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'Poor air quality' forces Benner Elementary School closure

BELLFONTE, Pa. (WJAC) The Bellfonte Area School District announced the temporary closure of Benner Elementary School due to poor air quality in the building. School officials posted on their Facebook page that the school will be closed on Monday. They did not say when students would be able to return to the building.

Heated debate over Somerset County 911 center staffing crisis has officials 'scared to death' over t

Somerset County, PA Things were visibly heated at the commissioners meeting, this week. Union staffing representative, George Critchfield and commissioners both saying the other party is holding up the increase in pay and training for 911 staff. This as concerns are being raised with the amount of actual staffing at the 911 center, union

How to keep your pets safe during summer's historic cicada emergence

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) Summer is just around the corner and so is the largest cicada emergence in over 200 years. Cicada Brood XIX, which emerges every 13 years, and Brood XIII, which emerges every 17 years, will be buzzing together for the first time since 1803.

Suspect in custody following incident in Mount Union

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) State police have confirmed that a suspect in custody following Friday's "barricade incident" in Mount Union Borough. Police say around 10 a.m., members of the US Marshals Service attempted to serve a warrant for 33-year-old Stephon Hoover.

Valve issue on rocket leads to Boeing calling off its 1st astronaut launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Boeing called off its first astronaut launch because of a valve problem on the rocket Monday night. The two NASA test pilots had just strapped into Boeings Starliner capsule when the countdown was halted, just two hours before the planned liftoff. A United Launch Alliance engineer, Dillon Rice, said the