Somerset County News

Firefighters were called to a blaze at an old hotel in Hooversville, Somerset County, early Friday morning.

Firefighters were called to a blaze at an old hotel in Hooversville, Somerset County, early Friday morning.

At least five fire companies are battling a major fire in the business district of Hooversville, Somerset County.

This year, the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce is expecting about 5,000 people to walk the streets of Somerset for the 38th annual Antique Show.

Tributes left at the wire fence at the temporary Flight 93 memorial in Somerset County are being moved to a nearby house.

The five-course meal will be $45 per person, with wine pairings for an additional $25. On Aug.

Additional coverage includes the northern portions of Lake Stoneycreek and Indian Lake.

Organizers for the fourth annual America's County Barbecue are putting the finishing touches on this year's event, which is set for Thursday in Meyersdale.

ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" will not be taping a program in Somerset County this summer.

New officers for the Pennsylvania State Association of Jury Commissioners took their oaths before more than 50 friends, family and fellow commissioners at the Quality Inn on Friday evening.

Somerset and Cambria are among 13 counties that have experienced deadly domestic violence incidents in the past 23 days.

Gov. Ed Rendell said Tuesday that 11,800 3- and 4-year-olds will benefit from the second year of Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts, the pre-kindergarten program that is funded by $86.4 million in the new state budget.

A work-release inmate at the Somerset County Jail was arraigned Tuesday on escape charges after reportedly setting off a fire alarm to unlock the door and scuffling with guards last month.

State police early yesterday morning found a Somerset County man dead inside a residence they had surrounded Saturday night.

State police are investigating the death of a woman found lifeless in her home along Somerset Avenue.

Rick Lorson of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission with a perch on High Point Lake.

A former Somerset County substitute teacher has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison for raping and assaulting young girl over nine years and video recording some of the assaults.

A Blairsville truck driver is accused of avoiding more than a half-million dollars in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls by using a stolen New York E-ZPass transponder.

An elderly Maryland couple, missing since Saturday morning, were found Tuesday afternoon in Somerset County, but only the husband was still alive.

Sudden showers pelted areas just outside the borough Monday evening with up to 3 inches of rain in one to two hours, flooding roads and backing up water in basements.