Tom Mentzer of Gallitzin had to laugh at his 4-year-old nephew Alex Proudfit Saturday morning when he suggested to his family that they go to Blair County Ballpark to attend the Altoona Curve's open house.

As many as two dozen rifles and handguns are taking up space in the evidence locker of the Cresson Township Police Department and Chief Chris Sweet would like to be rid of them.

A Cresson Borough woman was jailed after authorities said she injected heroin and was hallucinating while caring for her 2-year-old son.

At the Station Inn bed and breakfast in Cresson, Pa., the accommodations are also the destination, reports Eugene L. Meyer in the New York Times .

By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM What was it like celebrating Christmas in 11th century England? One way to find out is to attend the 39th annual Madrigal Christmas Feast, featuring food, drink and a festive spirit.

CressonTownship is backing off from immediately demolishing the crumbling Braemar-Jones Cottage even through a Cambria County judge refused Thursday to grant a stay on the razing.

A Cambria County township won't immediately demolish a 121-year-old cottage once believed to be the summer home of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, even though a judge rejected a request to save it.

Three Cambria County woman, including two sisters, were arrested Wednesday and face felony charges of distributing tens of thousands of dollars worth of prescription pills in small communities in much of the county.

THE Station Inn here in western Pennsylvania is utterly lacking in amenities. There's no air-conditioning, no television of any kind, no in-room phones.

A western Pennsylvania judge has been asked to save a 121-year-old cottage believed to be the summer home of steel industrialist Andrew Carnegie.

A Cambria County judge could act as early as today on a request filed Monday on behalf of the Cresson Area Historical Association seeking to delay demolition of the Braemar-Jones cottage.

Shaping leaders is similar to building a cabin, three area Boy Scout volunteers believe.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM An Oktoberfest "Simply the Best" Thank You Party will be held at 8 tonight at Ace's, 316 Chestnut St.

Among election races in the Mainline area are: A*A duel between a sitting supervisor and a former officeholder in Portage Township.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM A local university is delving into the history of its namesake.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM In the opening game of the season, the Johnstown Chiefs will go up against the Cincinnati Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena, 326 Napoleon St., Johnstown.

Three individuals suspected of dealing large amounts of illegal and prescription drugs in Cambria County have been arrested, authorities announced Thursday.

With the national unemployment rate near 10 percent, career services departments at area colleges are working harder than ever to help their students find jobs.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM An area theater's upcoming production can be called spirited.

When: 8 p.m. Oct. 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24 and 2 p.m. Oct. 18 and 25. Tickets: $17 for adults and $10 for children younger than 12.