Somerset Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities say three teen girls are facing charges after they reportedly escaped from a Pittsburgh-area facility for at-risk youth earlier this month and then were found driving a stolen work van along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Police say on Dec. 1, the teens reportedly escaped from New Outlook Academy and then stole a white, Chevrolet work van from the Brentwood area. Troopers say the van was later spotted traveling east bound on the Turnpike, in the area of Jefferson Township, Somerset County.

Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — Millions of dollars in federal COVID relief money remains unused in many communities and counties nationwide, but could that be changing soon due to the federal budget situation? Federal American Rescue Plan Act funding was approved and allocated to address the negative financial impact of the pandemic. In Centre County, the county's allotment was close to $31.5 million. As of early December, officials say 62% of that amount has been spent on everything from helping businesses to various repair projects at county owned buildings, and nearly $12 million remains.

EBENSBURG, Pa. — After nearly four years of waiting and a two-day trial, a Cambria County jury found Keith Reed guilty of conspiracy to commit third-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of Tony Phillips. Reed, one of three defendants charged in the case, was accused of setting up Phillips to be shot by Joshua Cambric, who was also charged. Reed was found not guilty of being an accomplice to first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, which are more serious charges, although third degree can carry more than 20 years in prison.

PHILADELPHIA (WCAU) — More than a dozen people were injured, including two critically, after two Philadelphia city buses were involved in a crash on Friday. Police say a SEPTA bus rear-ended another bus just after noon on Friday, sending around 14 people to the hospital. Passengers were on both buses at the time of the accident. Two people are currently listed in critical condition. SEPTA confirmed that both bus drivers were also injured in the crash.

A mission to fly more than 300 hundred rescue dogs and cats from Afghanistan to the U.S. with some headed for Maine is officially fully funded and ready to take off. The group Kabul Small Animal Rescue posted on their Facebook page that they have met their goal of $815,000. Passion for Pets in Brunswick will provide vet care for 11 dogs, then put them up for adoption. "We told them that we would help with 10.

JEFFERSON, Pa. (WJAC) — The manager of a Denny’s in Brookville was engaged in selling methamphetamine and fentanyl, according to agents with the Attorney General’s Office and Punxsutawney Police Department. Authorities say that Melissa Sue Lingenfelter, 42, sold the drugs to an undercover officer and confidential informant numerous times including at the restaurant where she worked. Lingenfelter would perform the drug transactions in her vehicle in the parking lot and even briefly sat with the undercover officer and confidential informant inside the Denny’s, authorities claim.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Memorial Day with a pledge that the country would continue the work of the nation's fallen toward creating a more perfect union, "for which they lived, and for which they died for." Delivering remarks at a solemn remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Biden said each generation must ensure the sacrifice of the country's service members is not in vain. “Freedom has never been guaranteed,” Biden said under gray skies in the memorial amphitheater.

AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE) — Nearly two years after her death, the family of Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her convicted killer, Kaitlin Armstrong. Armstrong is currently serving a 90-year prison sentence for the murder of 25-year-old Wilson. "When you shot Moriah in the heart, you shot me in the heart," said Karen Wilson when addressing Armstrong, moments after a jury sentenced her to decades in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — The Salvation Army announced earlier this week that it will close its Johnstown dental center later this month. It was first reported back in November that the group planned to move the dental center to a new location on Goucher Street in Upper Yoder Township. Since then, officials say they’ve been faced with unexpected obstacles due to rental property issues, and although the brick and mortar location will be closing, officials say they still plan to provide help for those with dental healthcare needs.

CURWENSVILLE/CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa — Cerebral palsy usually renders those born with it unable to move certain muscles, let alone play sports. However, despite the disability rendering him unable to walk, Kenny Davis has been playing golf for years. To keep hitting the links, Davis needs a specialized golf cart. At Eagle’s Ridge Golf Course in Curwensville, the Kenny Ryder Cup was held in a successful effort to raise $10,000 to buy that special cart.