Springs, PA

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Five people are facing charges for their alleged involvement in hiding two runaway teens from state police. Troopers began their investigation in February when two teens were reported missing. One was reported to have run away from a children’s aid home in Somerset and the other was reported to have […]

BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Three men are facing charges after they were accused of assaulting a West Virginia man they tried to rob at a party. Tyler Bumgardner, 18 of Everett, Jadin Zinn, 18 of Clearville and Xavier Barger, 19 of Rawlings, Maryland are charged with attempted robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and […]

CUMBERLAND, MD – The following incidents were reported by the Cumberland Police Department. On August...

CUMBERLAND, MD – Police in Cumberland have arrested an Arlington man who was impersonating a...

A 32-year-old Somerset man has been charged with attempted murder when a gas station fight turned into a stabbing last month, authorities said. After Matthew B. Hall and the victim shoved each other, Hall went to his car at some point during the 12:30 a.m. argument in Franklin Township to get a weapon on July 23, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.

Bedford County, PA (WJAC) — State police in Bedford County say three men are facing charges after they allegedly attempted to rob a West Virginia man outside a party over the weekend. Troopers say 18-year-old Tyler Bumgardner, of Everett, 18-year-old Jadin Zinn, of Clearville, Pa and 19-year-old Xavier Barger,...

NEW CREEK, W.Va. (WV News) - Carol Lee Del Signore, 87, left her earthly home in New Creek, …

The Preston County Commission awarded $700,000 for water & sewage infrastructure improvements around the county on Tuesday.

"Grease" alum Eddie Deezen has reportedly been transferred to state care in Maryland after he was found mentally unfit to stand trial in a burglary case.

Eddie Deezen is reportedly unable to stand trial after his recent arrest due to mental-health-related reasons. A commitment order obtained by TMZ reportedly states that the Grease actor, 65, is undergoing treatment at the Maryland Department of Health, and will not be able to stand trial in his burglary and trespassing case due to a mental-health disorder.

A Somerset County man was sentenced Monday in federal court in Johnstown to 70 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction of possession with the intent to distribute illegal drugs. According to court documents, on June 23, 2020, and July 3, 2020, Terrell Robison Ickes, 32, of...

Terry Ventorini of Murrysville knows a few kids who might be interested in taking aim at the Salvation Army’s “Shoot for Hope” fundraiser, set for Aug. 18 at Highlands Sporting Clays in Champion. “We had three kids go to the Pennsylvania State High School Clay Target League’s...

I can’t think of anyone more qualified to teach us about bikepacking than A.J. DeLauder. After all, A.J. did complete the Tour Divide earlier this summer!!! A bikepacking race starting in the Canadian Rockies and going for 2,700 miles through extreme weather conditions to the U.S. border with Mexico.

The Somerset Volunteer Fire Department hosted the 129th annual convention of the Western Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association last week. Fire departments from 32 counties in western Pennsylvania attended. The parade on Saturday included many of the local firetrucks, fire department bands and local kids. Convention:Parade, other events planned as Somerset...

CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — The Cumberland area before development is featured in a mural currently being painted downtown by a husband and wife team.The art is located on the outdoor wall of Allegany Pawn at the corner of Centre Street and the downtown pedestrian mall in an area used as a transit stop. The artists are Elijah Thane, 27, and wife Marlee Lynn, 24, both from Allegany County."We wanted to do something beautiful, especially for the city I grew up in," said Thane. "We saw this area here and thought it would be the perfect opportunity."The couple decided the site,...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ)– A Somerset County man was sentenced on Monday after he was found guilty in federal court for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced that Terrell Ickes, 32, of Friedens will see up to 70 months behind bars with four years of supervised release. An […]

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in West Virginia using data from Zillow.

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) — Four Southern States cooperatives in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia will merge into an all-new organization, Freedom Ag & Energy Cooperative, effective Jan. 1. The members of the cooperatives in Winchester, Virginia, Oakland, Maryland, Buckhannon and Petersburg all formally approved the merger in votes...

LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. — Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus has raised $4,181,642 and helped the University to achieve record-breaking success in its recently concluded campaign, “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence.” June 30 marked the end of both the most successful campaign and the most successful fundraising year in the institution’s history. The Penn State Fayette total represents a transformative investment by 1,020 alumni, friends, corporate partners and others in its mission to prepare students for lifelong learning and productive citizenship within an increasingly diverse and global society.

BLOOMINGTON — The Garrett County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a motor vehicle collision that claimed the life of an Allegany County resident in the early morning hours of Aug. 6. According to a press release, initial investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Maryland Highway near...