Wilmore News

For the last eight years, Cambria Somerset Authority officials have counted on an experienced engineer to keep five dams - including Somerset County's Quemahoning Reservoir - running smoothly.

Fire caused an estimated $60,000 damage to a 2 1/2-story home in the 600 block of Orchard Street in Portage late Wednesday afternoon.

An aggressive-driving enforcement in Summerhill Township landed a Johnstown man and a companion from Maryland in the Cambria CountyPrison on drugs and weapons charges, police Chief Paul Bonfanti said Wednesday.

A bedroom community for Johnstown and Richland Township or a commercial industrial center, the communities making up the Forest Hills School District have the potential to be many things, a state official concludes.

Since Quemahoning Reservoir opened to the public in 2000, it has become a playground for anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts.

Longtime District Judge Galen Decort once again captured the support of voters Tuesday on both the Democratic and Republican ballots.

At first glance, a plan involving plain hemlock boxes and small piles of rock is not likely to rouse much excitement among a large portion of the local citizenry.

Galen Decort has announced that he is seeking a fifth term as district judge for District 47-3-03. The district covers Portage, Lilly, Cassandra and Wilmore boroughs and Portage, Washington, Munster and Summerhill townships.

For years, officials have wondered whether the water at Somerset County's Quemahoning Reservoir could serve as an environmentally friendly power source.

Bob Kunko, a longtime deputy sheriff in Cambria County, has announced that he is running for district judge in District 47-3-03. The district covers Portage, Cassandra, Lilly and Wilmore boroughs, and Munster, ...

When Cambria Somerset Authority purchased five area dams in 2000, economic development was a primary goal.

Despite needing more than 150 property easements, the large Benscreek area sewage project is a go, according to officials.