State police have been trying to figure out why one sister died of stab wounds and another was wounded during a confrontation at a southwestern Pennsylvania motel.

A woman who stabbed another woman, wounding her, has died from apparent self-inflicted stab wounds, said Pennsylvania State Police in Somerset County.

Three fire departments in Somerset County have joined together. Scalp Level Paint, Windber, and Central City's fire crews will start training together and using each others equipment.

Scalp Level Paint, Windber, and Central City's fire crews will start training together and using each others equipment.

Investigators are searching for the cause of a fatal fire that destroyed a home in Shade Township early Saturday.

No serious injuries were reported after a pickup truck collided with a school bus carrying 25 North Star School District middle school pupils Friday afternoon.

Action to disband the borough's part-time police department and contract with neighboring Paint Township for full-time coverage will be brought for approval at tonight's Borough Council meeting.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Dale Worcester of Central City was surprised to learn he had submitted the winning entry for the second chapter of "Your Story," an ongoing five-part serial story written by Tribune-Democrat readers.

"Everything is Shade/Central City this; Shade/Central City that," says Donna Russian, wife of fire Chief Dale Russian.

With little fanfare, an ordinance allowing Shade Township to enter into a contract with Richland Township and its volunteer fire department was adopted Thursday by the Shade supervisors.

Losing her state prison nursing job due to cutbacks was one of the best career moves Kimberly Knapp ever made.

A controversial decision to end ties with Central City Volunteer Fire Company has raised the stakes in the race for a six-year Shade Township supervisor's seat in Tuesday's election.

The following communities have scheduled trick-or-treat: Adams Township: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct.

The Somerset County commissioners on Tuesday accepted a grant that will boost efforts to assist those facing homelessness and endorsed an application for another to improve water service in the Village of Rockingham.

The continuing battle over fire protection in Shade Township has forced officials in this borough to dig deeper into their coffers.

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. -- There was a heated meeting in Shade Township Thursday night in the wake of a fire where the local volunteer fire department didn't show.

The Central City Volunteer Fire Department and Shade Township supervisors are facing a deadline of today to resolve a dispute involving how much money the township will pay the volunteers for fire protection.

Decades later, people still talk about the time Paul Newman came to town to shoot "Slap Shot.'' And Tom Cruise filmed in Greater Johnstown to show he had "All the Right Moves.'' Now, according to state Rep.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Events The 39th annual Somerset Antique Show will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on the streets of Uptown Somerset.

A 16-year-old Fallentimber girl suffered moderate injuries when the 2000 Ford Focus she was driving crashed, state police said Thursday.