HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- An inmate at SCI Smithfield is suing two top Pennsylvania Department of Corrections officials and is asking for criminal charges to be filed after he was forced to relinquish his three pairs of Timberland boots. Robert Fennell has filed a lawsuit against Eastern Region Deputy Secretary Michael Wenerowicz and SCI Smithfield Superintendent Eric Tice after three pairs of Timberland boots were confiscated and he was not reimbursed following the DOC mandate on hard-sole boots.

ALTOONA, Pa (WJAC) — Altoona Area School District students will participate in a "home learning day" next Thursday to allow the district's teachers and staff to get vaccinated. The district says that all assignments will be online, and students will not receive any live instruction. School officials add that face-to-face instructions will resume on Friday, March 19. ncG1vNJzZmivmpawtcKNnKamZ56axLR7y6iamqRflq60sIysmqGdlKq5pr%2BMoaamnV2hsqK%2BzaKloGWUlsZuv85mq56Zk52ys7%2BMrJqhp5%2BherTAwJ%2BdZpuRo3qosdNmrZqbk567osDEnQ%3D%3D

MEYERSDALE, Pa. (WJAC) — It’s been a decades-long road for Somerset County leaders to get Route 219 as a four-lane highway completely through the county. Right now, that four-lane highway ends in Meyersdale where the road continues on a six-mile windy stretch to the Maryland border as a two-lane road. Now they’re hoping to complete that. Federal and county leaders celebrated Tuesday the $53 million of federal money that has been set aside to be used for planning, environmental regulation costs, and other pre-construction work like buying land rights, to connect the end of the four-lane expressway in Meyersdale, connect with Maryland’s four-lane Route 219 to Interstate 68.

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A public comment meeting was held at Central Cambria High School Monday night as the district considers closing a long-time elementary school. Over 100 community members visited Central Cambria to voice their opinions on the potential elementary school consolidation. Dozens of community members, from grandparents to elementary students, spoke at Monday’s meeting as the district is gauging feedback on a feasibility study it released on a potential consolidation of its elementary schools.

PSU to charge for parking at Blue-White football game by Matthew Baumgarten Thursday, Apr 20th 2017PSU to charge for parking at the Blue-White football game. (WJAC) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A major change has been made to the Blue-White football game that Penn State fans might want to know about. ADVERTISEMENT Penn State plans to charge for parking during Saturday’s game. Read MoreThe parking charge will only affect those who didn't buy a 2016 season parking pass.

2nd UPDATE |CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — State police are providing new details about Sunday's shooting in Brady Township, Clearfield County, that involved two juveniles. According to the affidavit, police say the teenager charged in the shooting, 14-year-old Aaron Klingensmith, reportedly asked the victim if she wanted to see his dad's gun. Investigators say Klingensmith then admitted to pickup up the Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm handgun and pointing it at the victim.

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Fall is officially here, which means it's time to start enjoying all of your favorite seasonal activities. Whether it takes you a few minutes or even a few hours, going through a corn maze is a staple for fall festivities. But have you ever wondered how those huge maze designs are made? Some corn maze designers go as far as using GPS to get their design just right, but Weakland Farms does it without technology.

ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC)—As part of an active shooter drill Tuesday, students from Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School filed out of the school building and headed toward an off-campus location where they would meet in the event of a threat. “We know the world we live in and we understand that we could do one of two things. We could not talk about it at all and not have the answer, or we can start to do the things like we’re doing today, actually physically leaving the school and going to rally point and making a difference when it comes to survival for a bad thing happens at their school,” said Bubba Fatula, the director of threat preparedness for Gittings Protective Security.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (TND) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is looking to add $1 million to the state's budget to aid Florida State University (FSU) should it decide to sue the NCAA and the College Football Playoff (CFP) committee for denying it a spot in the playoff bracket. The CFP decision came Sunday during the playoff selection show on ESPN. In FSU's expected place as the final of four playoff teams was the University of Alabama, a decision that raised eyebrows considering the team’s early season loss to the Texas Longhorns, who also made the bracket.