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Disney gets green light for major expansion of Southern California theme parks

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disney has received another key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to its iconic Disneyland in decades. The Anaheim City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the plan to transform Disney's 490-acre (488-hectare) campus in densely-populated Southern California by moving parking to a multi-story structure and redeveloping a massive lot with new entertainment and rides. It was a second, required vote for the plan after the council gave initial approval last month. Read More...

Local high schooler Jax Forrest wins opening round of USA Olympic Wrestling Trials

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CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — The Bryce Jordan Center is hosting the United States Olympic wrestling trials this weekend. Men and women in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling are competing for the chance to represent the USA in Paris this summer. Seventeen former and current Penn State wrestlers will compete this weekend. The trials started at 10 a.m. on Friday and several Nittany Lions have already advanced to the second round. Read More...

Man pleads guilty in wrong-way DUI crash that killed Ligonier Township officer

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GREENSBURG - A man charged with killing a western Pennsylvania police officer in a wrong-way crash while he was intoxicated has pleaded guilty to charges in the case. Clair Fink pleaded guilty Friday to third-degree murder and drunken driving charges over the head-on crash that killed Ligonier Township Police Lt. Eric Eslary last year. The crash left Eslary's police dog injured. Thirty-three-year-old Fink made the plea at a brief hearing in Westmoreland County court. Read More...