News Stories for December 2007
Stories for Monday, December 31
Johnstown Celebrates New Year's With Fireworks Display
Organizers said the New Year's Eve celebration in Johnstown will certainly be quite a show. The fireworks will help folks see 2007 go out with a bang and usher in the new year.Preparations were under way Monday for the fireworks display. The show will be about 20 minutes long, but ...
Sykesville Residents Speculate On Identity Of Somerset County Skeleton
Almost six months ago, Joey Lynn Offutt disappeared from her Jefferson County home.Her Sykesville house was damaged by fire and a dead baby was found in a bathtub there.This past weekend, Offutt's house was finally torn down.Even though the house is gone, Sykesville residents haven't forgotten what happened there.Now, residents ...
Clearfield Celebrates New Year's Eve With Twilight Eve Event
It's the second year for Twilight Eve, a New Year's celebration held in Clearfield.The event includes ice sculptures, a teen dance, games for children and several bonfires.Organizers expected attendance to be up this year, since the admission price was lowered.They added that the idea for the event came from State ...
Crews Continue Work At Site Of Johnstown Rockslide
PennDOT contractors returned to the scene Monday after a second rockslide blocked a Cambria County highway.Barely a week after workers finally cleared Menoher Highway of one rockslide from early December, a second broke through the newly rebuilt fencing last week and spilled rocks over both lanes.The highway is closed to ...
Allegheny Region Prepares To Ring In New Year
As has become a local tradition, families throughout the Alleghenies prepared Monday to ring in the new year in a non-alcoholic setting.In Johnstown, Celebrate Johnstown 2008 will kick off at 6 p.m. at several different locations including three different downtown churches, the library, the Central Park complex and Central Park ...
Fiancé Charged With Somerset Mother's Slaying
Somerset police said a mother of five died instantly from a single rifle shot over the weekend.Investigators said 33-year-old Jeanine Downing's fiancé, 19-year-old Bruce Emerick, is charged with criminal homicide. Police said additional charges may be filed pending further investigation and toxicology reports.Witnesses told police that both Downing and Emerick ...
Stories for Sunday, December 30
Mifflin County Fire Victims Slain First
The Mifflin County coroner said two people who were found dead following a fire at a mobile home last month were killed before the fire broke out.The coroner said 43-year-old Sherry Leonard and 33-year-old Jason Specht died as a result of skull fractures that occurred before the fire started on ...
Skeletal Remains Found In Local Home
The skeletal remains of an infant were found in the home of a woman who recently died.State police in Greensburg say an elderly woman from Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, passed away recently. Her adult children wre going through her belongings when they found a suitcase under her bed. After they ...
Driver Injured in Car Accident
State Police in DuBois said a car accident sent one person to the hospital -- 19-year-old Kayla Weaver of Reynoldsville. Police say Weaver lost control of her car and it rolled over along state route 322 in Winslow Township, Jefferson County on Sunday morning. Weaver was taken to the DuBois ...
Local Churches Close Doors
Sunday was a sad day for parishioners at two local churches as they celebrated Mass for the last time.The service at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Bolivar was a somber celebration. Parishioners said they're not just losing their church, but so much more than that."I was an alter boy, ...
Indiana County Bi-Lo Store Robbed
Police in Homer City are looking for a man who robbed a Bi-Lo Foods store on Friday night.Officers were called to the Elm Street store after employees said a man pointed a gun at them, told them to get on the ground, and demanded they tell him where the money ...
Centre County Sheriff Deputy Faces Charges
A sheriff deputy in Centre County faces charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness after an incident at a Ferguson Township bar on Dec. 15.Police said 43-year-old Polly Clontz -- a Bellefonte resident and chief sheriff deputy -- jumped on a bouncer's back and pushed the bar manager several times. ...
Somerset County Woman Murdered
Somerset Borough police say a woman was murdered by her boyfriend in the early morning hours of Saturday.Police say 19-year-old Bruce Emerick shot and killed his girlfriend, Jeanine Downing, after the two argued and then struggled with a rifle at their Laurel Village apartments. Witnesses tell police Emerick had the ...
Stories for Saturday, December 29
Make Your Husband Healthier
Some men just hate to go to the doctor. In fact, over 50 percent of men haven’t seen their primary care physician in the past year. But Good Housekeeping says there are a few things wives can do to get their husbands healthier.“The average life span of a man is ...
Stories for Friday, December 28
Altoona Appliance, Mattress Store Closing
Citing circumstances beyond its control, Vipond's Appliance and Mattress Store is closing.The Altoona Mirror reported the business did not file for bankruptcy.The Vipond family has been major players in the downtown revitalization effort.
Trooper Suspended After Alleged Christmas Party Altercation
A Pennsylvania state trooper from the Hollidaysburg barracks was suspended without pay after a Christmas party in Cambria County.Officials said the 16-year veteran is accused of getting into a shouting match and then pushing a woman at the party.The trooper was suspended pending further investigation by state police.
Construction Begins At Quemahoning Reservoir
A groundbreaking ceremony in Somerset County Friday marked the beginning of construction at the Quemahoning Reservoir.The $23 million water pipeline project has been in the planning for years and is expected to bring thousands of jobs to the county by supplying water to rural areas. Previous Stories: October 24, 2007: ...
Woman's Remains Found In Somerset County Still Not Identified
Police said human skeletal remains found in Somerset County are that of a woman.A passerby discovered the remains near the industrial park about 50 yards off of Route 219.Investigators said they have reason to believe the woman was traveling from Raleigh, N.C., and said her body had been in Somerset ...
Rockslide Closes Johnstown Road Again
For the second time in a month, a rockslide has closed Menoher Boulevard.PennDOT crews said a newly installed fencing system designed to keep rocks off the road did work, but said the rockslide came down from another area. Crews said the fencing controlled a massive amount of rock by keeping ...
Stories for Thursday, December 27
Curwensville Lays Off Street Workers
The Curwensville Borough Council was able to pass a balanced budget, but had to lay off the borough's street workers to do it.According to borough officials, the workers will be used on an "as needed" basis, such as snow clean up.At a meeting earlier this month, borough council voted to ...
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