STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WJAC) — Earlier this year, several of the defendants in the deadly Penn State hazing case were headed to jail.
But since then, changes in their sentencing orders will keep all four from being behind bars.
It was one of the early questions in spring 2017, when more than two dozen defendants were charged in connection with the death of former Penn State fraternity pledge Timothy Piazza. Read More...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa — Another Penn State Fraternity is suspended following what university officials describes as 'violations of COVID-19 policies'. Officials say Sigma Chi located on Prospect Ave. in State College is now suspended after hosting a large maskless gathering.
The fraternity's party went against the State College boroughs COVID-19 ordinance and the university's separate COVID-19 guidelines as well.
This is not the first time the fraternity has found themselves in COVID-19 trouble, they were placed on interim suspension back in October, and now they will continue that way through 2024. Read More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two students at a Catholic high school in Philadelphia who allegedly were responsible for a racist video that showed teenage white girls in blackface “are not present in school” and are being disciplined, according to school officials.
The video, which was circulated on social media this week, sparked a protest Wednesday at St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls. The protesters included parents of two former students who told The Philadelphia Inquirer their children faced a hostile and unwelcoming climate because they were Black. Read More...