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SHCSD moves to virtual learning for rest of week following COVID case

The Southern Huntingdon County School District will be closed to in-person learning Thursday and Friday after a COVID-19 case was confirmed in the high school/middle school building, officials announced Wednesday. District officials say teachers will resort to virtual learning for the rest of the week. “We are asking all students to take their electronic devices home today,” officials wrote on Facebook. “Check teacher webpages for guidance on your child's instruction. Additional information will be released as we consult with the Department of Health.

'It's happening:' IMAX coming to the State Theater of Johnstown, community reacts

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — When films at The State Theater of Johnstown were shown decades ago -- in black and white using primitive technologies -- nobody would've ever imagined that someday it would become an IMAX theater. "It doesn't seem real that it's happening. You kind of just have to pinch yourself." That's what Executive Director Eric Reighard told 6 News about the moment he heard the news: they'll be the next home of IMAX technology.

According to the DEA, getting illegal pills as easy as ordering food

WASHINGTON (TND) — The Drug Enforcement Administration is working to crack down on dangerous drugs invading communities around the United States. Getting illicit pills is just as easy as getting food with a delivery app, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram told a House Appropriations Subcommittee earlier this week. Milgram said all it takes is a few taps on a smartphone and pills will be at your front door. "People know what to state, that they're ordering and have the language or the emojis that they use for coding for that,"

Hunters donating venison to those in need

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Monday kicked off firearn deer hunting season, and with it each year a half-million meals will be given to those in need, thanks to hunters. Since 1991, a nonprofit charity, Hunters Sharing the Harvest, has donated more than 1 million pounds of venison throughout Pennsylvania. Donations for the 2017-2018 hunting season were record breaking, with 3,337 deer being donated, which provided 667,400 meals. "To be able to contribute their harvest, that's a pretty good honest thing,"

Planet Fitness defends banning customer who reported 'man in women's locker room'

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (TND) — Gym chain Planet Fitness is defending its decision to cancel the membership of an Alaskan customer who reported a “man in women’s locker room shaving.” Customer Patricia Silva said she encountered an individual, whom she described as “a man with a penis,” while visiting a Planet Fitness location in Fairbanks, Alaska. She later detailed their interaction in a video shared via Facebook. “I just came out of Planet Fitness,” Silva said in the video.