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Rail officials investigating 'minor train derailment' in Bellefonte

Rail officials investigating 'minor train derailment' in BellefonteWed, 05 Jun 2024 11:59:22 GMT (1717588762832) Gallery - News3 v1.0.0 (common) 85a848d002b3a7f7785bfb6376ad1dbb5836f767 Fallback Presentation. Using deprecated PresentationRouter. ncG1vNJzZmivmpawtcKNnKamZ56axLR7y6iamqRfnK6tuMSrsGiqkZ65brvFn6CcoZGhwG61za%2BcrKyZnK61tc2gZKahnqS%2FbsDRmqCnZZSav6K1y6acp6xdnrtursSlo56en6PBpovPoaatp21n

Blair County nonprofit, businesses organize boutique for local women in recovery

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A special event was held Monday in Blair County. Families United for Change teamed up with several local businesses and organizations to host a clothing and accessory boutique for women in recovery. The event was held inside the newly created Railroad City Cultural Center, located within the historic Gables building. Women in recovery are able to stop in and peruse the items, which range from business attire to hygiene items.

Cambria County nun, teacher tragically killed in car crash en route to religious retreat

BERKS COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Officials say a Cambria County nun was killed in a crash over the weekend. Catholic church officials say they are mourning the loss of Sister Augustine Marie Molnar. According to the Diocese of Scranton, the 43-year-old was killed Saturday in a head-on crash on Route 183 in Jefferson Township, Berks County. They report she was headed to Reading for an annual religious retreat. Sister Augustine Marie was a middle school religious teacher at All Saints Catholic School in Cresson, according to the National Catholic Register.

New pizza shop opens in Geistown

GEISTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — There is a new pizza shop opening in Cambria County. JoJo's pizza is opening a new location on Bedford Street in Geistown. The new shop was formerly Ann's Pizza. Ann's closed in October 2018. Employees at the new location said they are trying to combine JoJo's traditions and Ann's traditions -- starting with square cut pizza. JoJo's Pizza also has a location on Locust Street in Saint Michael.

Reparations enter presidential election conversation as cause advances locally

WASHINGTON (TND) — Theconversation around reparations for slavery has made its way into the presidential election. Third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised Black farmers that if he wins the election, he’ll give them $5 billion worth of reparation payments. That $5 million is not money that’s an entitlement, it's money that was a loan that Black farmers were entitled to way back when and was stolen from them," RFK Jr.