Oil City man accused of raping woman he met on Tinder while in town for vendor show
Indiana County, PA (WJAC) — Authorities with the Blairsville Borough Police Department say an Oil City man is behind bars after being accused of raping a woman he met on Tinder.
According to the affidavit, police were contacted in late February to investigate an alleged sexual assault that reportedly occurred at an apartment along Bentley Drive.
Police say the victim told officers that she had met a man, known as "
There 'has to be a level playing field'
WASHINGTON (TND) — The most decorated Olympian of all time spoke on the controversy surrounding a transgender athlete's inclusion on a collegiate swimming team, calling the issue "very complicated".
When Michael Phelps was asked about the University of Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas, who previously competed on the men's team but now competes on the women's, he compared the discussion to the discussion around doping in sports.
I think this leads back to the organizing committees again,"
Thieves targeting keyless vehicles; know how to protect yourself
WASHINGTON (TND) — The new technology making our everyday lives easier is also making it easier for thieves to steal cars. Specifically, cars that no longer require physical keys but instead have fobs or push-button starts. It's the same thing as that, just in a new technology way," Craig Hudson, a special agent with the Virginia State Police Department, said.Hudson has been with the department for nearly 20 years. He says gradually over time, he has seen an increase in car thefts across the state, with a big jump from 2022 to 2023.
Cello worth $250,000 stolen from a Seattle home
SEATTLE (KOMO) — A cello worth about $250,000 wasstolen from a Seattle home over the weekend, and detectives are seeking information.
The stolen instrument is an "1890 Enrico Marchetti cello with a blue and black carbon fiber case," according to the Seattle Police Department (SPD).
Officers were called to a Seattle home on the 1600 block of 24th Avenue around 5 p.m. Sunday for reports of a burglary, the SPD said.
Former pastor charged with murder of Pennsylvania child from 1975
DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa [TND] — The case of a missing 8-year-old girl from Pennsylvania, whose remains were found in 1975, was solved. Authorities in Media, Pennsylvania charged 83-year-old David Zandstra with criminal homicide, murder of the first, second, and third degree, kidnapping of a minor and the possession of an instrument of crime, nearly 50 years after Gretchen Harrington was murdered. Zandstra admitted to the crime, according to Delaware County District Attorney, Jack Stollsteimer.
Luke Combs refunds boys who stacked wood to pay for concert tickets
BANGOR, Maine (WGME) — Country music star Luke Combs helped make a Maine boy's 12th birthday extra special Friday night.
Bo Fenderson and his friend, Tanner, wanted to see Combs perform in Bangor last weekend.
In order to pay for their $100 tickets, Fenderson and Tanner stacked wood until they earned enough money to go to the show.
The two boys brought signs to hold in the crowd and show Combs what they accomplished to see him in concert.
Chestnut Ridge captures third place at PIAA team wrestling championships
WASHINGTON (TND) — Many students in Norway are seeing better grades and improved health thanks to a cell phone ban in schools. The Norwegian government has directed all schools to prohibit students from using smartphones and tablets to prioritize well-being and address the effects of the digital age on children's development, including declining reading abilities. "When they come, they lock in their mobiles and when they leave, they can bring it,"
Concerns grow over a deepening partnership between Russia and China
WASHINGTON (TND) — It’s a relationship forged out of common disdain for the West, now described as one with “no limits ."
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putinhave met more than 40 times over the years, in a partnership experts warn is deepening.
“I think the Ukraine war has brought them together. This is a strategic nightmare to see of them hug like this, usually, Xi Jinping is a little more restrained,"
Officials ID teen who drowned while swimming at Raystown Lake
UPDATE:Huntingdon County, PA — The victim of Saturday's drowning in Huntingdon County has been identified by local school district leaders.
Bellefonte Area High School Principal, Mike Fedisson, announcing that 16-year-old Nathan Dan was killed in a swimming accident at Raystown Lake.
Fedisson says Dan was a student at the school, and was most recently in athletics, including on the school's lacrosse team.
He says, "counseling services will be available for students and staff who may need assistance in coping with the loss.