Despite increasing consumer interest in cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles, some automakers are backing the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze auto emission standards and end states’ ability to impose stricter emission requirements. Andrea Sears reports…

BURLINGTON CITY, N.J. (AP) — A state appellate court has upheld a southern New Jersey school teacher’s legal victory in an ongoing dispute over using a sick day during last year’s Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory parade. The panel on Wednesday upheld a state Public Employment Relations Commission decision that the teacher’s union can challenge a decision to deny Robert Gurry sick leave. The judges found the “football flu” grievance can be decided by an arbitrator.

DONEGAL, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say an ATV driver was killed when he was struck by another vehicle in Donegal, PA. The Westmoreland County coroner’s office says Joshua Torrence was eastbound on Route 130 in Donegal when a westbound Jeep that was trying to make a left turn hit him around 4:40 p.m. Wednesday. The 27-year-old Cook man, who was riding by himself, was thrown from the ATV. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. The driver of the Jeep was not injured.

PennDOT has shared its tips for on what to do to prepare for winter driving. Beaver County radio intern Alex D’Itri has the report…

PHILIPSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police say a sport utility vehicle was stolen from a central Pennsylvania home on Thanksgiving Day _ with a Thanksgiving meal inside. State police in Clearfield say the theft happened shortly before noon Thursday at a Morris Township home. Police say a 60-year-old Philipsburg woman was “in the process of loading their Thanksgiving meal into the vehicle” but emerged to see it being driven away. The SUV was later recovered and a suspect arrested. No word if the Thanksgiving meal was still inside.

A man is behind bars after police said he stole a strange list of items from three Pittsburgh stores in a 20-minute span. According to a police criminal complaint, the crimes happened early Wednesday on Forbes Avenue and Atwood Street in the Oakland section of the city. But the crimes didn’t really qualify as robberies because of what 28-year-old Byron Leverette is accused of stealing. Police say Leverette started his spree by stealing laundry detergent at the Rite Aid there. According to court documents, he grabbed the detergent, knocked down the manager standing at the entrance and stepped on her. Police say Leverette then came out of the Rite Aid with two detergents in hand, threw one at the manager and threw the other in the middle of the street when customers tried to top him. Investigators said Leverette then ran into the Marathon gas station and stole gloves before entering the CVS down the street on Forbes Avenue. Inside the CVS, officers found Leverette with two containers of Tide laundry detergent and arrested him. He’s is being charged with two counts of retail theft.

A blaze killed 10 exotic animals Thursday that were inside a barn at African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton near Sandusky in northern Ohio. Police responded last night to the park and found a zebra running loose and one of the barns engulfed in flames. Firefighters battled the blaze for more than an hour before getting it under control. The 10 animals that died inside the structure included three bongos, three giraffes, three red river hogs, and one springbok. The park was scheduled to be closed on Thanksgiving, according to the website, and police say the only person on the property at the time of the blaze was a manager/gamekeeper who lived there. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, which will be turned over to the state fire marshal’s office. Investigators are expected to be back at the site today.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR BLACK FRIDAY, NOV. 29TH, 2019

 

TODAY – CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. HIGH NEAR 40.

TONIGHT – OVERCAST. LOW – 29.

SATURDAY – CLOUDY SKIES. HIGH – 41.

SUNDAY – RAIN SHOWERS, BOTH MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. HIGH – 54.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A liberal activist group is launching a digital ad campaign assailing the Federalist Society, a conservative legal organization that has championed judges nominated by President Donald Trump. The ads by Demand Justice target law firms that sponsored the Society’s recent annual dinner, where Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh addressed more than 2,000 people. The ads feature photos of Kavanaugh and a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers, which he denied.