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Pirates trade veteran 1B Carlos Santana to Milwaukee

Pittsburgh (WJAC) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have reportedly traded first baseman Carlos Santana to the Milwaukee Brewers. According to Pirates' beat writer Jason Mackey, Pittsburgh will receive shortstop prospect Jhonny Severino in return. Santana, a 37-year-old veteran, appeared in 94 games this season for Pittsburgh while recording a .235 batting average with 12 homeruns and 53 RBIs. He signed a 1-year deal with Pittsburgh back in November. Santana is playing in his 14th major league season, having previously played for Cleveland, Philadelphia, Kansas City and Seattle.

Annual 'Centre Gives' online fundraiser to raise millions for local non-profits

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — An annual online fundraiser is once again underway in Centre County and is expected to raise millions of dollars for hundreds of non-profit organizations. It’s a fundraiser with a simple, short title and big results. Organizers say the actual number of donors is continuing to grow. The Centre Foundation's Centre Gives fundraiser is now in its 13th year has raised over $14 million. Last year alone, there were more than $2.

Body of missing woman found in the jaws of an alligator

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Decades later, 'Torso Killer' charged in killing at NY mall

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — More than five decades after Diane Cusick's lifeless body was discovered in the parking lot of a mall on New York's Long Island, authorities have linked her death to the so-called "Torso Killer," a serial killer already convicted in 11 other killings. The suspect, Richard Cottingham — believed to be one of America's most prolific serial killers — was arraigned Wednesday on a second-degree murder charge in connection with Cusick's 1968 killing.

Man dies after ATV overturns during hunting session

(WJAC) — A man retrieving a deer after hunting Saturday died after his ATV overturned. Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees said 56-year-old Justin E. Lieb, from Nicktown, Cambria County, died due to blunt-force trauma after his ATV overturned on a steep incline. Lees said Lieb went home to get his Yamaha Grizzly ATV after harvesting a deer Saturday morning and was returning to the woods when the crash happened. Lieb’s family became worried after he didn’t return home that evening and called officials, who found Lieb in the woods near Double Dam Road, Susquehanna Township.