Windber News

After two successful years, the YouthBuild Johnstown program is expanding with the goal of helping more at-risk youth turn their lives around.

The former chief executive for a defense contractor with ties to U.S. Rep. John Murtha has been charged by federal prosecutors with taking about $200,000 in kickbacks from a subcontractor.

With plenty of boarded up storefronts in the city's downtown, one local couple is bucking the economic tide and has opened a store that offers a little bit of everything needed by just about everyone.

By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM Three members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be taking the stage July 18 at Arcadia Theater in Windber.

Not so long ago, overwhelmed and overworked Thunder in the Valley organizers hoisted brooms and toiled into the wee hours of the morning in the rally's aftermath.

The Kidney Center in Johnstown will feature 12 state-of-the-art dialysis stations, but that is only a small part of the story, said the unit's medical director, Dr.

Local scientists are hoping to expand the power of a new breast cancer screening option already showing promise for early detection in younger, high-risk patients.

The operator of a motorcyle traveling on Route 53 in Dean Township was killed when his cycle and a car collided at 7:17 p.m. Tuesday.

BY RUTHRICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM For the benefit of a local organization, a tribute band is going to rock the house.

Music blasted and engines roared here this weekend as the community honored its heritage.

Good Samaritans in the Windber area are taking a "WACK" out of hunger. Ten churches have joined with businesses and organizations to form the Windber Area Community Kitchen , which will serve hot meals for area residents.

BY RUTHRICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Vintage jukeboxes, pinball machines and backdrops will set the scene for traveling back to the '50s and '60s. A series of sock hops, sponsored byWindber Area Visioning Experience, will be held throughout the summer in the ballroom at Windber Recreation Park.

Do seemingly distant communities such as Windber and Waynesburg share common challenges? Could ideas developed in Somerset also be useful in Steubenville, Ohio? Would planning for growth in Johnstown or Jerome be meaningful in Mercer or Monessen? For Allen Kukovich and others involved with the Regional Visioning Project, the answer to all of those ...

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM The 10th annual Miners' Memorial Day Weekend, which will be held today through Sunday in downtown Windber, will kick off with a free concert featuring Somerset County Community Band at 7 tonight at Arcadia Theater, 1418 Graham Ave., Windber.

A bird's nest is being blamed for causing a small fire at Rizzo's Restaurant, 2200 Graham Ave., around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Police are hoping their description of tools used in an attempted break-in at a Windber pharmacy will strike a chord with someone who will step forward to provide information.

Four weeks of drilling and rehearsing across Richland Township's education complex have prepared the 150-member Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps for another summer of grueling competition.

BY TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM The 10th annual Miners' Memorial Day Weekend is an occasion for the community to celebrate its coal-mining heritage.

An embattled defense contractor that has contributed heavily to Congressmen Patrick Murphy and John Murtha is being run by a convicted drug dealer.

The Dog Run will live on as Windber Rumbles, providing the same fun and raising money for the same causes.