After more than 20 years, a new state record Brown Trout has been caught, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced Monday. Officials say the titanic trout was pulled from Lake Erie by 68-year-old angler Robert Ferraro the morning of Aug. 8. Ferraro said he and three friends were enjoying a day of fishing aboard his boat on Lake Erie. "We had been fishing in the same area the day before and caught some steelhead and walleye,"

PATTON, Pa (WJAC) — Officials with the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown announced that Rev. Ananias Buccicone has been placed on administrative leave following an accusation of recent inappropriate conduct with minors. The Diocese says Rev. Buccicone is a pastor at Queen of Peace Parish in Patton and that authorities and law enforcement have been notified of the accusation. Anyone with information about child sexual abuse is urged to report it to authorities.

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — It was a coincidence that the Somerset County Department of Emergency Services hosted a severe weather drill on the same day heavy snow fell for the first time this season. Tuesday morning, first responders and safety officials in Somerset County gathered to practice how they'd respond to a winter weather-related emergency. "Fortunately, we don't have to use the Emergency Operations Center a lot, but we definitely want to bring everybody in at least two times a year to do it.

WASHINGTON (TND) — The popular dating service Bumble will no longer require its female users to make the first move in heterosexual relationships, a company spokesperson told The National Desk (TND). Bumble has earned a reputation for putting women in control of the dating scene by only allowing female users to start conversations with matches. Its website says this decision was intended to move away from “old-fashioned power dynamics” while “encouraging equality from the start.

GREENSBURG, Pa (WJAC) — State Police arrested a man on Saturday in connection to an armed robbery at the Greensburg Walmart, according to a news release. Troopers charged Christopher John Hilty, 31, with robbery and other related charges in connection to the incident, which occurred Friday night. Authorities say Hilty entered the customer service area at the Greensburg Walmart, just before 9 p.m. Friday, and displayed a handgun to the clerk.