BANGOR, Maine (WGME) — Country music star Luke Combs helped make a Maine boy's 12th birthday extra special Friday night. Bo Fenderson and his friend, Tanner, wanted to see Combs perform in Bangor last weekend. In order to pay for their $100 tickets, Fenderson and Tanner stacked wood until they earned enough money to go to the show. The two boys brought signs to hold in the crowd and show Combs what they accomplished to see him in concert.

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Newberry Township Police officers found a live deer in the trunk of a car while conducting a traffic stop. Police stopped the vehicle Thursday in the area of Old Trail Road and Old York Road around midnight. The driver was suspected of driving under the influence, according to authorities. Police say the officer noticed the deer in the back of the car. The driver and passenger of the car told the officer they hit the deer and placed it in the trunk, thinking it was dead.

SOMERSET -- A new nonprofit in Somerset County is helping high school girls have the confidence and style to go to homecoming and prom. It all started just four months ago when Rebecca Miller's daughter was asked to the prom and she realized there were others less fortunate in Somerset County who need prom dresses, too. "This is what's left of our homecoming dresses after our homecoming shop and we have sizes from zero to 24,"

Cambria Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities in Cambria County say charges have been filed against two individuals following an investigation into an alleged act of animal cruelty in Northern Cambria Borough. Police say on October 11, an officer was dispatched to a residence, along the 1000 block of 38th Street, for a report of a dog found in the basement of a home with its "throat slit." According to the affidavit, the dog's head was "

(TND) — Child care costs are outpacing overall inflation, squeezing family budgets. Meanwhile, child care centers are struggling to meet demand while their workers are often paid low wages with few benefits, one expert said. Taryn Morrissey, a professor of public administration and policy at American University, said the pandemic exacerbated what was already a supply and cost “crisis.” Her work has focused on public policies for children and families.