An Altoona couple loses an appeal to the state's highest court. 16 year old Shannon Nixon died of complications from diabetes in 1997. Her parents, Dennis and Lorie Nixon, shunned medical attention for her because of their religious beliefs. They were convicted of involuntary manslaughter. The state Supreme Court rejected the defense that Shannon was old enough to make decisions about her medical care by herself.
More appeals are possible.
A two car collision on SR 322 in Potter Township, Centre County Tuesday afternoon sent two people to the hospital. Dawson's car then struck an embankment and rolled onto its roof. Dombroski is in serious condition at Centre Community Hospital. Dawson was treated and released. The trial of a Penn State student accused of assaulting female students in their dorm rooms has been pushed back.