Biden hosts Kansas City Chiefs to celebrate Super Bowl win, minus Taylor Swift
President Joe Biden welcomed the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House on Friday, lauding the back-to-back Super Bowl champion team for its sportsmanship on and off the field, and breaking an unofficial political rule about headwear. He tried on a Chiefs helmet the team gave him as a gift.
“It was cool to see him put the helmet on,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes told reporters after the celebration held on the South Lawn.
Gettysburg not planning to host reenactment next year
A long-time Gettysburg summer tradition is no longer.
The Gettysburg Anniversary Committee (GAC) announced they are not planning to host a 157th Civil War anniversary reenactment for 2020.
"We are honored to have hosted over 100,000 reenactors, 500,000 visitors, and provided well over 1,000 community staff positions," said GAC in an announcement post on their Facebook page.
The GAC has been hosting annual Gettysburg Civil War battle reenactments for the past 25 years.
Johnstown teen says he 'transformed' into Michael Myers before stabbing woman at random
Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — Authorities in Cambria County have released new details about the investigation into last week's stabbing in downtown Johnstown that sent one person to the hospital.
On Friday, police charged 16-year-old Damond Maher with felony aggravated assault, and other related charges, after he was accused of stabbing a woman on Somerset Street Thursday evening.
According to the affidavit, police say officers were dispatched to the area for a report of a woman who had been stabbed by an individual who was wearing a mask.
Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania's juvenile facilities
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Dozens of children who were sent to juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania suffered physical and sexual abuse including violent rapes, according to four related lawsuits filed Wednesday.
The lawsuits describe how 66 people, now adults, say they were victimized by guards, nurses, supervisors and others. Some attacks were reported to other staffers and were ignored or met with disbelief, the lawsuits allege.
Their claims point to a broken juvenile justice system in Pennsylvania, said Jerome Block, a New York lawyer whose firm filed the new cases and is helping pursue similar lawsuits in Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Michigan.
New owners ofRathskeller discuss keeping tradition alive
STATE COLLEGE – A lot of people in Centre County, and Penn State alumni everywhere, were crushed as the All-American Rathskeller and Spats Cafe & Speakeasy both closed this weekend. Now, the new tenants are speaking out and saying that things won't be changing as much as you might think.
After waiting for a miracle to happen, people in Centre County will see their wish come true.
The new owners of the Rathskeller said their goal is to keep the bar the way it is.
Court approves sale of Appvion assets to lender group
ROARING SRPING, Pa. - Appvion Inc., which operates a paper and pulp mill in Blair County, has been approved by a U.S. bankruptcy court to sell all its assets by the end of May.
In a news release, the company said the group buying the assets, Franklin Advisers Inc, submitted a "stalking horse bid" in February for $340 million plus the assumption of substantial liabilities, including Appvion's contractual obligations.
“We are pleased to receive the Court’s approval of the sale of our company to a group of our lenders who have been long-term supporters of Appvion.
Maxine Waters warns Trump supporters prepping for 'civil war' if he loses 2024 election
NEW YORK CITY (TND) — Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., told MSNBC on Monday supporters of former President Donald Trump are preparing for a civil war in case he loses the presidential election.
The congresswoman accused Trump’s base of planning how to force him back into the White House following a possible defeat by President Joe Biden.
“We know that there are people who are aligned with him, who follow him, who are already practicing what their government is going to be under Trump,” Rep.
More than 30 dogs rescued from back of locked U-Haul trailer in scorching heat
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Oklahoma City police have released body camera footage of officers rescuingover 30 dogs from the back of a U-Haul truck in scorching June heat. On June 5, OKC officers were called to a Walmart parking lot after staff noticed a U-Haul parked in the middle of a hot afternoon that sounded and smelt like it was full of animals. Officers had to cut off a lock to access the inside of the U-Haul trailer.
Nurses get free coffee at Dunkin' on National Nurses Day