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Pittsburgh, Pa (WJAC) — University of Pittsburgh men's basketball coach Jeff Capel has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, according to ateam release. As a result, Capel will miss the team's next game, on Dec. 22, against Louisville. The university said that no other members of the program have tested positive for the virus. Pitt is 5-1 overall on the young season and 1-0 in conference play. ncG1vNJzZmivmpawtcKNnKamZ6OlvLPA0miaqKakmru1e8%2Biq61lnZq7tHnBmqqknaSXrq24jJymmpuYYsGmv9OsZKmno57BqsLEZp2oql2YvLe1w2ZocmWnnrmtecyiqqxlpJqurr%2BMp5yxrF2crq6x

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- All of the businesses at the Logan Town Centre are open after power was cut this week. A massive and growing crack was responsible for the temporary outage. Crews are working now to make repairs. Officials said removal of the landslide is step one of stabilizing the hillside behind Logan Town Centre. The property owners, the Kroenke Group, said in a statement: "Engineers are meeting on site today to evaluate the changes to the slope and develop a permanent solution to the earth movement issues.

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities in Cambria County say a South Fork man is behind bars following an investigation into allegations that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl. Police say officers were notified of the alleged assaults earlier this month after the victim reported being sexually assaulted by 19-year-old William Douglas. Investigators say the victim recalled multiple incidents where she was reportedly assaulted by Douglas and "forced" to engage in sexual activity.

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — The City of Johnstown was presented with an inaugural award from the state Thursday afternoon. Dozens of community leaders gathered at the Holiday Inn -- along Market Street in Downtown Johnstown -- where the Secretary’s Award for Municipal Excellence was presented. It's the first award of it's kind, which will be given out once a year to a community in Pennsylvania that is "driving momentum for change.

ELK COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Two people are facing multiple drug charges after officers responded to a fatal overdose in Elk County Wednesday, according to police. According to a criminal complaint, Crystal Hause, 37, arranged a meeting through Facebook messages to meet Dustin Smith, 39, in order to purchase drugs for the victim. Police say that, once Hause obtained the drugs, she delivered them to the victim who then smoked heroin and fentanyl.

WASHINGTON (TND) — The Israeli government is now saying they cannot confirm that Hamas terrorists cut off the heads of babies during their attack Saturday. The statement contradicts previous reportsby Indian news website OpIndia and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Office. "There have been cases of Hamas militants carrying out beheadings and other ISIS-style atrocities. However, we cannot confirm if the victims were men or women, soldiers or civilians, adults or children,"

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — State police say a 19-year-old Somerset man is facing charges after he was accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl and providing her with marijuana and vapes. According to the affidavit, police say the girl reported in late January that she had allegedly been provided with various vapes by Caleb Lambert. Police say the victim also claimed that she had engaged in sexual activity with Lambert.

UPMC says all of its hospitals will soon begin reimplementing its universal masking policy due to a recent rise in cases of respiratory viruses such as COVID, RSV and influenza. The policy will apply to all employees, visitors and patients, a UPMC spokesperson said. To protect the health and safety of our employees, patients and visitors, everyone in our health care facilities will wear effective masks which reduce transmission of respiratory viruses in health care settings.

CHICAGO (TND) — A woman accused of running over a Chicago police officer with his squad car while naked was acquitted of all charges on Wednesday, according to CBS Chicago. A Cook County judge reportedly found Whitley Temple was not guilty of attempted murder, as well as not guilty by reason of insanity of aggravated battery to a police officer, vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen vehicle. Temple allegedly stole officer Edward Poppish’s police car in 2022 before driving over and dragging him with it, later crashing three miles awa.