Stories for July 2008
Stories for Tuesday, July 29
Heritage Association Plans To Preserve Johnstown Neighborhood
With a declining population and the planned closure of five churches, some Johnstown residents are mapping out plans to revive and preserve the Cambria City neighborhood.The neighborhood has been named a national historic district, and the Johnstown Area Heritage Association wants to make sure the churches remain intact.The association is ...
Clearfield County Man Suspected Of Raping Toddler Remains At Large
A man suspected of raping a 4-year-old girl in Clearfield County remains at large.Police are searching for 43-year-old Sherman Graham, of Frenchville. Graham is 5 feet 10 inches tall, 300 pounds, with long brown hair, a mustache and a goatee.The child was raped in a Covington Township home Monday morning. ...
Police: Armed Robbers Use Pepper Spray To Hold Up Bank
State police are looking for two suspects they said held up the Mifflinburg Bank and Trust bank in Millheim around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.Troopers said the pair walked into the bank shortly after it opened, threatened the tellers with pepper spray and tied them up with zip ties. They then rummaged ...
Steelers Training Camp Opens In Latrobe
One day after being placed on the physically unable to perform list by Head Coach Mike Tomlin, nose tackle Casey Hampton was on the practice field today, but not in pads like the rest of his teammates.The all-pro defensive lineman ran on the side field during morning practice. Tomlin said ...
Stories for Monday, July 28
Save Money When Buying Backpacks
The new school year is right around the corner, and that means back-to-school shopping -- and picking a backpack that won't break the bank. Good Housekeeping put more than two dozen packs to the test to see which backpacks were the best buys."We looked at 29 backpacks and we evaluated ...
Somerset County Community Hoping For Water Help
As a result of a fire last week water in Hooversville was critically low for about two days. While the borough's supply has been replenished, local officials said there was an easier solution than pumping water from the Stonycreek River.Officials said when it's all said and done the Quemahoning Pipeline ...
Parishioners 'Heartsick' Over Sale Of Church Windows
Officials with the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese said it will be another year before plans are finalized to close five Catholic churches in Cambria City, but the windows of one church have already been sold.Parishioners of Saint Columba Catholic Church said they are heartsick after their priest agreed to sell some of ...
Local Woman Reunited With Dog After Four Years
Over 430 miles separated Kim Singer and her beloved dog Petey. Kim drove eight hours from Johnstown to North Carolina to pick him up, only to relive the last four years of grieving, guilt, and missing her best friend.Singer rescued Petey from an animal shelter in Arizona before moving to ...
Local Business Takes Hit From Sidewalk Construction
Erma Jean's restaurant in Northern Cambria Borough has been a popular eatery for years. The new sidewalk out front was supposed to make life easier, but so far, it's been anything but easy.The sidewalks and curbs are being replaced along the main drag in the borough and work has been ...
Police: Teens Could Be Suspects In Somerset County Hotel Fire
A state police fire marshal who has been interviewing residents near the old Grand Central Hotel said "all fingers are pointing toward" a 17- and 18-year-old who live in the borough.The fire marshal said he plans to talk to the teens about the blaze at the hotel, which has been ...
Homes, Businesses Burglarized In Centre County
State police in Centre County are investigating a string of burglaries along Route 550 in the Port Matilda and Stormstown areas.Brother's Pizza and 21st Century Appraisals, which are housed in the same building in Halfmoon Township, were burglarized overnight Friday into Saturday.David Barr, who has owned the building for 32 ...
Man Killed, Woman Injured In Centre County Crash
One person was killed and another hospitalized in a crash on Benner Pike early Monday.Police said woman was transporting a man to an assisted care living facility when the vehicle veered off a road and into a tree on Warden Drive.The man, who was in the back seat, was pronounced ...
Delweld One Win Away From Finals (7/27)
Delweld is one win away from reaching its second straight Johnstown AAABA finals series.The defending champion defeated GMI Renegades 4-3 on Saturday to take a two games to one lead in their best-of-5 semifinals.League MVP Matt Staub pitched a complete game, four-hitter to lead Delweld. He did not allow a ...
Stories for Sunday, July 27
Three Injured In Boating Accident
Three children were flown to the hospital after a boating accident Sunday evening, emergency officials in Somerset County said.The accident happened just before 5 p.m. on Lake Stoneycreek. According to emergency crews at the scene, an 8-year-old boy was thrown off an inner tube onto some rocks and hit his ...
Johnstown Church Clean-Up Could Take Weeks
It could take weeks to repair damage, by vandals, to a Johnstown church.The interior of Trinity United Methodist Church is still covered with white powder.According to police, someone set off the church's fire extinguishers earlier this week.The congregation came together Sunday at their sister church, Trinity Asbury.Church officials said the ...
Jefferson County Humane Society Opens For Adoptions
After decades of planning, a Jefferson County humane society held its first adoption Saturday.The Gateway Humane Society, in Falls Creek, started accepting homeless dogs and cats earlier this month.It's the only humane society in Jefferson County.Officials are excited to finally be up and running."It's just great to finally help strays ...
Renegades Even AAABA Series With Delweld (7/27)
The GMI Renegades evened their best-of-5 AAABA playoffs series with Delweld at one game a piece with a 13-inning, 7-6 marathon win Saturday at Point Stadium.The Renegades Anthony Mattei scored the eventual winning run in the top of the 13th frame thanks to a throwing error.Brad Dale pitched three and ...
Stories for Saturday, July 26
Man To Be Charged In Accident That Killed Four
State police said charges will be filed in a crash that killed four people in Cambria County earlier this month.According to state police in Ebensburg, 34-year-old James Gaunt of Portage will be charged with speeding, driving without insurance and a DUI. Gaunt was driving a pick-up truck that collided head-on ...
'Nine For Nine' Celebrates Sixth Anniversary
This weekend marks the sixth anniversary of the Quecreek Mine Rescue in Somerset County.On Saturday, there was a ground-breaking ceremony for a new 24,000-square-foot visitors center at the site. The new center will be dedicated to the mine miracle, but also mining heritage and the coal industry. According to officials ...
Army Says Spikes Players Must Leave Team (7/26)
Two players with the State College Spikes will soon be leaving their baseball careers behind to report for military duty.West Point graduates Cole White and Chris Simmons received their orders to depart for service in the Army.The Army previously had a policy that allows soldiers to play professional sports, but ...
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