STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WJAC) — The coroner has identified the Penn State student who was found dead Friday.
According to Centre County Coroner Scott Sayers, the student has been identified as 19-year-old Justine Gross of Summit, New Jersey.
The teenager’s cause of death is still unclear.
Sayers says an autopsy was completed and investigators are waiting on the results which will take about six weeks.
Investigators said Gross’s death appears to be an isolated incident and appears to be accidental in nature.
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor is opening the pool in the official residence he doesn't use to children who typically wouldn't have access to one.
Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman announced Friday the new access to the pool at the State House.
The residence is on National Guard property, about 25 miles from Harrisburg.
Fetterman's wife, Gisele, will run a program to teach water safety and coordinate wider use of the 30-by-40-foot pool.
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Somerset County District Attorney Molly Metzgar says two individuals were taken into custody on Thursday following a "large drug bust" on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Authorities say police conducted a traffic stop on a Nissan Altima that was traveling westbound through Jefferson Township.
Police say troopers "observed evidence of criminal activity" and conducted a search of the vehicle.
Investigators say the search led to the seizure of a backpack containing over 160 bricks of suspected heroin.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WJAC) — Pennsylvania State University police are investigating a pornographic video filmed in a classroom and posted online.
University spokeswoman Lisa Powers says screen captures of the video were shared with university police to try to determine if there is any criminal activity related to this, such as nonconsensual acts or the involvement of a minor.
Here’s Powers’ statement in full:
“If in fact the screen captures we have been provided are accurate, Penn State was obviously not aware of the use of its classroom in this manner, and the film was clearly made without any official permission.
SOUTH CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — State police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man by western Pennsylvania borough police officers that authorities said followed the discovery of a woman's body. Officers went to a South Connellsville home shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to check on the welfare of a 45-year-old woman. Police said a 33-year-old man let them in and they found the woman dead in the basement, but a struggle ensued when they tried to arrest the man and he fired a shot at them.