PLEASANT GAP – A new name has been given to part of the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology.
The CPI Transportation Training Center was dedicated and renamed Tuesday inhonor of Glenn and Thelma Hawbaker, a couple who began their construction company in Centre County in 1952.
The Hawbaker company first started contracting in State College.
After over 60 years in operation, the family was recognized for its leadership in the construction industry and for its longtime support of CPI.
SEATTLE (KOMO) — A group of more than 200 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on the University of Washington campus Tuesday night, with demonstrators twice using spray paint to vandalize the lens of a KOMO News camera.
Additionally, a KOMO News crew witnessed at least one fight during the demonstration, with at least 10 people involved in the skirmish. No arrests were reported and nobody appeared to be seriously hurt.
Throughout the protest, demonstrators held up black umbrellas as a means to block off access to the Quad on UW's campus.
Pittsburgh (WJAC) — According to NFL Insider Adam Schefter, the Pittsburgh Steelers are reportedly signing former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley to their practice squad following the injury to starting QB Kenny Pickett.
Pickett left Sunday's game in the second quarter with an ankle injury and underwent surgery Monday morning. He is expected to miss several weeks.
The 28-year-old McSorley set numerous records during his time at Penn State and helped lead the Nittany Lions to a Big Ten Championship in 2016.
PORTAGE, Mich. — A FedEx facility was severely damaged after a tornado ripped through Portage Tuesday evening.
Photos and videos show a substantial amount of the building, located on Portage Road near Ramona Avenue, is severely damaged, including a caved-in roof and flooding.
At this time, all employees have been accounted for, and no casualties have been reported, according to the City of Portage. Following Tuesday's storms, Fedex officials issued the following statement:
CHICAGO (TND) — Police at the University of Chicago removed the school’s “Popular University of Gaza” encampment early Tuesday morning, leading some protesters to claim they were "ambushed."
UChicago students created the anti-Israel encampment in tandem with students at other universities across the country. These encampments have become hotbeds of anti-Israel and anti-American sentiment in recent weeks as protesters rally in support of Palestine.
Campus police, according to Instagram page UChicagoUnited, “attacked” students at 4:40 a.