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Somerset County

Somerset County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Somerset County, PA.

Results 1 - 20 of 560 in Somerset County, PA

  1. Ex-Summit Township secretary sentenced for theft of fundsRead the original story

    22 min ago | The Tribune-Democrat

    ... pleading guilty to stealing township funding. Patricia Johnson, 52, of Garrett, was sentenced Tuesday by Somerset County President Judge John Cascio to 100 hours of community service and ordered to pay court costs. She also was placed on three years ...

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    Related Topix: Garrett, PA, Johnstown, PA

  2. Fire And Ice As Firefighters Battle Flames In JohnstownRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WATM

    ... e County are searching for the person responsible for shooting a horse - a 100-year-old police department in Somerset County is no more - and police stop a burglar literally in his tracks - plus our Holiday Greeting comes to us from Japan.

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  3. 14,000 lose power in icy, windy stormRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Pittsburgh Tribune

    ... next round." The National Weather Service issued high wind warnings through 6 a.m. today in some areas. In Somerset County, 911 coordinator David Fox said snow began Tuesday night and turned to slush. Many county schools had a two-hour delay. Fox ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Weather, Westmoreland County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Stevens, PA

  4. Last-minute gift ideas | Craft show Saturday, Sunday at Masonic TempleRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Tribune-Democrat

    By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM Shoppers getting down to the nitty-gritty of holiday gift buying may want to check out a craft show at Johnstown's Masonic Temple.

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    Related Topix: Johnstown, PA, Mineral Point, PA, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Cambria County, PA

  5. Police: Man Dressed Up As Mom To Get CashRead the original story

    Wednesday | WPXI

    ... to withdraw money from her bank account. Tita Nyambi, 25, was still at the Chase Bank in Franklin, in Somerset County, when police arrived Monday afternoon. Tellers called to report that a man wearing women's clothes and speaking in a high pitched ...

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  6. NJ police say man dressed up as his mother to try to withdraw money from her bank accountRead the original story

    Tuesday | Myphl17.com

    ... to withdraw money from her bank account. Tita Nyambi, 25, was still at the Chase Bank in Franklin, in Somerset County, when police arrived Monday afternoon. Tellers called to report that a man wearing women's clothes and speaking in a high pitched ...

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    Related Topix: Offbeat

  7. Mother Of Young Girl Who Battled H1N1 Wants Parents To Be CarefulRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | WWCP Fox 8 TV

    After battling the h1-n1 virus in the hospital for three months, A 6-six-year old Somerset County girl is home recovering.

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  8. Fayette man convicted of murder accuses prosecutors of scheme

    Tuesday Dec 8 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... Kevin Dowling, told him of a purported purse scheme during a September conversation at the state prison in Somerset County, where both men are incarcerated. Dowling, 36, was convicted in 1995 of homicide and sentenced to life in prison in the 1992 ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Fayette County, PA, Dunbar, PA, State Prisons, Prison

  9. 'Rogue' bus tour includes jet settingRead the original story

    Feb 12, 2009 | O-R Online

    ... reflect the plane's presence. As reported in the Observer-Reporter on Nov. 22, Addie Witt of Seven Springs, Somerset County, made the trek to Washington County after the Otterbein College student just missed out on getting Palin's autograph in ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Strabane, PA, Hillary Clinton, US Senate, Democrat, Washington, PA, Seven Springs, PA

  10. Lehigh University officers patrol toy department aislesRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | The Morning Call

    ... ''Well, I never had one,'' said Danko, who grew up in a coal-mining family in Windber, near Johnstown in Somerset County. Back then, he said, children didn't get new bicycles. ''Those were tough times, like today.'' That's why Shupp is excited when ...

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    Related Topix: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, Saylorsburg, PA

  11. Stoystown woman survives night in crashed vehicleRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | Post-gazette.com - News

    A Somerset County woman who was trapped in her vehicle after it tumbled into a creek at the bottom of a wooded hill survived the night by running the vehicle's heater and covering herself in a blanket until a hunter found her the next morning.

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    Related Topix: Stoystown, PA

  12. Witness to Flight 93 crash will form part of Navy's USS SomersetRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | PittsburghLIVE.com

    ... in tribute to the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 will contain a rather sizable remnant of Somerset County's history. John Vatavuk, a Somerset County commissioner since 2007, spent more than a year coordinating the transfer of 22 ...

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    Related Topix: Boat Disaster, US Military, US Navy, Somerset, PA

  13. Woman survives night in crashed vehicleRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    A Somerset County woman who was trapped in her vehicle after it tumbled into a creek at the bottom of a wooded hill survived the night by running the vehicle's heater and covering herself in a blanket until a hunter found her the next morning.

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    Related Topix: Stoystown, PA, Johnstown, PA, Trooper, PA

  14. 12/07 - Intoxicated driver strikes house, carsRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | Cumberland Times-News

    Intoxicated driver strikes house, cars STONYCREEK TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A Somerset County man Pennsylvania State Police found to be "visibly intoxicated" early Sunday morning has been charged after the vehicle he was driving struck two parked vehicles and a house.

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    Related Topix: Stoystown, PA

  15. Driver rescued after 9 hours in creekRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | Cumberland Times-News

    ... down a steep embankment. Stacey Gryskiewicz was found by a hunter at approximately 6:15 a.m. Saturday in Somerset County. Gryskiewicz was traveling north on Mostoller Road south of Stoystown at about 9 p.m. Friday when she swerved to avoid striking ...

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    Related Topix: Stoystown, PA

  16. Gamesa: Shaffer Mountain a priorityRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | The Tribune-Democrat

    ... haffer Mountain proves that just the opposite is true." The farm is proposed for Shade and Ogle townships in Somerset County and Napier Township is Bedford County.

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    Related Topix: Bedford County, PA, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Alternative Energy, Energy

  17. Woman Trapped Overnight In SUV After Crash 2hrRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

    A woman who state police said swerved to avoid a deer Friday in Somerset County ended up trapped in her vehicle down an embankment overnight until a hunter discovered her Saturday morning.

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    Related Topix: Stoystown, PA

  18. Crash In Somerset Co. Leaves Woman Trapped, Hurt

    Sunday Dec 6 | Kdka.com

    Share + Dec 6, 2009 12:14 pm US/Eastern QUEMAHONING TOWNSHIP An accident late Saturday left a woman seriously injured and trapped inside her vehicle overnight in Somerset County.

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    Related Topix: Stoystown, PA, Pittsburgh, PA

  19. Woman Trapped Overnight In SUV After CrashRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | ThePittsburghChannel

    A woman who state police said swerved to avoid a deer Friday in Somerset County ended up trapped in her vehicle down an embankment overnight until a hunter discovered her Saturday morning.

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    Related Topix: Stoystown, PA

  20. Snowfall brings highway headachesRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | The Tribune-Democrat

    ... seemed to bear the brunt of the storm. "It was a wet snow," he added. The situation was much the same in Somerset County as night fell. No particular parts of the county seemed to be worse than others, said a PennDOT worker who declined to give his ...

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    Related Topix: Cambria County, PA, Weather, Johnstown, PA