NEW YORK (AP) — The confetti has been tested for airiness. The giant numerals – 2 0 2 4 – are in place. And the luminous ball, bedazzled in 2,688 crystal triangles, is fixed to the pole from which it make its 60-second descent at 11:59 p.m.
With throngs of revelers set to usher in the new year under the bright lights of Times Square, officials and organizers say they are prepared to welcome the crowds and ensure their safety.
Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — In Centre County, several community swimming pools that are badly in need of upgrades will soon be receiving new funding to help keep them afloat.
It’s a summer favorite! One spot that remains popular post pandemic is the local swimming pool.
“It’s such great socialization, recreation, physical fitness, it’s all those things. Most importantly, it’s such a community anchor.”
But in recent years, COVID shut some of those community anchors, and especially in more rural areas, the old concrete swimming pools are in bad shape.
A 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania student with a heart condition died after reportedly drinking Panera Bread's new “charged lemonade” drink.
A large cup contains more caffeine than cans of Red Bull and Monster Energy drinks combined, according to the lawsuit.
The suit was filed on behalf of the New Jersey parents of Sarah Katz.
The legal complaint, which was filed Monday, calls the beverage a “dangerous energy drink" and argues that Panera failed to appropriately warn consumers about its ingredients.
2023 HS football playoffs Week 3(All games scheduled for 7 pm on Friday, Nov. 17th, unless otherwise noted)
District 6Class 1A championship:
Purchase Line 13 vs Cambria Heights 27 @ Mansion Park in Altoona
Class 2A championship:
Richland 0 vs Bald Eagle 49 @ Mansion Park in Altoona on Saturday, Nov. 18th (kickoff scheduled for 7 pm)
Class 3A subregional:
Clearfield 35 vs Central 41 @ DuBois F/2OT
Class 6A subregional:
PARIS (AP) First it was Serena Williams' turn to overpower an opponent 6-2, 6-1 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
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Shortly after that was over Thursday, her older sister Venus entered the very same French Open arena and won by the very same score.
A bit like old times, n'est-ce pas?
"It's a little surreal sometimes, because it has been so long. They've both been out here almost 20 years,"
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities in Blair County are providing new details about an hours-long standoff earlier this month in Altoona as officials say the suspect is now facing nearly two dozen charges, including arson and multiple counts of aggravated assault.
Police say during the early morning hours of Saturday, March 2nd, officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Rosehill Drive for a "911 misdial."
Authorities say the caller, later identified as 28-year-old Tershar Miller, reportedly told police that he had a gun and threatened to shoot officers if they approached the residence.
ALTOONA - "The Bridge on the River Kwai" -- the 1957 Academy Award-winning motion picture -- is a fictional story based on a book inspired by actual events.
One 93-year-old veteran from Altoona played a role in the actual event during World War II.
Clyde Saylor served in the Army Air National Guard when allied bombers destroyed the bridge in April 1945, delivering a blow to Japanese forces who were determined to advance their occupation of Thailand and Burma.
CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP, Pa (WJAC) -- Rescue boats filled the Quemahoning Reservoir, in search of an 18-year-old man who officials say drowned Monday afternoon.
They searched a little under a square mile with side scan sonar, multiple dive teams and drones.
Scalp Level deputy fire Chief David Boyer says it's like looking for a needle in a haystack, and the depth of the water can change drastically as they search.
"We vary from shoreline here, 10, 15 feet of water to 80 feet of water out in the channel, and the channel's a couple hundred feet wide,"
ROCHESTER, Minn. (TND) — The top-ranked Mayo Clinic, headquartered in Minnesota, may have violated the religious rights of five of its employees who were dismissed for failing to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, an appeals court ruled last week.
A district court in 2023 ruled the workers had failed to ground their complaint against the mandate in sincere Christian beliefs and ordered the suit be tossed out. However, a panel of judges with the 8th U.
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