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Route 219 Expansion project gets greenlight to move forward
A long-awaited road improvement project in Somerset County has gotten the greenlight from the Environmental Protection Agency. The agency decided to approve the Route 219 project as it was proposed which clears the way for one last permit. Monday's development is significant because the project has stalled for nearly five ...
Route 219 Expansion project gets green light to move forward
A long-awaited road improvement project in Somerset County has gotten the green light from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Somerset Co. man accused of pulling knife on another man
A Somerset County man is accused of pulling a knife on another man Sunday afternoon. State police said Laishek Sinclair is charged with terroristic threats and assault charges. Police said he pulled that knife on the victim at Roof Garden Trailer Park in Somerset Township. Sinclair is in the Somerset ...
Police discover meth ingredients dumped over hillside
A state police special response team was called to Somerset County Tuesday to clean up a hillside where they say someone dumped a large amount of methamphetamine-making materials.
Police discover meth ingredients dumped over hillside
A state police special response team was called to Somerset County Tuesday to clean up a hillside where they say someone dumped a large amount of methamphetamine-making materials. Police said they got the tip from an ongoing investigation into a meth lab they busted in a Meyersdale apartment less than ...
Local medical team saving lives in the sky
With one to two calls daily and 360 flights a year, the men and women of Medstar, based in Somerset County, have seen it all. "You're enjoying a casual moment one minute and the next you are being paged to go somewhere and you don't know what it is," flight ...
Police seeking suspect in Somerset Co. car theft
State police in Somerset are asking for the public's help in trying to find Ralph Carter, Jr. Police said he took a Mitsubishi Lancer off of Tri-Star Motors' lot Saturday. Police said he drove off the lot while a salesman was pounding on the car to stop. Carter is from ...
One night stay in haunted hotel room up for bid
"Just about everybody has a story that comes here ... Hearing footsteps in the hall ... A lot of people mention being touched ... I've seen a chair shift out in front of me and then move to the right." The former Grand Midway Hotel in Windber has been called one ...
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 ...
Teachers buying and selling lesson plans
When the classrooms are empty teachers are hard at work planning the days lessons. “You have to put yourself in their shoes. They're coming into your class, you only get them an hour a day; so what do you want them to get out of it?” said fifth grade teacher Kayla Erwin. ...
Legislative redistricting passes State Supreme Court
Big changes on the horizon for Pennsylvania voters. The State Supreme Court announcing Wednesday it will uphold the legislative redistricting plan created by a five-member commission of top lawmakers. Rep. Scott Conklin, 77th District, says, “It is politicians doing what they want without taking into account how it affects the ...
Police arrest suspect in Somerset Co. meth lab investigation
Authorities from around Somerset County surrounded a house Tuesday in search of a man wanted in a meth lab operation. It has been more than a month since police were called to investigate a small home in Meyersdale. On Tuesday night, state and Meyersdale police said they arrested the man ...
Police: Man admits to sexually assaulting boy
A 6-year-old boy is still recovering after being kidnapped from his Fayette County home on Saturday and taken to Westmoreland County where police said he was sexually assaulted. Police said the man accused of taking the boy has admitted to the assault. The criminal complaint is too graphic to discuss ...
Police seek Somerset Co. bank robber
Police are searching for the person who robbed a Somerset County bank on Monday.
Police seek Somerset Co. bank robber
Police are searching for the person who robbed a Somerset County bank on Monday. The robbery was reported at the Main Street bank shortly after 9 a.m. Pennsylvania State Police said the robber walked into the First National Bank in Stoystown and handed the bank teller a handwritten note demanding ...
Man facing rape and kidnapping charges following Amber Alert
An Amber Alert that was sent out Saturday night involving a Fayette County boy, 6, has been canceled. THe boy, 6, is safe tonight, but the man accused of taking him is facing rape and kidnapping charges. The victim's whereabouts were first unknown at around 3 p.m. Saturday. The boy ...
Third-grader raises money to buy books for blind friend
Students at Conemaugh Township Elementary School were taping their teachers to the wall Thursday afternoon. It might look and sound silly, but it raised a lot of money for a good cause. "We're taping teachers to a wall to collect money for my friend, Emma," said Abigail McGinnis. "She's blind, and we ...
Organizers announce plans for 16th annual Thunder in the Valley
With less than two months until thousands of bikers take over the streets of Johnstown, the Vistiors Bureau is hard at work getting ready for the 16th annual Thunder in the Valley. On Wednesday, organizers held a press conference to announce some upgrades and changes, along with more than 50 ...
Somerset man pleads guilty to moving deceased friend's body
A Somerset man pleaded guilty to moving his friend's body after finding him dead. According to the Daily American, Michael Moore is facing two years in jail and $5,000 in fines when he's sentenced. Investigators said the victim, Frankie Sass, went to Moore's apartment and was found dead days later. ...
Windber Medical Center seeks partnership with network
A Somerset County hospital said in a letter to employees that is seeking a "strategic relationship" with a larger health network. Although the letter doesn't specify a potential partner for Windber Medical Center, chairman David Klementik mentioned to the Tribune-Democrat recent acquisitions and partnerships involving health insurer Highmark Inc. and ...
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