PITTSBURGH (AP) — Prosecutors say they plan to seek the death penalty if they win a first-degree murder conviction against a man charged in last month’s shooting death of one police officer and the wounding of another in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Johnathan Jermia Morris, 31, of McKeesport is charged in Allegheny County with criminal homicide, attempted homicide and assaulting a law enforcement officer, as well as firearms crimes in the Feb. 6 shootings about 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH (WJAC) — The Johnstown Generals veteran hockey team was honored by the Pittsburgh Penguins ahead of Saturday night's game. The team, which allows active duty and military veterans to play and create fellowship for overcoming mental and physical health challenges, took to the ice at PPG Paints Arena before the game to play with the Pittsburgh Generals, in appreciation of efforts to launch the first disabled veteran hockey league in the United States.

UPDATE:CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Authorities say one man is in federal custody following an hours-long standoff in Sandy Township, Clearfield County. State police say the standoff resulted in a large portion of Route 255, between DuBois and Penfield, being closed most of Wednesday. Sandy Township Police Chief Kriz Kruzelac confirmed to our 6 News crew on scene that state police and U.S. Marshalls were serving a federal search warrant at a home along Old 255, prior to the standoff.

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WASHINGTON (WJLA) — Howard University in D.C. rescheduled the graduation ceremony for its nursing school after a chaotic scene erupted on Thursday. A large crowd drew to watch the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences students graduate, but the crowd grew upset and chanted “Let us in” when they were denied entrance to the building. Posts on social media show crying graduates and angry relatives and friends. Inside the ceremony, the Dean of the Nursing School at one point said, “Because of the size of the room and because our relatives sometimes do not know how to act, the fire department is now here to shut us down.

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WASHINGTON (TND) — The U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center on Thursday issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for a solar event which could impact a majority of Americans Friday into Saturday. Officials explained in a release they expect an eruption of solar material, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), to result in a geomagnetic storm. Along with the release was the rating of G4 for “severe,” which the agency has not issued since 2005.

Johnstown, Pa — The Pennsylvania Senate recently approved a resolution introduced by Senator Wayne Langerholc that would address the issues of ‘porting’ within the Housing Choice Voucher Program. “I rise to ask for support for Senate Resolution 45,” said Langerholc. “This resolution will call on the federal government to address the issue of porting.” Langerholc introduced this resolution to the Pennsylvania Senate in March after seeing how 'porting' is impacting areas within Cambria County - especially Johnstown.

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