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Seven Mountains EMS council starts recruitment campaign amid declining numbers

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BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WJAC) — Seven Mountains EMS council is starting a recruitment campaign. "Hear our Stories" is a public service announcement targeting the growing demand for trained emergency responders across the state. It tells the stories of current first responders, how they got involved and what keeps them coming back. The Seven Mountains council agencies responded to nearly 60,000 calls for service last year. ncG1vNJzZmivmpawtcKNnKamZ56axLR7y6iamqRfqLK3sc1mpKitnqmuqrrSZpymq12YvLa6wqKjZquklr%2B1v4yrnJyqpZ7BrrHNrWScmZ2lrqqzzQ%3D%3D

'Brady Bunch' star fired after interview with gay actor

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles radio station says former "Brady Bunch" star Susan Olsen has been fired after she got into an online confrontation withopenly gay actor Leon Acord-Whiting. LA Talk Radio announced on Friday that it will not tolerate hateful speech and that it has severed ties with the host. Us Weekly reports Acord-Whiting criticized Olsen, the co-host of "Two Chicks Talkin' Politics," after he was a guest on the show. Read More...

Blacklick Township fire

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BLACKLICK TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WJAC) — A fire that ripped through a Blacklick Township home along Station Road Sunday night has been ruled arson, according to Nanty Glo Deputy Fire Chief Rich Brown. The house was a total loss, displacing the family of one of the fire department's own. Brown says the fire started on the first floor in the living room, with flames engulfing the first floor of the home and spreading to the second floor. Read More...