Portage News

With the grieving families of four young men killed in a crash sobbing in the courtroom, a Portage man was sentenced Monday to three to 15 months in prison, plus suspension of his driver's license for 15 months, in the wreck which authorities said was not his fault.

Downtown Portage has been a bit brighter since Bonnie Fox came back to town. Since the Portage woman came home in 2005, she's been a big part of efforts that brought the now-annual Winterfest celebration downtown and boosted Main Street's light-up night.

The following have been sentenced in Cambria County Court on guilty pleas to criminal charges : Kristy Lee Koval, 32, 1300 block of Springhill Road, Portage, forgery.

A long-running boundary dispute between Portage and Washington townships appears to have been resolved during an informal meeting Wednesday.

A push for improved physical fitness among students in Portage Area High School has prompted a partnership with St.

Someone backed a pickup into the Double K Convenience Store in Reade Township to gain entry, then tried to smash open an ATM, state police said.

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

BY JANICE RAINEY JRAINEY@TRIBDEM.COM The Polish Heritage Council will hold a Pulaski Day Mass at 4:30 p.m. today at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Mountain Avenue, Portage.

The rich history of the railroad in Cambria County will be played out in song and story Sunday at the Portage Area Historical Society.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM The 50th Fort Ligonier Days will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday in downtown Ligonier and Fort Ligonier.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM From the terror of a haunted house to the relative calmness of a corn maze, the Halloween spirit is alive in the region.

A northern Cambria County man who led a nonprofit development corporation for 20 years is being eyed by three communities in the hopes he can help them find state and federal money for a number of initiatives.

A police officer who used to patrol the streets of several Cambria County communities has given a second chance at life to the woman he plans to spend the rest of his life with.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM The 39th anniversary season of the Lipizzan Stallions will prance into Johnstown at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Cambria CountyWar Memorial Arena, 326 Napoleon St., Johnstown.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Some of the area's fall festivals have come and gone, while others are up and coming.

In a few weeks, Frank and Betty Skrout should be celebrating their 49th wedding anniversary.

Portage Borough and Portage Township have joined to hire an AmeriCorps worker. For the next year, Rick Thompson will work on an agenda developed by both municipalities.

A western Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and speeding in a crash that killed four people.

Keeping a son's memory alive through helpingothers is what a Portage couple has accomplished through a charity motorycle ride.

If the state's 500 school districts consolidated into 100 districts, it would bring an economy of scale to taxpayers and expanded opportunities for students.