RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The exodus of Palestinians from Gaza's last refuge accelerated Sunday as Israeli forces pushed deeperinto the southern city of Rafah. Israel also pounded the territory's devastated north, where some Hamas militants have regrouped in areas the military said it had cleared months ago.
Rafah is considered Hamas' last stronghold. Some 300,000 of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there have fled the city following evacuation orders from Israel, which says it must invade to dismantle Hamas and return scores of hostages taken from Israel in the Oct.
UPDATE:Huntingdon County, PA — The victim of Saturday's drowning in Huntingdon County has been identified by local school district leaders.
Bellefonte Area High School Principal, Mike Fedisson, announcing that 16-year-old Nathan Dan was killed in a swimming accident at Raystown Lake.
Fedisson says Dan was a student at the school, and was most recently in athletics, including on the school's lacrosse team.
He says, "counseling services will be available for students and staff who may need assistance in coping with the loss.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa (WJAC) — Its move-in weekend at Penn State which means thousands are coming to State College and other university campuses for the start of the fall semester.
But the return to on-campus classes has sparked controversy over Penn State's decision NOT to require vaccinations.
In a recent message to the university community on the vaccination issue, Penn State President Eric Barron alluded to possible political fallout, specifically that the state legislature may cut the university funding if vaccinations were mandated.
YELM, Wash. (KOMO) — A body was found near the site of an abandoned trailer in Washington state following an hours-long standoff that ended with a man fatally shooting himself Tuesday evening, according to officials. Officials said the incident began around 7 a.m. when fire crews responded to "suspicious situation" in Yelm. The fire department was dispatched to a fire involving a motorhome and a boat, and after extinguishing the fire, crews discovered a "
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa — Concern is growing in Centre County after several reported sightings of a fox in Ferguson Township.
The fox has been spotted near West College Avenue between Blue Course Drive and Corl Street.
"We've received several calls from folks throughout Ferguson Township about some foxes that have been sighted that appear to be injured and or sick," said Pennsylvania Game Warden Mike
Steingraber also said he has seen pictures of the fox but hasn't seen it in person yet.