Search for 6-year-old girl who fell into PA creek now considered recovery, not rescue
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The search for a 6-year-old girl who was swept away in a rain-swollen southeastern Pennsylvania creek has become a recovery mission rather than a rescue mission, authorities said Sunday.
Authorities in Chester County said the child was reported missing at about 7 p.m. Saturday after she slipped and fell into fast-moving Chester Creek. Several fire companies took part in a search for the next 3 1/2 hours while the Coast Guard continued searching through the night.
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Jimmy Hayes, 31, Boston College star who played in NHL, dies
MILTON, Mass. (AP) — Jimmy Hayes, who won a national hockey championship at Boston College and played seven seasons in the NHL, has died. He was 31.
A law enforcement official said medics on Monday were called to the Hayes home in the Boston suburbs, where he was pronounced dead. No other details were disclosed.
Hayes, a 6-foot-5 right wing, was drafted in the second round (60th overall) in 2008 by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Officers create 'safe exchange zone' next to Johnstown Police Department
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Driving through the city of Johnstown you may have noticed a new addition near the Johnstown Police Department.
Officers created a safe exchange zone along Washington Street.
The purpose of the parking area is to allow people to sell or exchange items safely, such as buying items off Facebook Marketplace or child custody drop offs.
The zone was created in response to a Facebook marketplace meet up which turned deadly earlier this month.
Orcas ram boat causing it to sink near Strait of Gibraltar
SPAIN (TND) — A boat sank in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar over the weekend after an unknown number of orcas rammed into the vessel with two passengers on board. The 10-meter-long boat sank 14 miles from Cape Spartel and the passengers were able to notify the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Tarifa for help, according toSpain's maritime rescue services. The passengers reportedly told officials they felt sudden blows to the hull and rudder before water began seeping into the boat.
Pennsylvania Skill company donates $250K to Feeding PA
HARRISBURG, Pa (WJAC) — One of the legal Pennsylvania Skill Game companies, whose games are manufactured by Pace-O-Matic and Miele Manufacturing, announced in a release Thursday that it has donated $250,000 to Feeding Pennsylvania, the state association of Feeding America Food Banks.
Officials say the donation will be distributed among the nine Feeding PA food banks throughout the state, and will help provide 750,000 meals to families that are struggling with food insecurity during the current virus pandemic.
SciFi Valley Con returns this weekend in Altoona
BLAIR CO, Pa (WJAC) — The annual Sci-Fi Valley Con is back this weekend in Altoona at the Blair County Convention Center.
The event celebrates all things pop culture with several celebrity guests in attendance to meet with fans.
Attendees will be able to browse over 300 vendors.
Organizers say the show draws between 4 to 5-thousand people annually, and COVID safety protocols will be in place all weekend.
Organizers add that the realm of pop culture has really exploded over the past couple of years, due to people seeking a release from the pressures imposed by the pandemic.
Local library holding pouch-crafting session for animals affected by Australian fires
Local library holding pouch-crafting session for animals affected by Australian fires
CAMERON COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) —
The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library in Emporium will host “crafting for a cause" Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m.
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The library staff saw a Facebook post from the "Animal Rescue Collective Craft Guild" that offers crafting patterns for easy-to-make satchels for the wildlife affected by the wildfires in Australia.
Read MoreFolks can make wallaby carry bags and joey pouches.
Mask mandate reinstated at Atlanta liberal arts college
ATLANTA (TND) — A private liberal arts college in Atlanta said Sunday that it is reinstating a mask mandate on its campus.
Morris Brown College (MBC) announced on Instagram that it was issuing the mandate following an increase in positive cases of COVID-19 among students in the Atlanta University Center. The center oversees four Atlanta institutions and is "the world's oldest and largest association of historically Black colleges and universities," according to its website.
One dead, one injured after Huntingdon County crash