BLAIR CO., Pa. (WJAC) — With the Olympics underway all the way across the world, it's good to remind folks of Olympics events in our area. Saturday, the annual Winter Games Polar Plunge was held at Canoe Creek State Park to raise money for Special Olympics Pennsylvania and its athletes. The lake was frozen shut, but that didn't stop folks from jumping in. "This is our first back in-person plunge since about 2019, [which] was the last time we were able to do this,"

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After another drawing, with nobody claiming the top prize, the Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.55 billion, competing with the lottery game's record jackpot of $1.537 billion, according to a press release by the Mega Millions. Friday night's winning numbers were 11, 30, 45, 52 and 56, with 20 as the Mega Ball. Nine people matched the five white numbers, seven of them taking home $1 million and two taking home $2 million after opting in for the Megaplier.

Cambria Co., PA (WJAC) — The National Weather Service confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in Cambria County over the weekend as severe weather moved through the area. According to a public information statement that was updated late Tuesday morning, an EF-1 tornado was reported Saturday night along Snake Road and an EF-0 tornado was reported to have traveled across Gresh Road. Officials say both tornadoes reportedly touched down sometime between 8:40 p.

LEMONT - The State College Area School District held a public hearing Monday on the closure of Lemont Elementary School. The school has been apart of the district for over seven decades and the losing the building comes as a concern for some residents. The board's current plan is to shut down Lemont Elementary and combine it with Houserville Elementary School, which would put kindergarten through fifth-grade into a new building they would construct near Houserville.

Pittsburgh, Pa (WJAC) — According to NFL Insider Adam Schefter, the Pittsburgh Steelers are reportedly releasing backup quarterback Devlin "Duck" Hodges to make room on the roster for another backup quarterback, Josh Dobbs. Dobbs was originally drafted by Pittsburgh in 2017, and was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars at the beginning of last season; the Jaguars then released him this past offseason. Hodges was signed last season as a free agent and went 3-3 as a starter, while filling in for an injured Ben Roethlisberger and backup Mason Rudolph.

In December officials with the Humane Society of Somerset County said they were over capacity and could no longer take in animals. “We're doing a little bit better,” volunteer board member for the humane society Jennifer Matassa said. She said the shelter can hold 32 dogs and between 30 and 40 cats at a time. They are around those marks, but not over them right now according to Matassa. “But it's constant.

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities in Blair County say an Altoona has been sentenced to jail time and probation after pleading guilty to physically and sexually assaulting a woman last year. Aaron Foster was arrested last June following a disturbance at a home along 3rd Ave. in the city of Altoona. Police say the woman stated that Foster "shoved her" and forced her into the bedroom of the home, where he proceeded to sexually assault her, following an altercation about a party that the two had attended.

Philipsburg, PA — Authorities with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency reported Friday that a detainee escaped from the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, in Philipsburg, earlier this week. Officials say the "non-citizen" was reportedly captured 90 minutes after the escape on Tuesday night. State police say troopers located the escapee approximately two miles from the facility. Authorities noted that the individual does not have any "violent or sexual offense convictions.

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