ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) -- Altoona police were dispatched to Popeyes on Plank Road Friday morning for an overnight burglary. The store manager reported at total $300 was stolen from two cash registers in the store and one of those registers was gone, according to court documents.
Police said security cameras captured several suspects entering, one through an unlocked rear door and one through an unlocked lobby door.
Altoona police later learned two of those men, Khiry Cannady and Joshua Gregg had been stopped by Logan Township police the night before with a partially pried open cash register, latex gloves, a hammer and a 22-caliber handgun. Read More...
UNIVERSITY PARK - Tuesday marked the 75th anniversary of the famous "Nittany Lion Shrine" on the campus of Penn State University. The Penn State community is happy to celebrate.
The shrine was a gift from the class of 1940. The lion was officially dedicated as a part of Penn State’s homecoming festivities. The iconic nittany lion was built from a 13-ton block of limestone.
The shrine has suffered some accidental damage and has been vandalized by rival fans on several occasions -- but the lion still stands. Read More...
The Somerset Masonic Temple held a Karnival 4 Kids event on Sunday.
Over 400 people visited the event which featured a carnival theme with many attractions including professional clowns, magicians and even fortune tellers. However, the event was not only for fun. Each year temple members choose a worthy cause fir the year’s fundraisers and this year they chose the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia and Down syndrome charities.
“The carnival theme was selected by our Deputy Grand Matron, Deb Kinney, who also had a child in Children’s Hospital at one time," Read More...