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Emergency officials throughout our area have received numerous calls for flooded roadways as heavy rainfall continues to fall. Multiple rounds of heavy rain have moved through the area over the past few days. Most of the region has picked up over 2.5 inches of rain in just the past day, prompting flood watches, warnings, and advisories. The steadiest rain will taper off later in the day on Wednesday with just a few lingering showers throughout the rest of the week.

UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State's Class of 2017 unveiled its class gift to the university on Wednesday. Instead of donating a physical object of statue, this year’s senior class will provide annual funding for Lion Pantry program on campus. The Lion Pantry provides help to hungry students. Leaders of the program said with the rising cost of tuition, it’s something essential to have in place for those who really need help.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — With rising COVID-19 case numbers, schools across the region are adjusting their plans and schedules to stop the spread. In Cambria County, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown is moving to a shelter in place. This is to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 before students return home for winter break. The university described the shelter in place policy as a way to stop the spread of COVID-19 before the holidays, when majority of their students return home.

BOSTON (TND) — A 19-year-old woman from London who was found with 70 pounds of marijuana at an airport in Boston was arrested on drug trafficking charges, according to prosecutors. District Attorney Kevin Hayden on Tuesday said Fareedat Folunsho was held on $1,500 bail. He said she also had to surrender her passport. In a news release, Hayden said U.S. Customs and Border agents seized the marijuana Sunday night at Logan Airport before Folunsho's scheduled flight to the United Kingdom.

WASHINGTON (TND) — George Washington University students are demanding Washington officials intervene as anti-Israel campus protests continue. As protests enter a sixth day at George Washington University, students told The National Desk (TND) they want to see the makeshift tent city at their campus promptly removed. GWU student Ari Patinkin, a Jewish economics major, said the local government has failed to address an escalating problem. Mayor Bowser, you have effectively failed to protect students both foreign and domestic within your own territory,” Patinkin said.

Cambria County couple Chad and Paula Albert’s dog Milo was hit by a car in Westmont on April 26th and has been missing ever since. But after 17 days of not knowing where Milo was, he’s finally back home thanks to the help of women like Debra Noble. She’s been working as an animal rescue volunteer in the Johnstown area for years. She says she was able to track sightings of Milo reported by community members.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) - A group of young people in Johnstown are spending their summer helping others through hands-on projects, while they improve their skills for the workforce. This Summer, they've joined forces with another program to make sure children in our area get a good night's sleep. Summer is here, a time to have fun and relax but a team of young adults in Johnstown are staying busy. They’re building their skills in a workforce development program calledJohnstown Youth Corps.

Friday, 8/26/2016 at 7:00pm United (Armagh, PA) Location: Saltsburg High School Friday, 9/2/2016 at 7:00pm @ Ligonier Valley (Ligonier, PA) Location: Ligonier Valley High School Friday 9/9/2016 at 7:00pm Homer-Center (Homer City, PA) Location: Saltsburg High School Friday 9/16/2016 at 7:00pm @ Blairsville (Blairsville, PA) Location: Blairsville High School Friday, 9/23/2016 at 7:00pm Purchase Line (Commodore, PA) Location: Saltsburg High School Friday, 9/30/2016 at 7:00pm @ Marion Center (Marion Center, PA)

PITTSBURGH -- King's Family Restaurants has closed five of its western Pennsylvania restaurants. The Pittsburgh-area chain was founded in 1967, but was sold two years ago to Kelly Capital, a San Diego, California private equity firm. Nobody at Kelly or King's immediately responded to messages left Monday. The chain announced Sunday night that its restaurants in Altoona (6th Avenue), Bridgeville, Harmar Township, Imperial and Wexford were closing. That leaves the chain with 24 locations in western Pennsylvania and one in eastern Ohio.