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'She's an all-time favorite' | Violinist makes fourth stop with chamber series
BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM A violin virtuoso has become a favorite with Johnstown audiences.
2 W. Pa. counties elect first female judges
Voters in two western Pennsylvania counties have apparently elected their first female Common Pleas judges.
Trigona re-elected Johnstown mayor
Tom Trigona is keeping the mayor's chair in Johnstown. The Democratic incumbent held off a strong challenge from Republican Sharyn Spinelli, who lost by 238 votes with all precincts reporting late Tuesday.
Sexual assault in Pa. added to porn charges
A Fairton man facing child pornography charges in Cumberland County recently admitted in Superior Court in Western Pennsylvania that he traveled to Pennsylvania to sexually assault a teenage girl he met on the Internet, according to reports.
in Brief | Kenny Rogers' tour will stop in Johnstown
Singer Kenny Rogers, recognized for his silky-smooth voice and silver mane, returns to Johnstown during his Christmas and Hits Tour.
Officials expecting lackluster turnout for off-year election
With only a few hotly contested local races and some state judgeships at stake Tuesday, election officials and a political analyst are expecting a low voter turnout at the polls in Cambria and Somerset counties.
Johnstown Cambria County Airport
The Johnstown Cambria County Airport has been criticized about their financial state but theyre pushing a campaign called The Plane Truth to get their message across.
NEW a " Attorney wants to withdraw from double-murder case
A defense attorney wants to stop representing a troubled Iraq war veteran who faces the possible death penalty on charges he fatally shot two people while robbing a sandwich shop in Altoona.
Mixed verdict in killing: Fiance guilty of involuntary manslaughter
Jurors found Friday that Bruce Emerick did not maliciously take his fiancee's life, but negligently did set up the conditions that led to her death - a loaded rifle standing in a crowded bedroom.
NEW**Police Stand Off At Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center
This after a boy locked himself in a classroom with access to knives. Richland Township Police quickly responded.
Minersville teen fire victim mourned; family had no insurance
Johnstown officials have a proposed budget for next year, but there's a giant hole in it.
Garden Club of Johnstown to 'Welcome the Holidays' with fundraiser
Western Pa. fire kills teenager, injures man
Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a fast-moving fire sparked by a faulty valve on a dryer claimed the life of a teenage girl and injured her grandfather.
Defense attorney in double murder asks to withdraw
The attorney defending a Johnstown native charged in a double homicide in Blair County wants off the case.
Officer: Suspect owned up to killing
A borough policeman testified Monday that Bruce Emerick confessed - just minutes after his fiancee was shot to death on Dec.
Breast cancer: Advances a a triumph of biologya
It was less than 20 years ago when Dr. Nancy E. Davidson was in the audience to hear geneticist Mary-Claire King announce she had identified the chromosome with a gene responsible for some inherited breast cancer.
Routine test saved womana s life
Linda Hardin of Nanty Glo gives a thyroid doctor credit for her surviving breast cancer.
3 in area sentenced, 1 pleads guilty in federal court
Four Johnstown area residents have either been sentenced or entered guilty pleas in federal court in Johnstown for a variety of offenses.
Man pleads guilty to sex abuse
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty in Cambria County Court to four felony charges in the sexual abuse of a Johnstown-area teenaged girl whom he met online.
Ex-teacher found not guilty of raping student
A former Somerset County high school teacher was acquitted Tuesday of raping an eighth-grade student in 2001.