PORTAGE -- Portage Football coach Gary Gouse has seen just about everything in his storied coaching career. He has guided the Mustangs to great success in his 29 years at the helm. After yet another playoff berth and a top of the WestPAC finish in 2019, Gouse has decided to call it his last. The school board accepted his resignation as part of the scheduled proceedings at Wednesday night's meeting.

A New Kensington man is dead after his vehicle slid off the roadway in Fawn Township, Allegheny County, Saturday morning, state police said. According to a press release, Dominic Montemurro, 28, was traveling south on Pennsylvania Route 28, negotiating the exit 14 off ramp, just after 4 a.m., when his pickup truck slid sideways off the roadway. State police said Montemurro traveled approximately 300 feet through the grass covered median before striking a tree.

(TND) — Police worked to clear an encampment at New York University on Friday after a request by school officials astensions remain high on campuses across the U.S. with thousands of arrests that sometimes required riot gear and other advanced equipment to deal with tent encampments and occupied buildings. New York police officials said Friday morning that police were "on-site" after NYU requested their help "to disperse the illegal encampment on their property,"

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities in Cambria County are providing new details on Thursday's standoff situation in Richland Township. According to the affidavit, police have identified the suspect as 41-year-old Jordan Confer. Richland Township police say officers were dispatched just before 6 a.m., to a residence along Dowling Road, for reports of a suicidal male with gun. Authorities say Confer was identified as the suicidal male and witnesses say he reportedly fled the scene to a residence along Banyan Drive, prior to police arriving.

BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Stanley Branford with the Baltimore Police Department is a seasoned investigator. But as he described this murder case, he even went as far as to use the word "evil." "Just evil” Branford explained. “I mean what motive is there to treat a baby that way. There is no motive to explain something like this." Police were called to Rocket Tier Learning Center on South High Street Tuesday for a report of a baby not breathing.

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — The rain didn't stop Makensey Bechel, a senior at Portage Area High School, from walking in the rain. "I have my umbrella with me in case it rains," she told 6 News. It was for the Autism Walk & Resource Fair hosted by L&I's Hiram G. Andrews Center in Upper Yoder Township. Organizers say students on the autism spectrum were made aware of post-secondary education and employment opportunities.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania businessman wants to build a harness racing track and casino near Gettysburg, the site of the 1863 battle that turned the tide of the American Civil War. David LeVan said Thursday he will apply for a harness racing license and a license to operate a casino with slots and table games. The proposed location on about 700 acres is just east of where U.S. Route 15 crosses the Maryland-Pennsylvania line.

STATE COLLEGE/CENTRE COUNTY, Pa — State College had their December First Friday downtown this evening, featuring a number of fun attractions and opportunities. Many galleries and shops had special, later hours to accommodate visitors, with some discounts available at certain places too. To add to the family fun, tonight and on Saturday, there are free trolley rides going around the town, with a couple of stops to hop on and off.

Blair County, PA — Mountain Lion Backpack Program managers say if support continues to dwindle away, the program will “go under,” and children in our area will risk having weekends without eating any food. Mountain Lion Backpack Program leaders say the organization started back in 2011. Director, Billie Egan, says it was later taken over by Blair county community action, due to high demand and not enough people to meet it.

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — Officials placed the Blair County Prison on lockdown Tuesday as the facility grapples with COVID-19 cases among inmates. Officials on the Blair County Prison Board say they were notified at 7:15 a.m. that Warden Abbie Tate placed the facility on lockdown status. They say the prison administration is enacting a modified “out of cell” schedule for inmates where it’s safe to do so. The Blair County Prison had 43 inmates who’d tested positive for the virus and 30 others are still waiting for results, officials say.