UPDATE |CLAYSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) – — Fire crews from multiple area counties are continuing to battle a massive blaze at a Blair County lumberyard.
Officials say the fire initially broke out around 10:30 p.m. Monday at the US Lumber facility, located along Ward Drive, in Claysburg.
Blair County emergency officials say a state police fire marshal has since been called to the scene.
Fire officials say the initial blaze prompted a 4-alarm response with flames and heavy smoke "
BURBANK, Okla. (KOKH) — An old high school in Burbank, Oklahoma, has been listed for sale as a single-family home.
Listed for $60,000, the high-school-turned-home was originally constructed in 1924 and contains 17,408 square feet of living space sitting on a 1.76-acre lot. The residence is listed as a single-family home with five bedrooms and four bathrooms.
There is plenty of opportunity to make this property your own," said the home's real estate listing.
PATTON, Pa (WJAC) — Officials with the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown announced that Rev. Ananias Buccicone has been placed on administrative leave following an accusation of recent inappropriate conduct with minors.
The Diocese says Rev. Buccicone is a pastor at Queen of Peace Parish in Patton and that authorities and law enforcement have been notified of the accusation.
Anyone with information about child sexual abuse is urged to report it to authorities.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WJAC) — There was a major announcement at Penn State Friday as university President Eric Barron confirmed he plans to retire next year.
Barron's current contract as Penn State's president expires in 16 months, in the summer of 2022.
At Friday's university board of trustees meeting, there was appreciation and praise for his 8 years in office,
Barron outlined accomplishments and urged the trustees to focus on previously set fundraising and other goals.
Canon-McMillan High School standout athlete Luke Blanock isn't letting terminal cancer keep him from making his dreams come true. Blanock was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer in December of 2013 when he was just 16-years-old, according to a Go Fund Me page created by his parents.
Blanock fought through 24 rounds of chemo, over 100 radiation treatments and two surgeries, the page said. Luke continued to play a full season of both basketball and baseball after being diagnosed.