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SOMERSET, Pa. (WJAC) — A funeral procession took place Monday afternoon for a local business owner who died in a Somerset County crash Thursday. Pat Herring was the owner of Herring Motor. His casket was placed on the back of one of his tow trucks. Dozens of semitrucks followed. State police in Somerset say Herring died Thursday when he crashed while driving a tow truck on Route 31 near Mount Zion Road in Jefferson Township.

The Humane Society of Cambria County has taken in over one thousand animals in the past year alone, according to officials. They say 78 animals were recently accepted over just a two-day period in May. “Every room in this building is full to the brim with animals that we can safely occupy. The floor space is covered, we have animals in every single roomMy office has multiple animals, our garage is now full of animals, they’re everywhere they can safely be contained,” says Humane Officer Kinlee Whited.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's son was in federal court, prepared to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses. The culmination of a sprawling investigation, the deal between Hunter Biden and prosecutors was going to spare him a politically explosive trial in the middle of his father's reelection campaign and likely prison time. But it all fell apart. Now, Hunter Biden is headed to trial on federal gun charges in a case brought by his father's Justice Department at a time when America's political and legal worlds are colliding like never before.

Bedford County, PA (WJAC) — This week's installment of Road Trippin' takes us to Old Bedford Village. It's our area's largest living history museum. Several people dedicate their lives to living in the village, assuming the roles of those living in the 17 and 1800's, with the purpose of educating visitors. We spoke to one of them, the blacksmith, as he highlights the privileges for him to live and work on the same site acting as a historian and also a teacher.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — There are many vacant buildings in Johnstown, so instead of knocking them down, why not build them back up? The building located at the intersection of Central Ave and Osborne Street has been vacant since 2016. Six years later, and the building finally has a purpose again. The old Cambria Rowe Business College is transforming into a medical center that will provide a variety of health services.

ALTOONA – This isn’t something you hear every day: Cancer survivors in Altoona are coming together to help others who are currently fighting for their lives. "Wishing you joy and peace at Christmas and throughout the new year, from the Brian Morden Foundation," Abigail Miller read from a card she signed. From cheerful notes, to Christmas candy, current cancer patients will be getting it all. "It makes me happy because other people can get treats like I did,"

PUNXSUTAWNEY - The small town of Punxsutawney will fill with tourists from all over for Groundhog Day Thursday. But not only does the population surge for the holiday, so do rates at local hotels. According to online reservations, a room at the Cobblestone Inn & Suits in Punxsutawney will cost nearly $400 on Wednesday and Thursday, compared with normally costing around $115. "We are booked, every room in the hotel is sold,"

A trip to a gas station bathroom sent a Virginia man to the hospital on after he said he got pricked by a used needle. The first thing I thought of was that I'm going to end up with a disease. I was scared to death because of the possibility of what the person may have had," said Marvin Barnett, of Lynchburg.What started as a normal morning pitstop for Barnett, ended in an hours-long stay at the hospital.

ARMSTRONG CO, Pa (WJAC) — According to a release from the Armstrong County coroner's office, a Punxsutawney man was found dead in the Allegheny River on Wednesday afternoon. Authorities say 38-year-old Nathan Paul Lauer had been missing since last Saturday. Lauer was pronounced dead at the scene by Armstrong County coroner Brian Myers, and an autopsy is pending. State police and the coroner's office are still investigating the incident, the release notes.