Crosby ties Gretzky for most 'point-per-game' seasons in NHL history
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby made history Monday night as he tied Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky for the most seasons played (19) in which he averaged a "point-per game" for the entire year.
”Any time you can be in that company, it’s pretty cool,’' Crosby added in reference to matching Gretzky on such a significant milestone.
Crosby scored two goals and an assist in the Penguins' 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers Monday night.
Last surviving Dallas detective who investigated JFK assassination 61 years ago dies
DALLAS (KTXS) — The last surviving Dallas police homicide detective who investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has died.
Elmer Boyd was deeply involved in the investigation and eventually took gunman Lee Harvey Oswald into custody, according to The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.
President Kennedy was shot just after noon on Nov. 22, 1963, as he rode through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas in a motorcade.
Mike Tomlin planning to return to Steelers in 2024
Pittsburgh (WJAC) — Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reportedly addressed the players and coaches on Tuesday and informed them that he plans on returning to the team in 2024.
For the past several weeks, there has been speculation that Tomlin may "step down" as the Steelers head coach at the end of the season and discuss his future with his family.
According to reports from ESPN and NFL Insider Mike Garafolo, Tomlin allegedly addressed said speculation less than 24 hours after the Steelers' playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Parachutists recreate D-Day jump, honor WWII veterans in Normandy ceremonies
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies for the fast-disappearing generation of Allied troops whofought from D-Day beaches 80 years ago to Adolf Hitler's fall, helping free Europe of his tyranny.
All along the Normandy coastline — where then-young soldiers from across the United States, Britain, Canada and other Allied nations waded ashore through hails of fire on five beaches on June 6, 1944 — French officials, grateful Normandy survivors and other admirers are saying "
Spaghetti dinner benefits family of Mahaffey junior firefighter killed in freak accident
MAHAFFEY – A Clearfield County community continues to mourn the loss of a 15-year-old junior firefighter killed in a freak accident late last month.
On Sunday, the Mahaffey Fire Department held a spaghetti dinner and basket raffle to benefit the family of Thane Lucas.
Police said Lucas, a junior firefighter with the Mahaffey Fire Department, was putting bags in a metal barrel when something inside it exploded.
An item struck Thane in the neck and he died of his injuries later at the hospital.
Country music crooner Randy Travis releases first studio recording in more than a decade
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) - Country music crooner Randy Travis released his first studio recording in more than a decade.
The "I Told You So" singer put out new music on Friday called, "Where That Came From" and posted a message on his official Facebook account: Eleven years ago I never thought I would be able to have a hand in music production of any kind, but by God’s grace and the support of family, friends, fellow artists, and fans, I’m able to create the music I so dearly love.
Laid-off workers host rally in Altoona
ALTOONA -- Department of Labor and Industry workers held a rally in response to being laid off, as a part of a statewide loss of 600 unemployment office jobs.
The Altoona unemployment office is scheduled to close December 19, when more than 100 people will lose their jobs.
"We already have our furlough letters. We will be shut down," said Dan McDermott, a laid off employee who was at the rally.
No one transported following overnight rollover crash in Friedens
FRIEDENS, Pa (WJAC) — No one was transported to the hospital following an overnight rollover crash in Friedens, according to Somerset County dispatchers.
911 officials say the crash occurred around 12:15 a.m., where Route 219 southbound crosses over Milow Kimmel Road.
Authorities say crews from Jennerstown and Boswell responded to the single-vehicle crash, and that the patient refused to be transported.
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Pennsylvania high school keeps 'Warriors' name, drops mascot
PSP IDs infant found dead along Fulton County roadside
FULTON COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — State police say they have identified the infant who was found dead along a Fulton County roadside last month.
On the morning of March 11th, investigators say the body of a male infant child was discovered in the area of Lincoln Way East and South Second Street, in McConnellsburg Borough.
Authorities say the child's death was deemed "suspicious" and an investigation determined that the child had been born no more than 24 hours prior to being found.