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8-year-old girl organizes donation drives to help homeless
In less than a year, an 8-year-old Jefferson County girl has organized several donation drives to help the homeless. Mackenzie Byerly made a visit to a homeless shelter earlier this year and said it changed her life. She went on to organize a food drive in March, a dance over ...
Eight Year Old Gives Back
Eight-year-old, Mackenzie Byerly and her mom are organizing a clothing drive for the homeless. The drive is called "Help Mackenzie Warm the Soles." The family got the idea when Mackenzie and her mom talked with a homeless shelter in Pittsburgh. They found out, that while shirts and pants are always needed, socks are the thing ...
Rash of Burglaries Hits South Fork Community
Neighbors in South Fork, Cambria County are concerned after a string of unsolved burglaries hit's their community. According to reports, the VFW, a local church and the American Legion were all places that were hit. There were also several homes that were hit too. One family, who didn't want to ...
Small Business Owners Celebrate Small Business Sat.
Small Business Saturday was first celebrated in 2010 as a way to honor those Mom and Pop stores in the community that don't always get the credit, but are certainly a big part of a town. "You get that personal touch, you know grandma's old receipe or a toy that ...
Elk County Men Charged With Sexual Assaulting 15 Year Old Girl
Police have charged 22 year old Andrew Kowalksi and 24 year old Justin Latona with sexually abusing a 15 year old girl on October 14, in Johnsonburg, Elk County. It happened around 4am, October 14th. Police say, the victim and her friend got picked up from Saint Mary's by ...
Natural Gas Company Educates Jeff. Co
A natural gas company made it's pitch that natural gas could be a benefit to the area. "There's about a $1.50-$1.75 price difference between natural gas and gasoline," said Geoffrey Bristow, with the Pennsylvania Department of Enviornmental Protection. When you hear about possible gas prices under two dollars a gallon, ...
More Preparation for Sandy
It's hard to believe that with the way the weather was the past week, that the state of Pennsylvania is bracing for a hurricane, which could bring rain, snow and heavy winds. "I don't think it's going to be as bad as they say it's going to be," said Channing Glenn, ...
2 killed in Jefferson Co. crash
Two people were killed and two others injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson County. The crash happened in Summerville on Route 28 just before 5 p.m. Four people were in the car at the time. A man and a woman died at the scene and the two survivors ...
Prayer Service for PSU Cheerleader
From cheerleaders to football players, it felt like all the student athletes showed up to the Penn State Rec Center to pray for a fellow athlete fighting a big fight. "We're so grateful for the support and this is why Penn State is a big family because everyone takes care of each other," ...
PSU panel discussion focuses on NCAA sanctions
Penn State University affiliates and community members had the chance to hear from some former National Collegiate Athletic Association officials on Wednesday about the sanctions handed down as a result of the Sandusky scandal. Members of the panel said the event was to educate the audience about the NCAA and ...
Man accused of intentionally setting father's Elk Co. home on fire
Police in Elk County have charged a man they say intentionally set his father's house on fire. Steven Hulings is accused of setting the house on Lynch Road in St. Marys on fire on July 14. The home, where Hulings' father and stepmother lived, was destroyed. Hulings is ...
Sales of PSU Memorabilia Staying Strong
Play at the Plate is a sports memorabilia store in Clearfield, Pa. It has everything a local Pennsylvania sports fan could want. From Steelers to Eagles, it is here and selling. The store also sells lots of Penn State merchandise, but given the year Penn State has had, six news ...
PSU Faith Center opens
It took almost a full decade of planning and two years of construction, but as fate would have it, it all came together for Suzanne Pohland Paterno Faith Center located right across from the Penn State University campus. "It's incredible, it exceeded all of my expectations coming into today," ...
Missing Teen Found in Illinois
Fourteen year old Karley Bletz went missing last Tuesday, August 28th and after a week full of posters being made and facebook postings sent out, Karley was found in a small town in Illinois. "I'm glad she's safe...I just can't wait to see her," said Karley's mom Jaime over the ...
PSU Students React to Trophy Return
For many of the Penn State Football players who were a member of the team that won a bowl game from 1998 to 2011, the feeling of holding up the trophy is one that they will probably never forget. It was a moment that showed how hard work, dedication and teamwork ...
Residents React to Sexual Abuse Allegations
Shock and disgust surrounded the neighborhood of Mount Union, near the Saint Catherine of Sienna Parish. When residents in this small town heard that the priest at the church was accused of allegedely molesting kids three decades ago.Donald Kullen: "As far as I'm concerned he was an outstanding priest," ...
DEP steps in to exterminate pesky mosquitoes in DuBois
An August night can be a beautiful time to go for a bike ride, a relaxing walk or evening run. But that relaxation can quickly come to an end when you spend most of the time slapping yourself trying to kill mosquitoes. "I can't go out in my yard and ...
Parents Voice Concern Over Bus Route
At Monday night's school board meeting, the Brookville School Board said there would be no discussions, but they did open the floor up for comments, and they got them. The Brookville School Board didn't make any decision at their meeting, but they did ...
Marines Return Home
There were tears, hugs and plenty of kisses to go around when these 14 Marines, who left in February, returned six months later, unharmed. "Just greatful for all of them to be home," said Mary Lou Kaminsky, one of the parents of the Marines. The Marines were serving in Afghanistan. ...
School Bus Safety for Drivers
In just a few weeks, thousands of kids will be hopping on the bus, excited to start a new year of school. Well, maybe not excited, but they will be on the bus traveling on roads with many anxious drivers. "You don't have control over what other drivers are ...
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