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'Sticker shock:' Local drug coalition educates parents on alcohol consumption in minors
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Officials with the Cambria County Drug Coalition hosted an event that focused on alcohol prevention for minors. The event, called "sticker shock,” was held in Johnstown, Portage and Hastings. It focused on educating parents, friends, and family to not provide alcohol to minors,...
Somerset County Commissioners accept water system chief resignation; hire 911 coordinator
Somerset County Commissioners have accepted the resignation of Terry Stutzman, chief operator of the Somerset County General Authority Water System. In his resignation, Stutzman said it was time to move on for his personal life, said Commissioner Irvin Kimmel Jr. There are four positions within the authority, but right now...
Events planned for 135th Johnstown Flood Anniversary
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — Commemoration events have been planned for the 135th anniversary of the Johnstown Flood. The National Park Service and Johnstown Area Heritage Association are hosting a series of events to commemorate the 1889 flood and to honor the victims of the catastrophe. “Throughout the year, but especially on May 31, we pause […]
Top Somerset County baseball and softball playoff performers for May 20-24
Athlete of the Week Windber track and field athlete Lukas Betcher was voted Daily American Somerset County Male Athlete of the Week while Conemaugh Township track and field athlete Baylee Sleek was selected Female Athlete of the Week for their efforts May 13-18. Betcher upset defending District 5 Track and Field champion Bryson Hetz...
Rockwood dedicates new Veterans Memorial and Community Park after eight-year effort
Hundreds of community members gathered to celebrate the completion and dedication of the new Veterans Memorial and Community Park in Rockwood Saturday morning. On Memorial Day in 2016, officials say two local veterans noted a half-demolished building on main street that sat next to where memorial day events were held each year. They say they created a grassroots committee full of Rockwood residents with the goal of replacing the area with a community park.
Former Somerset County DA Pleaded No Contest In Domestic Violence Case
Authorities say former Somerset County District Attorney Jeff Thomas has pleaded no contest in the domestic violence case involving he and his wife. Officials say Thomas was charged following an investigation into reports that he punched his wife in the head while they were traveling through the Johnstown-area during the early morning hours of May 15, 2021.
Carrol, McCort will face in district title game
A three run third inning propelled Bishop Carroll into the District 6 championship, after beating Portage 4-2 Friday. There, the Huskies will face some failure faces in the Bishop McCort Crushers. McCort, the top seed in the District 6, 1A bracket, cruised 11-2 over Moshannon Valley Friday night. The two schools, with share a football […]
Update: Thunderstorms with damaging winds in part of Pennsylvania Sunday
An updated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 8:54 p.m. in effect until 9:45 p.m. for Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton and Somerset counties. Residents should be prepared for wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 8:50 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along...
63-year-old missing man from Johnstown located
UPDATE JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — Peter Smothers has been located and is safe according to police. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Johnstown City Police Department is searching for a 63-year-old man who has been reported missing. Peter Smothers was last seen in the area of the 300 block of Market Street in Johnstown City, Cambria […]
Has it started up again? A fire destroyed a vacant trailer in Cherry Lane Estates
When the fire call came in at 10:43 p.m. Tuesday with a location of 134 Gary Lane in Cherry Lane Estates, the first thing on Somerset Fire Chief Jim Clark's mind was what happened about five years ago and hoping it was not starting again. Numerous arsons of vacant trailers...
Severe Weather Alert Day: Isolated severe storms this afternoon
PITTSBURGH — It is a Severe Weather Alert Day for the third time this Memorial Day weekend. The weather remains fairly quiet, just cloudy and breezy, for the early part of the afternoon. Our threat for severe storms begins between 3 PM and 4 PM. There is an area-wide...
New details: Woman shot at man in Somerset with toddler nearby, PSP say
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Police have released more details surrounding a domestic incident that included gunfire and two people being arrested on Tuesday in Somerset County. Allen Hitechew II, 39, and Melissa Monaghan, 40, were arrested after PSP was called to a residence on Lincoln Highway on May 21 on reports of the two […]
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