Work at Johnstown rockslide begins Monday
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Portions of Route 56 in Johnstown near Point Stadium will be closed for approximately four weeks starting Monday, PennDOT said.The agency said a detour will be in place using Johns St....
View ArticlePittsburgh man tries to hang himself in holding cell
By: Abbey WayCAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. -- A Pittsburgh man tried to hang himself with his pants while in police custody in Cambria County, authorities said.Martell Mitchell, 20, of Wilkinsburg was arrested...
View ArticleExplosives, water fail to bring down rock overhang
By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- In Johnstown Wednesday crews were finally working to repair the hillside that came sliding down this summer in hopes of getting a portion of Route 56 reopened. On...
View ArticleState budget impasse hurts local districts
By: Jackalyn KovacJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania state budget continues to loom over lawmakers as it becomes 100 days overdue. Locally, school districts are feeling the pain as they try to make...
View ArticleLocal Students Paint PennDOT Snow Plows
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. -- High school students from eight area districts helped PennDot prepare for winter this year, as part of the first-ever “Paint the Plow” project out of PennDOT’s Cambria County...
View ArticleCambria County man charged with sexually assaulting a minor
CRESSON, Pa. -- A Cambria County man was jailed Wednesday, accused of sexually assaulting a child three different times. The assaults took place in 2005 and 2006 when the child was between the ages of...
View ArticleNorthern Cambria police officer arrested
NORTHERN CAMBRIA, Pa. – An officer with the Northern Cambria police department was arrested Monday night, while on-duty, for being part of a drug transaction, detectives with the Cambria County Drug...
View ArticleAG’s Office: Officer hindered drug investigations
By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A Cambria County detective, drug task force member and part time police officer is in trouble with the law, accused of releasing important details about undercover...
View ArticleDA: Detective’s arrest not politically motivated
By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A Cambria County detective and drug task force member has been charged with giving out information on undercover investigations to people involved in those...
View ArticleSupervisor: East Taylor Twp. looking to disband police
By: Maria MillerEAST TAYLOR TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Another local township could soon be without a police department. That's according to one supervisor from East Taylor Township in Cambria County who told 6...
View ArticleSpecial ceremony held for Vietnam Veterans in Cambria, Somerset counties
By: Sara SmallJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- A special event honoring our Vietnam veterans was held Sunday at the Cambria County War Memorial.The non-profit, Veterans Community Initiatives, organized the salute for...
View Article‘Bag Lady’ hospitalized with severe burns
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A Johnstown woman was taken to the hospital with severe burns Saturday night after a propane tank exploded. Johnstown police said Chandan Vora, also known as Johnstown’s ‘Bag Lady,’...
View ArticleNanty Glo Church service held in fire hall
By: Jackalyn Kovac NANTY GLO, Pa. -- Parishioners from First Baptist Church had to hold their service around the corner Sunday morning after a fire broke out overnight. ...
View ArticleInvestigators: Fire damage too severe to determine cause
By: Maria Miller NANTY GLO, Pa. -- In Cambria County Monday, authorities started combing through the rubble of a church that burned down over the weekend, trying to determine a cause. The fire...
View ArticleCambria County man dies in hunting accident
By: Bridget McClureA Cambria County man died in a hunting accident involving his own cross bow according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.53-year-old Richard Billetdeaux was deer hunting on Saturday...
View ArticleFormer county detective pleads no contest to hindering drug investigations
By: Maria MillerEBENSBURG, Pa. -- Just two weeks after a Cambria County detective, drug task force member and part-time police officer was charged with hindering investigations, on Tuesday he pleaded...
View ArticleFormer county detective appears to bypass court security
By: Maria MillerEBENSBURG, Pa. -- State prosecutors said the actions of a former county detective drug task force member and part time cop in court Tuesday was a breach of trust and a potential risk to...
View ArticleMilitary brides honored with free dresses from Alfred Angelo
By: Maria MillerJOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- It’s an event that may sound too good to be true. But it's not. On Wednesday, military brides all across the country were trading their brass and camo for white and...
View ArticleState police investigate possible connection between two shootings in Cambria...
By: Lauren HensleyJOHNSTOWN, Pa.-- As state police are investigating a mass shooting in Franklin Borough, they are also investigating another shooting that happened around the same time in the...
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