ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) — An annual Blair County holiday display featuring thousands of lights is set to open this week.
The 23rd annual Holiday Lights on the Lake at Lakemont Park will open Friday, the park announced Monday.
The holiday display illuminates 51 acres of Lakemont Park as visitors drive through the lights and animated displays.
This year, visitors are tasked with finding Santa’s favorite sweet treats hidden throughout the display, while writing down what they find on their entry form, for a chance to win $1,000 at the gift shop at Santa’s Village, Lakemont Park announced. Read More...
ARMSTRONG CO, Pa (WJAC) — According to a release from the Armstrong County coroner's office, a Punxsutawney man was found dead in the Allegheny River on Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities say 38-year-old Nathan Paul Lauer had been missing since last Saturday.
Lauer was pronounced dead at the scene by Armstrong County coroner Brian Myers, and an autopsy is pending.
State police and the coroner's office are still investigating the incident, the release notes. Read More...
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WJAC) — Nicholas Kubera, and Jonah Neuman, two former Penn State fraternity brothers, sentenced Monday in Centre County court for their roles in the death of fraternity pledge, Timothy Piazza.
Kubera and Nueman were both ordered to spend two months on house arrest, followed by seven months in an intermediate punishment program but neither was given any jail time.
They were members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, where police say a 2017 hazing event for pledges led to Piazza's death. Read More...
