Local Sports Update – Wednesday, 11/12

Local Sports Update – Wednesday, 11/12

Wednesday, November 12 by wcednews

District 9 / PIAA Football Playoffs Class 3A: The District 9 champion Brockway Rovers will host Penn Cambria, the District 6 champs, Friday night at Frank Varischetti Field in Brockway. You can listen to the game live on Sunny 106, or watch at Tri-County -... Read More.

DuBois Approves $6,000 Donation to Local Charities

Wednesday, November 12 by wcednews

DUBOIS - The DuBois City Council has unanimously approved to give $6,000 dollars to two local charities in dire needs. Introduced by DuBois Mayor Pat Reasinger, this would give $3,000 dollars to the Salvation Army and $3,000 dollars to the DuBois Area Food Pantry, to... Read More.

Strengthening PA Manufacturing

Wednesday, November 12 by wcednews

UNDATED - A new plan aims to strengthen manufacturing in Pennsylvania. The North Central Pennsylvania Pressed Materials Consortium has revealed that through innovation and collaboration will form a regional industry group and create a shared R&D facility. Doing this will allow thousands of local manufacturing jobs... Read More.

Jimmy Kimmel’s bandleader Cleto Escobedo III dies

Tuesday, November 11 by ABC News

Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader, and childhood friend, Cleto Escobedo III died on Tuesday morning, Kimmel announced on social media.Escobedo, who led the band Cleto and the Cletones on Kimmel's show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, was 59."Early this morning, we lost a great... Read More.

‘The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship – Special Edition of 20/20’ coming to ABC

Tuesday, November 11 by ABC News

Thank them for being a friend.The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship – Special Edition of 20/20 airs Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. It takes a look at the lasting cultural phenomenon of the beloved sitcom... Read More.

Reopening government could avert recession, but risks remain, economists say

Tuesday, November 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could end as soon as Wednesday, ultimately putting hundreds of thousands of federal employees back to work, funding food stamps and smoothing out major travel disruptions.The reopening averts a recession that may have come to pass in the... Read More.

Drink me: Sabrina Carpenter to get even smaller in ‘Alice in Wonderland’-inspired musical

Tuesday, November 11 by ABC News

Sabrina Carpenter is about to get even more Short n' Sweet -- on the big screen.Deadline reports that Sabrina will star in and produce a musical inspired by Lewis Carroll's iconic book Alice in Wonderland for Universal Pictures, the studio... Read More.

‘Toy Story 5’ teaser trailer finds Woody, Buzz fearing technology takeover

Tuesday, November 11 by ABC News

You've got a friend in them.Disney and Pixar have released the first teaser trailer for Toy Story 5. Everyone's favorite toys are back in the first look at the upcoming animated film that shows how the toys react to new... Read More.

What we know about pending government reopening, as record-long shutdown nears end

Tuesday, November 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is close to being over as the House is slated to convene on Wednesday to vote on the federal spending bill.The Senate passed the measure Monday night with eight members of the Democratic caucus joining... Read More.

Search for missing miner in flooded West Virginia coal mine enters 4th day

Tuesday, November 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Rescuers are racing to find a miner who's been trapped in a flooded West Virginia coal mine for days.Crews are pumping out thousands of gallons of water per minute at the Rolling Thunder Mine to help locate the miner after the... Read More.