Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities in Centre County say a workshop in the Potters Mills area burned to the ground Monday afternoon after being struck by lightning. Officials say as severe weather was moving through the area, a lightning strike reportedly started a fire at a building along McClellan Lane. Investigators say multiple area fire departments were called to extinguish the blaze. No injuries were reported in the fire, according to fire officials.

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Betsy VanNoy from State College says she was in a rush last week trying to make it to her daughter’s fifth birthday party when Ferguson Township police officer Dan Lewis pulled her over. After explaining her situation, she says Lews not only offered to follow her there so that she could be there to celebrate, but he also left her daughter a gift for her birthday. “No part of me thought that was going to happen, and so I was just like 'Really?

PLUM, Pa. (AP) — The co-owner of a home that exploded in western Pennsylvania last weekend has died from injuries he suffered in the blast, which also killed his wife and four other people. Paul Oravitz, 56, who had severe burns over most of his body, died Wednesday in a Pittsburgh hospital, four days after the explosion in Plum. The town is about 20 miles east of Pittsburgh. The cause of the blast - which destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others - remains under investigation, but officials have said Oravitz and his wife, Heather, were having issues with their hot water tank.

STATE COLLEGE - The fate of several Penn State fraternity houses is now up to a Centre County judge. It comes after several months of ongoing legal battles between the State College Borough and property owners. Officials said it's the first time in over four decades that they've had to deal with something like this, and it all comes after a string of recent fraternity suspensions. "In the last two years, we've seen a wave of university action that removed the recognition of fraternities,"

UPDATE | CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Bellefonte Borough police chief Shawn Weaver has reportedly resigned amidst controversary surrounding the police department. Two other officers recently resigned from the force, and a third retired in January. Bellefonte Borough Council met Monday night, however, the borough's police situation was reportedly not addressed. In the past, the Bellefonte police force has included upwards of ten to twelve officers. The now former police chief had served in the role since 2006.

VERO BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — A complex coordinated escape attempt at a Florida jail was foiled by authorities. Five people were part of a plan to free a 78-year-old man from jail and help him escape to his castle in France, deputies said. Now they’ll join him behind bars. He just wants to get out of our jail any way he can because he knows he’s going to die in prison as a result of these charges,"

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — ABC15 News has obtained new documents relating to the Mica Miller case through the Freedom of Information Act that detail allegations of harassment and stalking that Mica reported to authorities about her estranged husband, John-Paul Miller. The Robeson County Medical Examiner confirmed Mica died by suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 27, 2024. The month before she died, Mica filed multiple police reports with Horry County Police and Myrtle Beach Police for alleged stalking and harassment incidents involving John-Paul.

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — A woman who was living inside a sign on the roof of a Michigan grocery store told police it was an “old safe spot” known to her family, though she didn't explain why she chose to stay there for a year, according to video of the encounter. The 34-year-old woman, whose name hasn't been released, was very concerned about her possessions as police officers said she would have to immediately leave an attic-like space inside the Family Fare sign in Midland, 130 miles (209 kilometers) north of Detroit.

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