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Toomey: USS Somerset to be commissioned in Philly
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said the Navy has agreed to commission the USS Somerset in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Republican said the USS Somerset is the Navy's newest amphibious transport dock ship and was christened the Somerset in remembrance of Somerset County, where hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed during the ...
Flight 93 Memorial summer hours delayed
The National Park Service announced Tuesday that the summer hours to visit the Flight 93 Memorial in Somerset County will start a month later. The park, which is the crash site and final resting area for passengers and crew of Flight 93 from the September 11th terrorist attacks, serves ...
Punxsutawney restaurant receives statewide award for community service efforts
A Jefferson County business is getting some statewide recognition for its community service efforts. Fox's Pizza Den in Punxsutawney recently received the Pennsylvania Restaurant Neighbor Award. The Restaurant Neighbor Award was created 15 years ago. It honors restaurants that have exemplified outstanding community service. Fox's was selected as a statewide ...
Local bishop's last mass before retirement
It was a day of tears for the people of Somerset County. They gathered at the Flight 93 chapel to hear Father Alphonse Masherino say one last mass before his retirement. He is founder of the Flight 93 chapel and now is retiring as bishop of the North American Roman ...
Families of Flight 93 names new president
The Families of Flight 93 charity has named Gordon Felt to be its new president. The groups said in a release Monday that Felt, of Remsen, N.Y., succeeds Patrick White, who will become vice president. The Families of Flight 93 is a charitable organization dedicated to the creation and completion ...
Patton VFW undergoing renovations
The Patton VFW is undergoing structural changes to its building. The VFW touches the hearts of families who have first hand ties to the military. “These faces are not faceless. They are school friends, teachers, neighbors, and business owners,” said Melissa Nagle, a VFW member. The VFW holds a special ...
Fundraising efforts continue for completion of Flight 93 Memorial
Eleven years ago, thousands of Americans were killed during the worst attack ever on U.S. soil. America's darkest day started out as a sunny Tuesday morning, with crystal blue skies and just a nip in the air. On Tuesday the world looked almost the same as it did back on ...
Passengers and crew of Flight 93 remembered 11 years later
Vice President Joe Biden was in Somerset County Tuesday to honor the men and women who died when Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. Family, friends and strangers gathered to pay their respects during the yearly memorial service. "We wish we weren't here. We wish we didn't have to ...
Memorial planned for Johnstown native, 9/11 victim
Eleven years after the 9/11 attacks, the only victim from Johnstown will soon have a special tribute. William Moskal was inside the World Trade Center when planes crashed into the towers. Being from the city's west end, Moskal went to Greater Johnstown High School and graduated from Indiana University of ...
9/11 heroes honored at Flight 93 National Memorial
In somberness, scores of people gathered in a chilly Somerset County field which suddenly and unexpectedly became sacred ground on Sept. 11, 2001. Eleven years ago, a group of 40 passengers and crew members boarded United Flight 93 as strangers, then worked together to overpower hijackers, sending the plane into ...
Special section: Sept. 11, 2001
Latest news, photos and videos about the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the events that have followed.
VP Biden to give keynote address for Flight 93 memorial ceremony
Tuesday marks the 11th anniversary of the date a brave group of determined passengers and crew members overpowered hijackers on United Flight 93, sending the plane into a Somerset County field. In honor of the heroes on Flight 93, dignitaries like Vice President Joe Biden and U.S Defense Secretary Leon ...
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to visit Flight 93 memorial
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta plans to visit the Flight 93 memorial in Somerset County next week as the nation prepares to remember the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the 11th anniversary. The National Park Service said Tuesday that Panetta will take a private tour of ...
9/11 commemoration to honor heroes at Flight 93 National Memorial
The Flight 93 National Memorial will honor the 40 passengers and crew of United Flight 93 on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 with four days of special programs, culminating in the annual observance on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. According to a news release from the National Park Service, among ...
Fundraiser raises $2 million for Flight 93 National Memorial
A fundraiser that attracted local politicians, dignitaries and celebrities to a Washington, D.C., museum Tuesday night raised $2 million for the Flight 93 National Memorial. Marjorie Hall of the National Park Foundation said $12 million is still needed to finish the memorial near Shanksville. Former Presidents George W. Bush and ...
Tree planting under way at Flight 93 memorial
Volunteers and landscapers are starting the process to make the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County greener by planting 15,000 seedlings at the site. The workers started planting Friday morning. They will also work on Saturday and again April 27-28 as the first step in reforesting the site where ...
School Pulls Musical After Complaints
Richland School District officials have decided not to stage a musical about a Muslim street poet after members of the community complained about the play on the heels of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. According to The Associated Press, the district had planned to stage "Kismet" ...
Cycling Group Raising Money For Wounded Veterans Visits Region
Hundreds of cylists are making their way through our region raising money for wounded veterans. In fact, many veterans injured overseas are making the trip themselves.Ride 2 Recovery is in the middle of a more than 500-mile trip in honor of those killed on September 11th, 2001, stopping in New ...
Cycling Group Raising Money For Wounded Veterans Visits Region
Hundreds of cylists are making their way through our region raising money for wounded veterans. In fact, many veterans injured overseas are making the trip themselves. Ride 2 Recovery is in the middle of a more than 500-mile trip in honor of those killed on September 11th, 2001, stopping ...
Final Victims Of Flight 93 To Be Laid To Rest At Memorial Site On Monday
SPECIAL COVERAGE: Remembering Sept. 11, 2001 Somerset County Coroner Wally Miller told WJAC-TV that the final victims of Flight 93 will be laid to rest during a private ceremony on Monday.“We have three caskets with unidentifiable remains, for a variety of reasons. We’ve had those in our custody for the ...
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