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THON organizers reveal record total for 2023

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WJAC) — After 46 hours of non-stop dancing and other festivities at the Bryce Jordan Center this weekend, organizers of Penn State's THON have revealed this year's total amount raised in order to help fight childhood cancer was yet another record. Volunteers revealed Sunday afternoon that the total raised this year is over $15 million. Last year, THON raised $13.7 million. But next year's THON now has a new record to beat: $15,006,132. Read More...

'Move forward:' inmates at Bedford County Correctional Facility imagine better future

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BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Thursday morning, Anthony Makarikas came to the Bedford County Correctional Facility as a visitor after he was an inmate there for three years. "Today, for me, it's a part of growth. Coming here is part of growth for me," Makarikas told 6 News. Anthony is now married, bought a house, and works as a cook at a restaurant. I found somebody that actually gave me a chance. Read More...

"She was the light to our family"

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WALLER COUNTY, Texas (KFDM) — A man in Texas has been charged with murdering his wife and confessed to decapitating her, according to Waller County Sheriff Troy Guidry. The Waller County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call about a possible death on Wednesday shortly after 4:30 p.m. Authorities said deputies arrived and discovered a woman's body in a small residential structure behind the main home. She had been decapitated, the sheriff said. Read More...