH) — It's graduation season, and one graduate overcame the odds to be at his high school commencement on Thursday.
Two years ago, Malachi Rios was diagnosed with stage four testicular cancer that spread to his lungs. After fighting the cancer for a year and a half, the Reedley High School senior was able to walk at his graduation.
He played for the Reedley Football team his junior year but stopped playing two games into his senior season to start chemotherapy in San Francisco.
THE LATEST |CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — State police in Cambria County say a Patton man is behind bars after he allegedly shot and killed his wife Thursday afternoon after she reportedly threatened to leave him.
Police say authorities were dispatched after 3 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of Grozanick Road, in Chest Township, for a reported shooting.
Authorities say the caller, 66-year-old Rebecca Simmons, told the 911 operator that she had been shot by her husband, 69-year-old William Simmons.
A 41-year-old Centre Hall man has been charged with stabbing and killing his dog Saturday night while he was on drugs.
Just before 8 p.m. state police responded to a report of a man running on East Main Street in Miles Township with a dog.
According to a probable-cause affidavit, Robert Noah Lewis was high on mushrooms and had stabbed his America Bulldog, Axel, multiple times with a knife.
When on scene, first responders saw Lewis running “wildly” with the knife before he had an apparent medical emergency, according to the affidavit.
Clearfield, PA — Despite Governor Wolf's orders two restaurants in Clearfield are reopening their dining rooms on Saturday. Those business owners I spoke with say this wasn't an easy choice to make.
Priscilla Brown, owner of Billy's Burgerland, said she's been operating via takeout and delivery since the start of the pandemic.
She said it's been hard making ends meet and it's time to make a change.
On Saturday, she will reopen her dining room to customers.
ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) — Following the tragic death of corrections officer Rhonda Russell, a wave of condolences has poured out on social media.
There’s been nothing but love and support for corrections officer Russell, her family, and coworkers -- as the community comes to terms with the loss.
Piece by piece we learn more about who she was and the life she led.
As news broke that 47-year-old Russell had died -- folks ranging from public officials to fire departments and regular people offered their thoughts and prayers for her loved ones.