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Federal judge dismisses sexual harassment lawsuit against PSU fencing coach

University Park, PA (WJAC) — A federal sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former Penn State fencer against the university has been dismissed. The judge, however, has left the door open for the complainant, Zara Moss, to refile the suit. Moss claims that suspended fencing coach Wes Glon was abusive to her and other female fencers on the Penn State squad and that the university was in violation of Title IX regulations.

Man commits suicide at hotel after being approached by police for questioning

UPDATE:EBENSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees says a man found dead at an Ebensburg hotel Wednesday night shot himself after police approached him to question him about an active investigation. Lees says the incident happened just after 11 p.m. Wednesday when police approached the Quality Inn along Route 22 to question 39-year-old Kenneth Kim. According to Lees, Kim ran into his first-floor hotel room when he saw police.

Northern lights in Alabama? Rare solar storm could bring auroras to southern US

WASHINGTON (TND) — The U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center on Thursday issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for a solar event which could impact a majority of Americans Friday into Saturday. Officials explained in a release they expect an eruption of solar material, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), to result in a geomagnetic storm. Along with the release was the rating of G4 for “severe,” which the agency has not issued since 2005.