Pittsburgh, Pa (WJAC) — The NHL has officially announced the 2021 playoff schedule and the Pittsburgh Penguins now know when they will begin their first round series against the New York Islanders. Puck drop for Game 1 between the Pens and Isles is scheduled for noon on Sunday, May 16th. Games 2 and 3 will be Tuesday and Thursday night respectively, with Game 4 to be played Saturday afternoon, May 22nd.

Pittsburgh (WJAC) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Cole Holcomb reportedly suffered a season-ending knee injury in Thursday night's victory over the Tennessee Titans. According to NFL Insider Tom Pelissero, Holcomb is expected to undergo surgery after being carted off in the first quarter of Thursday's game. Head Coach Mike Tomlin told reporters after the game that Holcomb's injury was "serious." Holcomb spent the first four years of his career with the Washington Commanders.

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Will Penn State be forced to close some of its commonwealth campuses? That’s one of the questions the university president faced Thursday at a state legislative hearing, as she made a desperate plea for more state funding. “It is a desperate plea to all of you to please bring us to parity. It is no exaggeration to say Penn State is one of the lowest funded public universities, on a per student basis, in all of American higher education.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Cicadas have already started emerging from the ground across the U.S. A brood is a certain group of cicadas that only emerges during a certain cycle. This year, two different broods are coming out at the same time, and trillions are expected to make an appearance. The last time this happened was when Thomas Jefferson was president in the 1800s. But I want to be there just to witness all the cicadas because I think it is going to be one of those deals where they are covering everything the sides of trees, the sides of buildings, the sides of everything and their path,"

Clearfield Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities in Clearfield County say a former manager of a local haunted tourist attraction is facing charges after he was accused of repeatedly raping a teenage girl. According to the affidavit, state police allege that Kip Kolesar Jr., now age 26, sexually assaulted the 14-year-old victim at various locations, including the site of the haunted house and at a local baseball field. Police say, according to the victim, Kolesar allegedly raped the girl approximately 10 times during the summer and fall of 2021.