SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Walmart has announced plans for a large fulfilment center in central Pennsylvania that the company says will bring as many as 600 permanent full-time jobs to the area. Walmart said the 1.8 million-square-foot-plus facility in Franklin County’s Southampton Township near Shippensburg is scheduled to open in the spring of this year. Fulfillment centers store millions of items that are picked, packed and shipped directly to customers, unlike the company’s distribution centers that store and distribute products to Walmart stores.

The EBT foundation has finally restored their 107 year old steam engine right here in Rock Hill Furnace PA. The event is a part of the 2023 winter spectacular which is a long-standing tradition for the railroad. This year is the debut of the 1916 steam locomotive that’s been under restoration for three years. “The railroad closed in 1956, reopened as a tourist railroad in 1960," said Jonathan Smith, director of sales and marketing at the East Broad Top Railroad.

A potential new storage facility might be coming into the old Sears building in the Johnstown Galleria. The Johnstown Galleria owner, Leo Karruli, posted on Facebook last week that the former Sears location was sold at an auction – and the company that won the bid wants to open a storage facility. Although it’s connected to the Galleria, the former Sears building is owned separately. On Monday, the Richland Township board of supervisors held a regularly scheduled meeting and Karruli and some supporters attended in order to voice their concerns.

NEW PARIS, Pa. (WJAC) — The start of fall has been particularly warm and sunny the past couple of weeks, giving people great weather to go out and enjoy fall activities. Six News visited Boyer Orchard in Bedford County, where apple-growing season is almost complete. One of the owners says the sunny weather has given their apples an even sweeter taste. Apple trees cover 300 acres of land at Boyer Orchard in New Paris.

ALTOONA, Pa (WJAC) — Axe throwing has quickly become one of the most popular new indoor sports and now residents in the Altoona area can try it out. Thursday was the grand opening for Slingers Throw House in Altoona. The mayor and other local officials attended the ribbon-cutting. Each lane features two wooden targets and the goal is to get that axe to stick. The owner says it’s a fun way to let off some steam.