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Streamer will show NFL games on Christmas, including 2 this year
(AP) — Netflix and the NFL announced a three-year deal Wednesday to stream games on Christmas Day.
The streaming giant will carry two games this year and at least one game in 2025 and ‘26. Defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City will face Pittsburgh in the first game, followed by Baltimore at Houston.
The NFL has played a total of 30 games on Christmas Day since 1971, including three last year.
Cambria Co. CYS workers battle staffing shortage
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Cambria County Children and Youth case workers -- along with other county employees -- will not be getting bonuses to help combat staffing shortages.
The decision was made Thursday morning after the idea proposed by one of the commissioners was shot down by the other two.
CYS officials tell 6 News that over half of their case worker positions remain vacant.
I believe we are at a point with our case workers where we are down to 13 out of 36 positions.
Body in Philadelphia warehouse ID'd as inmate who escaped in 4th city breakout this year
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A body found inside a Philadelphia warehouse has been identified as an inmate who walked away from a work detail almost two weeks ago in the fourth breakout from a city lockup this year, police announced late Tuesday.
The Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office identified the body found on Monday as escaped prisoner Gino Hagenkotter, police said in a news release.
Hagenkotter, 34, who was serving time on theft and burglary charges, was working in the orchard on the grounds of the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center on Nov.
Rickie Fowler repeats at Su
JOHNSTOWN -- Rickie Fowler arrived at Sunnehanna Country Club in 2007 as a skinny golf prodigy out of Oklahoma State who could hit the ball a country mile, and instantly became a crowd favorite.
Fowler won in his debut at 8-under par, and vowed to return the following year to make a run at following in the footsteps of fellow Oklahoma State Cowboy Scott Verplank who was the last to repeat in the Amateur Tournament of Champions.
Annual Harvest Fest returns this weekend at DelGrosso's Park
Blair Co., PA (WJAC) — This weekend marks the official start of fall and also the return of the annual Harvest Fest at DelGrosso's Park.
It's the 36th year of the event and also marks the park's season finale.
The festival is held both Saturday and Sunday.
The park grounds open at 8 a.m., with craft and food vendors starting at 10, followed by rides opening at 11.
More than 150 craft and food vendors will be there.
Bellefonte Area School District adds third option to back-to-school plan
BELLEFONTE, Pa — Just last week, the Bellefonte Area School District updated their back-to-school plan for the fall. They already had two options in place, but, after hearing community feedback and seeing additional state guidelines, school district officials added a third option.
Students living in the district now have the choice to participate in a hybrid learning plan. Officials say this will allow them to attend in-person classes twice a week, and then virtual classrooms for the other remaining days.
PA couple charged in connection to 4-year-old boy's accidental shooting
Authorities in Westmoreland County say a man and woman have been charged in connection to the accidental shooting of a 4-year-old boy in Rostraver Township.
Investigators say in July, police were called to a home for reports that the child had shot himself with a handgun.
Police say the child was flown to UPMC Children's Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.
Authorities note that the child has since received "constant" medical care.
Fire departments are training for more on the roads
(WJAC) — Tuesday, fire companies in Clearfield County responded to a car on fire. But this wasn’t your typical car. Rather, they say it was a Tesla. Fire departments tell us fighting electric car fires is quite different from regular ones. Are local fire departments ready to handle electric vehicle fires as more of these cars hit the streets?
For those Clearfield firefighters, they say this was one of the first electric vehicle fires they’ve had to deal with.
Murder of 16-year-old high school student solved, authorities say
A second suspect was identified in connection to the murder of a 16-year-old high school student from Maryland who went missing more than 50 years ago, according to authorities. The Anne Arundel County Police Department on Monday announced Donald Willard as the second suspect in the death of Pamela Lynn Conyers. The news comes about a year after authorities identified the first suspect as Forrest Clyde Williams III. The men are both dead, said police, with Willard dying in 2010, and Williams dying in 2018.