JEFFERSON COUNTY, OH (WJAC) — A former friar from the Franciscans of St. Francis in Loretto, who authorities say is accused of raping a student in Ohio, pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday. David Morrier pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual battery and was released with no bail during his arraignment Wednesday in Steubenville, Ohio according to 6 News' sister station WTOV9. The incident allegedly occurred at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

If your license plate is damaged or peeling, it's best to get it replaced and an event was held in Richland on Wednesday night so people could do just that. According to the Department of Corrections, license plates in the state of Pennsylvania are printed and stamped at SCI-Fayette, and the vinyl for the plates is printed at SCI-Huntingdon. The Department of Corrections gets that vinyl from 3M, and that is what is peeling off of the plates.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WJAC) — The murder mystery of a coed stabbed to death in the Pattee Library at Penn State's University Park campus is now 50 years old. Who was the killer, what was the motive, and what actually happened? Decades later, those questions remain unanswered. Gary Sinderson revisits this legendary unsolved murder, just days before its 50th anniversary arrives. But now, he’ll uncover important details never before revealed to the public.

Known to the world as the Machine Gun Preacher, Sam Childers is finally back in America from his now home of Uganda. He wasn’t able to come back earlier due to coronavirus. He still has big plans for the future. Coronavirus has rocked the world but Childers, Vice President of Angel’s of East Africa, was able to make it back to the U.S. after experiencing an extreme lock down in Uganda.

Officials say it was about 10 a.m. Saturday water started building up on franklin street in Johnstown around Valley Pike. They said the Department of Environmental Protection and its Bureau of Mines were on scene. “They determined that it was an old mine subsidence,” City of Johnstown public works director Jared Campagna said. “I guess the water built up over the last five days with the rain that we had filled the mine and broke loose.

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Five people have been charged with attempted murder after a man suffered a skull fracture during an attack, according to sheriff's officials in Tennessee. All suspects were arrested over the weekend following the incident that occurred in August 2023, said Carter County sheriff's deputies. The sheriff's office stated that deputies responded to the Stoney Creek community on August 19, 2023. Deputies found a 29-year-old man who was being treated by Carter County EMS for a head injury.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — An Arkansas barista went viral on TikTok. Now, she's searching for the stranger who unexpectedly helped her honor her late mother. Courtney Crawford works the early morning shift at a Starbucks in Little Rock. "She was struggling," Crawford said about a recent customer, "so I thought she's having a rough morning. We've got to make sure this girl is smiling by end of the interaction."On April 25, her naturally peppy personality helped cheer up that customer who was trying to shake off the cobwebs at 5 a.

Blair Co., PA (WJAC) — A lot of fun was had at Juniata Gap Elementary School on Thursday as students participated in a variety of hands-on activities for the 25th annual "Day of the Arts." This year, 25 local artists and performers donated their time to present workshops to students in kindergarten through 5th grade. Presentations included soap carvers, martial arts, dancing and much more. “The students are able to see a different way they might be able to express themselves.

Wayne, Michigan — A woman in Wayne, Michigan has been arrested in the murder and assault of her 8-year-old daughter. Authorities say the woman allegedly blamed the girl's death on a bad spirit in her house. Authorities say the child was found unresponsive in a bedroom and her injuries made the child unrecognizable. "The sheer brutality that innocent Lyla suffered is really like nothing I’ve seen in my five years of handling child abuse cases,” said prosecutor Erin Wilmoth.

PENN RUN, Pa. (WJAC) — An Indiana County family is speaking out after they say a custom-made cross was stolen from the fatal crash site of a teen girl. Kim Keith says her 14-year-old niece, Brittany Keith, was killed in a crash along Route 553 in Penn Run last year as the family was heading to do some Christmas shopping. Brittany died Dec. 23, just 12 days before her fifteenth birthday, her family says.