Dozens of cats rescued from Cambria County home
Posted on June 4, 2024
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| Christie Applegate
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities with the Cambria County Humane Society say dozens of cats were rescued Monday from a local residence.
Officials say the Humane Society is now taking care of 59 cats involved in the "extreme hoarding" case.
The Humane Society says that the cats have a variety of health concerns and are in need of veterinary care.
Officials are also asking for food and other donations to assist in caring for the animals.
[Read More]Man acquitted of rape and other charges
Posted on June 4, 2024
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| Brenda Moya
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa — A Cambria County man was acquitted of all charges in a Jackson Township rape case. David Dernar, was accused of forcible rape, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault and sexual assault, according to online court documents.
The District Attorney’s office confirmed Dernar was found not guilty on all charges on Tuesday.
Police say in April of 2004, Dernar, who was 34 at the time, allegedly assaulted a 16-year-old girl at a home along Trout Street in Jackson Township.
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Posted on June 4, 2024
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| Merlyn Hunt
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SCI Forest reports first COVID-19 inmate death
Posted on June 4, 2024
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| Delta Gatti
HARRISBURG, Pa (WJAC) — Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced the first COVID-19 inmate death at SCI Forest.
Authorities say the inmate, whose name will not be released, was a 65-year-old male with underlying health conditions who passed away at a local hospital on Tuesday.
Officials say he was serving a 10 to 20-year sentence for burglary and had been at the facility since September of this year.
[Read More]Scientists discover potentially habitable exoplanet with temperatures similar to Earth
Posted on June 4, 2024
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| Brenda Moya
UNDATED (WKRC) - Astronomers have been searching for a Earth-like exoplanet for decades now, and a very promising candidate has entered the running. Gliese 12 b, named for its red dwarf host star, Gliese 12, is a Venus-sized exoplanet a mere 12 parsecs away from Earth (or 40 lightyears, or 2.301e+14 miles). The physical similarities are already exciting for researchers, but the estimated temperatures are even better.
Temperatures anywhere near Earth's are rare on exoplanets, yet Gliese 12 b has an estimated surface temperature of roughly 107 degrees Fahrenheit.
[Read More]2 men arrested for alleged roles in northern border human smuggling scheme
Posted on June 3, 2024
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| Brenda Moya
SEATTLE (KOMO) — Two men connected to a northern border people smuggling scheme recently made their initial appearances in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
Jesus Ortiz-Plata, 45, of Independence, Oregon, and Juan Pablo Cuellar Medina, 35, of Everett, Washington were arrested May 23 with three non-citizens who had been smuggled into the United States from Canada.
The arrests were the result of a lengthy investigation by Homeland Security Investigation’s Border Security Enforcement Team (BEST), according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
[Read More]Altoona's VA hospital opens call center for veterans
Posted on June 3, 2024
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| Christie Applegate
ALTOONA -- The James E. Van Vandt Veterans Affairs Medical Center will launch a new call center Thursday morning for veterans to call and talk to a live operator rather than a series of recordings.
The medical center's staff said, up until the launch, vets would call to schedule an appointment or talk to a doctor but couldn't get through, or they'd get frustrated and hang up.
"So they were kind of getting lost in the shuffle,"
[Read More]Cause of death released after mother, son fall at Petco Park
Posted on June 3, 2024
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| Christie Applegate
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego police have determined the causes of death of a 40-year-old woman and her 2-year-old son who plunged from the third level of San Diego’s Petco Park, just as thousands of baseball fans were heading inside for a Padres game last year.
Raquel Wilkins’ death on Sept. 25, 2021, has been classified as a suicide, and her son Denzel Browning-Wilkins’ death has been classified as a homicide, the San Diego Police Department said in a statement Wednesday.
[Read More]DuBois church hosts annual 'Blue Mass' honoring local first responders
Posted on June 3, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A special mass was held in our region Sunday to honor local first responders during National Correction Officers and National Police Week.
Holy Spirit Parish in DuBois was the host of this year’s “Blue Mass” in Clearfield County. According to Father Ben Daghir, this is celebrated annually, going on since the 1930's, in the catholic church.
State troopers, firefighters, correctional officers, and other first responders in attendance were honored throughout the service.
[Read More]Gabby Petito strangled, died 3-4 weeks before found
Posted on June 3, 2024
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TETON COUNTY, Wyo. (SBG) — Gabby Petito died by strangulation and her death is being ruled a homicide, according to a coroner's report delivered Tuesday.
Dr. Brent Blue said based on further autopsy results, he could confirm Petito's body was left outside for three to four weeks. During the virtual news conference Tuesday afternoon, reporters peppered Blue with several questions via a Zoom call. When one reporter asked about toxicology results, Blue said he could not release toxicology results.
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