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BEDFORD, Pa. (WJAC) — Companies in Bedford County came together to find a silver lining to this pandemic: The Silver Lining Drive-In. The new drive-in theatre is located at the Bedford County Fairgrounds. More than 60 companies collaborated during the coronavirus pandemic to create the drive-in movie screen. “The idea was very appealing to a lot of people in the area. I think it was something that was very hopeful and positive during a time that didn’t feel hopeful.

University Park, PA (WJAC) — A speaker who some find controversial is claiming officials at Penn State University tried to "cancel” her event on campus. Riley Gaines, who's garnered national attention for her stance on trans-athletes, gave a speech Tuesday about what she labeled as "Real Women's Day." Gaines spoke on the HUB lawn early Tuesday evening and was met with backlash from counter protestors who did their best to drown out her message.

PITTSBURGH (WJAC) — Former Pittsburgh Pirates' 2B Neil Walker, who was honored prior to Saturday's game, will announce the team's first overall selection at the MLB Draft in Denver. Walker, who spent seven seasons in a Bucs uniform, recently retired from Major League Baseball following a 12-year career. Walker also announced that he will join the AT&T SportsNet broadcast booth later this season, beginning on Aug. 13th. “There's a lot of dead [air] time,” Walker said.

UNIVERSITY PARK – The annual spring game kicked off a little after 3 p.m. at Beaver Stadium -- with more than 60,000 people confirmed in attendance. The blue team featured mostly returners who will be major contributors this upcoming season, while the white team featured mostly second and third teamers looking to show coach James Franklin something in the first organized football game since the Nittany Lions win over Washington in the 2018 Fiesta Bowl.

Rue21 is closing its doors for the last time after filing for bankruptcy, according to Reuters. This isn't the first time the apparel company has filed for bankruptcy; the business also filed for bankruptcy in 2003 and 2017. Now, after decades of business, the company is $194.4 million in debt, Reuters reports, and its 4,900 employees will be out of jobs. All the stores in the country will be closing. Reuters reports that 540 stores are currently in operation.

Cambria Co., PA (WJAC) — On Monday night, one local high school basketball player reached a career milestone. Luke Repko was a walking bucket Monday, scoring shot after shot as he eclipsed 1000 career points. The Bishop Carroll senior hit a three pointer in the second quarter to take him to exactly 1,001 points. Repko says he didn’t actually know how many points he needed coming into the game to achieve the milestone.

SAN ANTONIO - A father and son are facing new charges after being arrested in connection with the deaths of a pregnant woman and her boyfriend. Police initially charged Christopher Ray Preciado, 19, with capital murder, but then added abuse of a corpse and alter or destroy a human corpse on Thursday. His father, Ramon Preciado, 53, had a charge of alter or destroy a human corpse added on after initially facing an abuse of a corpse charge for helping his son move the bodies after the murders of Savanah Soto, 18, and her boyfriend, 22-year-old Matthew Guerra, 22.

UPDATE | The Blair County Coroner has identified the I-99 crash victim as Judith Pleskonko, 69, of Philipsburg. According to first responders in Centre County, Plesonko was the acting Centre County Deputy Coroner. Investigators say Pleskonko was reportedly traveling in the southbound lane on I-99 and was involved in a separate crash just moments before being struck. State police say Pleskonko's vehicle, after the initial crash, crossed into the northbound lane through an emergency crossover and came to rest in the northbound lane facing south.