LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — A bus driver in South Carolina has been fired after parents say she turned off the air conditioning on a special education bus to punish the children on board.
The incident happened in Lexington School District Two. The parents are demanding justice for their children.
According to the National Weather Service, it was 91 degrees the day, and the driver, Patricia Douglas was accused of turning off the A/C on that special education bus during the ride home.
University Park, PA (WJAC) — Penn State University officials announced that former Lady Lion Kathy Drysdale passed away Friday at the age of 53.
Drysdale was a star basketball player during her time at Penn State and then spent 13 years as a member of the university's athletics department.
She is a member of the Lady Lions' 1,000 point club and helped Penn State become the first women's team, from the Northeast, to be ranked No.
ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) -- M&T Bank donated $35,000 to 18 nonprofit organizations during its 10th annual charity luncheon. The company's vice president said the bank has helped support many of these programs for years.
“I think over the last 10 years, we’ve given over $200,000 to local food banks,” said Bob Bilger, vice president of M&T Bank. “M&T allows us to set aside (funds) and try to do what’s right for the communities that we’re in.
BOLIVER, Pa. (WJAC) — Situated just a short drive from the heart of the 6 News viewing area, just outside of Ligonier, is a conference and retreat center that has a rich history tied to, not only the local area, but across the world.
It's a place that tells the story of those who first settled here and their devotion to their faith.
It allows visitors to look at religious artifacts and also read the story of a local woman who survived one of the greatest passenger disasters in history.
Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — A trial date has been set in Michigan for a man charged with rapes there, and in State College, that date back more than 20 years ago.
The Michigan case is up first for Kurt Rillema, of West Bloomfield, Michigan, and that outcome could decide whether he is ever extradited to Pennsylvania to face court action in Centre County.
Police say the two cases are similar in that they involve accusations of Rillema raping women at golf courses.