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Local nonprofits speaking out after Nike ad causes controversy, burning clothes, shoes

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – For the 30th anniversary of Nike's "Just Do It" campaign, the company added a new face to its ads, which has sparked controversy on social media. The ads features former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who's known for kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. It was just revealed this week that Kaepernick has been under contract with Nike for years. But this latest ad campaign has a lot of people -- and now some local nonprofits -- speaking out.

Milk chocolate pumpkin pie M&M's coming this fall

A new flavor of M&M's is in the works and will be available just in time for trick-or-treating: Milk chocolate pumpkin pie. M&M's shared the coy candy update on Instagram. A short video starts with an orange M&M topped with whipped cream before the frame changes to show a bag of pumpkin-flavored M&M's. A Jack-o-lantern and two flying bats then emerge on the screen. "Serving SPOOKY! & M&M'S Milk Chocolate Pumkin' Pie this Halloween,"

Pennsylvania senators push to end daylight saving time due to cost and health concerns

Some legislators in the Pennsylvania Senate are trying to put a stop to the practice of day light saving. Daylight saving time was first enacted as a legal requirement by the Uniform Time Act of 1966. Motivated by transportation improvements and arguments about energy saving– according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Since then, studies by the National Bureau of Economic Research have shown the opposite. We spoke with PA state senator Cris Dush (R-25) about senate resolution 65 which aims to make daylight saving time permanent.

teen killed in Lackawanna County crash; driver arrested on suspicion of DUI

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A vehicle accident in Lackawanna County left one teen dead and another injured the morning of June 10, state police say. According to a press release, Ayden Beckage, 18, was traveling north on State Route 307 with a 17-year-old male passenger when he lost control of his vehicle. State police say Beckage's vehicle then traveled across both southbound lanes of travel and shoulder before going down an embankment.

Centre County recycling director retiring after 33 years

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — For many of us, recycling is a part of our everyday lives. One of the statewide experts in the recycling industry is from our region and she spent more than three decades overseeing emerging trends, but now she's retiring. Joanne Shafer began working at the then Centre County Solid Waste Authority in 1990. Within a few months, she was the authority's recycling director. “When I first started, I was it.