State police release new details in Tyrone Pike crash that injured three

 Posted on May 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  30 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

State police release new details in Tyrone Pike crash that injured three

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Walmart to eliminate 24-hour operations at 100 stores

 Posted on May 7, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  298 words  |  Delta Gatti

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Update: Walmart could not confirm what stores will be affected by this change. However locally, Punxsutawney Walmart says it will be closing from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. starting in April. The Walmart in Everett will also be affected by this change. Those not affected include the Walmart in Benner Pike Shops in Centre County plus locations in Ebensburg and Altoona. It's still not known whether the Walmarts in Johnstown, North Atherton Place in State College and Somerset will be affected. [Read More]

What's the best weather to hit a home run?

 Posted on May 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  58 words  |  Christie Applegate

by EMILY GRACEY | The National Weather Desk

Tue, May 21st 2024 at 12:55 PM

Updated Wed, May 22nd 2024 at 9:32 AM

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American baseball team the Boston Red Sox in Sarasota, Florida, 8th March 1949. Among them are Ted Williams (left), Bobby Doerr, Vern Stephens, Tex Hughson and Dom DiMaggio (right). (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Ground beef products sold at Walmart recalled due to possible E. coli contamination

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  311 words  |  Brenda Moya

Check your freezers! A beef recall may impact you. Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling approximately 16,243 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced. The raw ground beef items were produced on April 26-27, 2024. The following products are subject to recall [view labels]: 2.25-lbs. plastic-wrapped trays containing "93% LEAN 7% FAT ALL NATURAL LEAN GROUND BEEF" [Read More]

Jack Nicklaus, other players say farewell to Arnold Palmer

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  954 words  |  Christie Applegate

LATROBE - A farewell to the King turned somber when Jack Nicklaus, his voice cracking as a large tear formed in his left eye, urged the elite and the everyman to remember how Arnold Palmer touched their lives and "please don't forget why." "I hurt like you hurt," Nicklaus said. "You don't lose a friend of 60 years and don't feel an enormous loss." The service Tuesday at Saint Vincent College in Palmer's hometown was filled with just as much laughter and warmth from stories of the most significant figure in modern golf. [Read More]

Nearly 2 million doses of fentanyl seized, 24 arrested

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  452 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

TACOMA, Wash. (KOMO) — A federal investigation into a drug-trafficking operation with ties to a white supremacist prison gang led federal agents to seize nearly two million doses of fentanyl, more than 200 pounds of methamphetamine, and more than 200 guns. They also made 24 arrests. Federal officials said the operation moved drugs from Mexico through Washington state, Idaho, and Alaska. “Not only are we seeing the drugs coming in from Mexico, but we’re also seeing the sheer amount of weapons that we seize, some of those are going down to Mexico to fuel the violence of the cartels down there in Mexico,” Acting Special Agent in Charge Jacob Galvin with the Drug Enforcement Administration in Seattle said. [Read More]

Toxic, self-cloning species of 'jumping worms' invading the US

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  218 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

WASHINGTON (TND) —A new species of toxic worms has been making its way through the United States. These worms, known as hammerhead worms, were reportedly spotted last fall in the country and have been causing mayhem in soil and gardens. As reported by Bangor Daily News, these worms prey on earthworms, which help keep soil healthy by turning organic materials into useful compost, increasing soil nutrients and moisture intake. Native to Japan and the Korean Peninsula, this invasive species of " [Read More]

University of Chicago students stage commencement walkout as diplomas withheld

 Posted on May 6, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  453 words  |  Christie Applegate

CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of students protesting the war in Gaza walked out of the University of Chicago's commencement Saturday as the school withheld the diplomas of four seniors over their involvement with a pro-Palestinian encampment. The disruption to the rainy two-hour outdoor ceremony was brief, with shouts, boos and calls to "Stop Genocide." A crowd of students walked out in between speeches and a demonstration followed the official ceremony. Some chanted as they held Palestinian flags while others donned traditional keffiyeh, black and white checkered scarves that represent Palestinian solidarity, over their robes. [Read More]

'No difference between Joe Biden and the Ayatollah'

 Posted on May 5, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  325 words  |  Delta Gatti

TEL AVIV, Israel (TND) — Republican lawmakers are lambasting the Biden administration for announcing plans to send $100 million in aid to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. President Joe Biden made the announcement while visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday as Israel remains at war with Hamas terrorists. Biden has been a fierce supporter of Israel’s fight, making numerous public statements and tweets condemning Hamas. However, Republicans accused Biden of fueling Hamas through the aid. [Read More]