STATE COLLEGE — South Hills School of Business & Technology announces the fifth event of the 2026 Music Picnic Series. On Sunday, July 5, free entertainment will begin at 6 p.m. on the north lawn with The Bellefonte Community Band. Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with an “America ...
BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association announced the winners of its second annual Jitterbug Contest. Each year, the contest is held, weather permitting, during the Bellefonte Cruise. Contestants compete for significant cash prizes. This year, Jacob Sacco and ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former child actor Daveigh Chase’s death on June 16 was due to AIDS, the office of the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner reported. The cause of death for Chase, 35, was acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, according to online medical examiner records from this week that listed her last name as Schwallier. “Chronic polysubstance abuse” was listed under “other significant conditions.” Chase was known for voicing the lead role of Lilo in Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and her performance in the 2002 horror film “The Ring.” After her death in a ...
LONDON (AP) — The Eurovision Song Contest is expanding across the Atlantic, with Canada set to compete at next year’s edition of the glitter-drenched pop music competition. Contest organizer the European Broadcasting Union and Canadian public broadcaster CBC announced that Canada will ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Filmmaker Pierre Coffin is the creator and chief practitioner of Minionese, but it’s a dialect — like most things Minions — that’s taken time to hone. “I have this file on my phone of Indian dishes or weird words.” Coffin says. “People come up to me and say, ‘You should say that!’ and I write it down.” “The hardest thing,” adds Coffin, “is just to find the melody.” It’s been 16 years since Coffin co-directed Illumination’s “Despicable Me.” He has made three more movies in the franchise, directing “Despicable Me 2,” ...
KAMAKURA, Japan (AP) — Eiko Kadono, the author behind Japan’s most famous — and almost certainly most beloved — literary witch, has a little trouble going up the stairs these days. At 91, she’s still writing every day and hasn’t stopped loving the color pink, dressing up or ...
