Somerset News

New community outreach programs dealing with cancer are being offered to the public through the Windber Research Institute and a number of partnerships.

Somerset County Sheriff John Mankey and five deputies encountered an angry 47-year-old Markleton man holding a loaded 12-gauge Mossberg pump shotgun and a SKS-47 assault rifle Thursday when they went to his ...

Democratic congressional candidate Tony Barr laid out his plan for job growth Friday at his campaign headquarters in Duncansville.

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It was almost impossible not to have a good time in Johnstown this past weekend.

The smoke is about to clear for many local businesses. On Sept. 11 the state's Clean Indoor Air Act becomes effective - ending a 90-day grace period Gov.

This year's Somerset County Fair livestock sale held Aug. 23 continued to be a record-breaker with $490,415 in sales for 396 market animals, which included steers, pigs, lambs and goats.

Troopers arrested as many as 40 people after a fight in Somerset County overnight.

The Somerset Historical Center will hold Mountain Craft Days Folk Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sept.

Click to view larger image. A two vehicle accident left two injured on Route 30 near Stoystown Auto Wreckers Aug.

Magistrate reports for 08-27-08 Thursday, August 28, 2008 5:47 AM EDT Warrant issued State police have issued an arrest warrant for Zachary Lee Winner, 25, South Columbia Avenue, Somerset, on charges of ...

Howard Gary, 74, a former Garrett resident, has been making wooden brooms for about 28 years.

Three people were bound during a robbery early Thursday on Lowry Road, Somerset Township.

State police were investigating an overnight home invasion robbery in Somerset County.

The first bull elephant is expected to arrive at the International Conservation Center in Somerset County in less than a month, Pittsburgh Zoo officials said Tuesday.

Felony charges were dismissed Tuesday against a Somerset teenager who had been accused of trying to force himself on two 16-year-old girls.

The final design work is underway for the section of Route 219 between Meyersdale and Somerset.

Jim Coleman said he is getting pretty good with an ax - and he doesn't mean cutting firewood.

With a gaggle of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, 106-year-old Blanche Purbaugh has plenty of family to cherish.

The theme was the 1950s for the 34th annual senior citizens picnic sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging of Somerset County.