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Meet the Pennsylvania athletes who will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics
The 2024 Olympic Games are set to begin in Paris this week and Pennsylvania has a ton of elite athletes representing Team USA in multiple events. Check out the list below to see where each Olympic athlete is from and what events they will be competing in. Did we miss a Pa. athlete? Email eepler@pennlive.com and PennLive will update.
World of Outlaws Set for Three Pennsylvania Races, 2024’s Lone New York Stop
YORK HAVEN, PA (July 23, 2024) – The summer stretch continues with another busy week of action for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars. First, Sprint Car racing’s fiercest rivalry resumes with three races over four nights in Pennsylvania where the Posse awaits. Then, it’s north to New York for the season’s one visit to the “Empire State.”
Multiple people banned from gambling in Pennsylvania over ID fraud, cash withdraws
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Multiple individuals have been banned from iGaming in Pennsylvania, most for creating numerous accounts with someone else’s ID and withdrawing money. On Wednesday, July 24, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved recommendations by its Office of Enforcement Counsel to place seven individuals on the iGaming involuntary exclusion list. While the names […]
Pa. Girl Scouts council fires counselors over using camper’s pronouns
One of the largest Girl Scouts councils in Pennsylvania has fired four camp counselors at a popular overnight summer camp after they addressed a camper in the child’s choice of pronouns. Officials from the Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania on Tuesday confirmed to PennLive that they fired...
$1.2M in federal cash to help Pa. expand Eastern Massasauga rattler's habitat
Jul. 23—The Eastern Massasauga rattler is one of the few venomous snakes native to Pennsylvania. It's also the least likely to be spotted, because its historic range only includes parts of Butler, Clarion, Venango and Mercer counties along with a small slice of Armstrong County. But there may be a few more of them around in years to come after state wildlife agencies use $1.2 million from the ...
Americans divided over new law to buy a variety of beverages at supermarkets – but same rules will apply to everyone
AMERICANS who like to indulge in alcoholic drinks occasionally will have easier access to purchasing them this Fall. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 688, which allows residents to buy ready-to-drink cocktails at a plethora of locations, into law. The law, effective in mid-September, defines ready-to-drink cocktails as premixed...
Shapiro Administration discusses substance abuse prevention programs
The Shapiro Administration is canvassing the state to gather feedback about the best ways to address the opioid and overdose crisis still plaguing the commonwealth. They made several stops in Cambria County Wednesday, including holding a roundtable discussion at the Cambria County Academic Center and discussing prevention activities at Flood City Youth Fitness Academy in Johnstown.
Resolution honoring firefighter killed at PA Trump rally introduced to House
(WJET/WFXP) — A resolution has been introduced to the House of Representatives honoring the man who lost his life at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania. On Monday, July 22, a resolution honoring Corey Comperatore, who was killed during the July 13 Trump rally in Butler County while shielding his family from gunfire, was introduced to […]
So Far Nothing Found For Foul Smell Around The Johnstown Area
If you’re in or around the Johnstown area you may have caught a wiff of something Tonight and it isn’t pleasant. Viewers in the area reached out to us tonight about a manure like stench we even smelled it outside of our studio. So we reached out to...
Indiana Fever Sends Strong Message To Caitlin Clark After Rebecca Lobo's 'Best Passer' Statement
WNBA legend Rebecca Lobo went viral on Tuesday after she came out with a massive statement about rookie sensation Caitlin Clark. The former All-Star claimed that Clark is the "best passer in the WNBA right now" -- a declaration that understandably blew up online almost as quickly as Lobo uttered ...
Westmont's Christiana Gordon makes D1 commitment to University of Vermont
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — On Tuesday, Westmont Hilltop’s Christiana Gordon committed to playing Division I basketball, announcing on social media that she’ll continue her career at the University of Vermont. Gordon says she received multiple D1 offers but ultimately decided to join the Catamounts. The incoming...
Former Penn Cambria baseball boosters president accused of forging over 70 checks
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Lilly man is being accused of forging and altering the checks from the Penn Cambria baseball boosters when he was president of the boosters club. Jeramie Yeoman, 47, is facing over 70 charges and is being accused of forging and altering over 70 checks from a local baseball booster, […]
Elderly victim scammed out of over $340k by fake NJ contractor: officials
MANTUA TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A South Jersey man is in custody after officials say he swindled hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly victim. Christopher Fuscellaro, 32, is accused of posing as a licensed contractor under the names "Fuscellaro Construction" and "Four All Seasons Construction LLC." Officials say he...
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