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State College's First Ever Pride Parade and Festival

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa — For the first time in State College, the borough will be having a Pride parade and festival coming this June. In the past, Pennsylvania State University has hosted events celebrating the LGBTQA community, but the downtown area has never seen a major event like this to celebrate Pride. The Pride parade comes with the help of the Centre LGBTQA Support Network, and on Monday night, the State College borough council approved the downtown street closures and use of the park and plaza. Read More...

After 32 years as local cook, Johnstown man wins $1M; says he plans to retire

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Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — Christmas came early for a Johnstown man who says he won a million dollars this week on a scratch-off lottery ticket. Donald Eller is a cook at Big Dogz Grill on Bedford Street. He said it was just a regular Tuesday when he bought a few $20 scratch-off tickets, and got some winners, before accidentally buying the same kind of ticket again. But this time, “I had to look at it 5 times,” Eller told us. Read More...

Big Run man dead after high-speed chase with police ends with fiery crash

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — A high-speed police pursuit Monday night ended with the driver dead after he crashed into a motorcycle shop in Big Run, Jefferson County, state police say. The crash caused massive structural damage to the building of Best Kawasaki Motorcycles. Around 10:30 p.m., Punxsutawney police say they attempted to pull over a red Dodge Caliber when it refused to stop. They say it went on U.S. 119 into Big Run. Read More...