READING, Pa. — Police say they captured a big African cat, resembling a cheetah, running loose through the streets of a Pennsylvania city.
Reports about the spotted feline started coming in on Nov. 3. When Reading officers tracked it down, they initially thought they'd found a cheetah.
The Animal Rescue League of Berks County says they got a call from the police department about the feline on Saturday.
When staff responded, they found a cat called an African serval in Reading, about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — A Centre County woman is sentenced to a state prison in a child abuse case that a doctor says has left the young victim with nearly no chance of having a meaningful recovery.
During her sentencing hearing Thursday in Centre County court, Mindy Sue Jackson's struggles with mental health issues were part of the testimony.
But also testifying was a doctor from Geisinger Health who said the infant abused by Jackson, suffered severe brain injuries that’s left her in a near vegetative state.
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Penn State's AG Progress Days continued Wednesday and family farms, agriculture business and the younger generations were hot topics during the annual government luncheon.
On day two of the AG Progress Days, Gov. Tom Wolf dropped by for a visit.
Among the issues he stressed, was the importance of maintaining the state's agriculture industry, along with keeping the younger generation interested in the industry.
In recent years, the industry has lost more than 6,000 farms.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU has hired Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Matt Canada away from the Panthers in hopes he can make the Tigers' run-heavy offense more dynamic and productive against some of the nation's better defenses.
Canada's unit at Pitt enjoyed a prolific season, averaging 42.3 points and 447.5 yards for Pitt, which went 8-4 this season and next meets Northwestern in the Pinstripe Bowl in Dec. 28.
Canada's offenses have been defined by balance, creativity and misdirection.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area.
Officials urged residents to keep off roads following Thursday's storms, as many were impassable and traffic lights were out. The storm system moved through swiftly, but flood watches and warnings remained Friday for Houston and areas to the east.
GRAMPIAN - A Clearfield County destination that's millions of years old is adding something new.
The Bilger's Rocks Association has plans to remodel one of its cabins into a visitor center.
Bilger's Rocks is geological sandstone formations nestled in the woods outside of Grampain.
"These rocks are over 325 million years of age and they have a mysterious type of environment for people to come and explore," said association member Terry O'Connor.
Having a damaged or otherwise illegible license plate could potentially land you in some trouble,
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, a vehicle registration plate is deemed illegible when one or more numbers or letters cannot be recognized from 50 feet or if the registration plate shows any blistering, peeling, discoloration, or loss of reflectivity. The plate needs to be replaced once it’s illegible. In order to facilitate plate replacements, PA state senator Wayne Langerholc organized an event with the Northern Cambria Police Department where people were able to line up inside their vehicles and fill out the necessary paperwork on the spot.
JOHNSTOWN -- Friday night featured a pair of games in the city of Johnstown.
Martella's Pharmacy evened the JCBL championship series 1-1 with a 7-3 defeat of PCCA at Roxbury Park.
At the point, The Johnstown Mill Rats dropped a tough one at the hands of Champion City.
Check out the video above for highlights from Friday.
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