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This Beloved Mountain Town Was Named The Poorest City In Pennsylvania, But Locals Say It Is Rich In Charm

A cable car here climbs a hillside so steep that Guinness calls it the steepest vehicular inclined plane in the world. It can carry cars, too. That alone made me look twice. The same city has the only Marvel-approved public art mural on the planet. It also has a downtown...

Johnstown, PA · 3d
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From the Archive- The Election Day flood of 1985: West Virginia

Moorefield, WV · 1d

The Daily American

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Somerset County Commissioners approve contracts and agreements

Somerset County Commissioners Nov. 3 approved a bid award, contract and agreement. The commissioners entered into an agreement with Claire Deist as an independent contractor assisting the county's Prothonotary Office and its Records Improvement Committee with records verification, retention and preservation, at a rate of $15 per hour for no more than 7.5 hours per week, effective through May 1. A contract for the Children and Youth Service office improvement project went to Chose Construction, at $15,180 for general construction, and to K&K Plumbing at $45,987 for plumbing. The bid from the Oct. 14 bid opening was reviewed by APEX Engineering, and the work is grant funded. More: Public hearing allowed residents to voice concerns about data centers The commissioner approved a contract for the 911 Center with GateKeeper, a system which provides dispatchers with an FBI compliant program to access criminal justice information when dispatching law enforcement personnel. The cost is an initial $2,700 with an annual reoccurring fee of $240. The contract is PEMA funded. Also approved was a resolution requesting a Statewide Local Share grant of $88,000 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority to be used to purchase a generator for the Area Agency on Aging of Somerset

Somerset County, PA · 1d

CBS Pittsburgh

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Underground fire in Westmoreland County has been burning for months

An underground fire continues to burn at the former Westmoreland Glass Company property in Hempfield Township.

Westmoreland County, PA · 3d

WPXI Pittsburgh

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New rule costing some Western Pennsylvania home sellers thousands – and time

In some parts of Western Pennsylvania, homeowners could have to pay more than $10,000 when trying to sell.

Westmoreland County, PA · 3d

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Johnstown to soon begin demolition of more than 30 blighted properties; more demos planned

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — City officials say some blighted buildings will soon be coming down in Johnstown, with more demolitions to follow. John Rutledge is the director of the city’s Department of Community and Economic Development and says the city put the demolition work out for bids before recently awarding the project to a local contractor.

Johnstown, PA · 20h

CBS Baltimore

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313 pound black bear among 89 harvested during Maryland's annual hunt

Hunters harvested 89 black bears last week during Maryland's annual hunt of the animals across four counties, the Department of Natural Resources announced Monday.

Maryland · 3d

uncoveringpa.com

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Exploring the Ruins at Dead Man’s Hollow in Allegheny County

All the content on this site is created 100% by a human who has actually visited all these places. You can trust it's first-hand information and never AI generated or assisted. If hiking somewhere with ruins, natural beauty, and creepy ghost stories sounds exciting, Dead Man’s Hollow Conservation Area in...

Allegheny County, PA · 5d

The Daily American

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Somerset County returns Metzgar, Rigby to seats in General Assembly

Somerset County's two representatives in the Pennsylvania General Assembly ran unopposed and easily won their district races in the Nov. 3 general election, according to unofficial election results posted online by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In the 69th Legislative District, incumbent Carl Walker Metzgar, a Republican, received a total of 20,534 votes. The 69th district covers the majority of Somerset County , other than four municipalities in the northern part of the county that are part of the 71st District. Jim Rigby, also a Republican, received a total of 19,070 votes to remain the incumbent state representative for the 71st District, including 2,501 votes from Somerset County. The 71st District includes Paint and Windber boroughs and Ogle and Paint townships in Somerset County, as well as 30 municipalities in Cambria County. Overall, the voting turnout in Somerset County on Nov. 3 was 55.6%, with 27,019 ballots cast out of the 48,578 registered voters in the county's 67 precincts, according to unofficial results from the county's Board of Elections. This article originally appeared on The Daily American: Somerset County returns Metzgar, Rigby to seats in General Assembly

Somerset County, PA · 1d

Onward State

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Penn State Professor Revisits 1976 Entebbe Raid In New Documentary ‘To Kill A Nazi’

The film will be screened as an official selection of the Centre County Film Festival on Friday at noon.

Penn, PA · 22h

Metro News

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Owners indicate plans to restart idled Tucker County mine

Alliance Resource Partners, parent company of Mettiki Coal, indicated promising news for their now idle Mountain View Mine in Tucker County. During an earning’s conference call, Joseph Craft, President and CEO of Alliance Resources Management indicated plans to restart coal production at the mine. “We are pleased to announce...

Tucker County, WV · 3d

WBOY 12 News

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Christmas at the Barn returns to Masontown for a limited time

For just four days out of the year, you can visit a small, village-like Christmas town right in the middle of Preston County.

Masontown, WV · 17h

Franklin County Free Press

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Route 997 to Close Nov. 13–16 for Railroad Crossing Replacement

A section of Route 997 (Cumberland Highway) in Greene Township will close while a contractor replaces the railroad crossing north of Chambersburg, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Weather permitting, the closure will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and continue through 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. The...

Chambersburg, PA · 3d

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A Pennsylvania Flea Market Took Over an Old Movie Theater and Now Fills 100,000 Square Feet

A weekend flea market now fills the shell of an old movie theater, and the shopping covers about 100,000 square feet. That’s a lot of room for trinkets, toys, and treasures that used to share space with popcorn. I love the idea of hunting for vintage finds where people...

North Versailles, PA · 11d

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Road work scheduled for next two weeks on area highway

WARFORDSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- Road work is continuing on an area highway this week and next. PennDOT said a contractor began pipe repairs on Interstate 70 westbound between mileposts 162 and 159.5 in Fulton County on Monday. That work will last until Friday. Also this week, crews are installing recessed...

Fulton County, PA · 1d

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

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Westmoreland autonomous vehicle test track in East Huntingdon nears completion

Autonomous vehicles could begin speeding around a $39 million test track in East Huntingdon this spring. Construction on the ambitious Pennsylvania Safety, Transportation and Research Track — or PennSTART project, a 2-mile high-speed loop that will host vehicle testing and safety training for first responders — is expected to be complete as early as April.

East Huntingdon Township, PA · 12h

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Friendsville Water System Overhaul Gets $800,000 Grant

Garrett County has been awarded $800,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funding to begin a system-wide overhaul of the Friendsville water system, according to a press release from the office of Gov. Wes Moore. The grant will pay for Phase 1 engineering design and initial construction of the water...

Garrett County, MD · 1d

WJAC TV

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Cambria, Somerset leaders tout $2M raised for Miracle League field at Roxbury Park

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — On Wednesday morning, Somerset and Cambria County Chamber of Commerce held a strategy session about a Miracle League baseball field at Roxbury Park in Johnstown. Back in July, Pirates Charities surprised the Roxbury Park Miracle League of Cambria County with a $150,000 donation to...

Cambria County, PA · 1d

WashingtonExaminer

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On Election Day, the devil is in the ballot details

WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania — On South Main Street stands the house where attorney David Bradford, a leader of the Whiskey Rebellion, lived from 1788 to 1794. In July 1794, some 400 armed men, most from Washington County, laid waste to a tax inspector’s house outside Pittsburgh. People here have distrusted distant power ever since. They have […]

Washington, PA · 3d

ATV.com

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Bedford County Studies ATV and UTV Trail Plan Backed by DCNR Grant

Bedford County officials are studying whether to add ATV and UTV recreational trails, a project that would move forward only if residents back it and if the county can find suitable land. The Bedford County Planning Commission, working with the county commissioners, plans to hold a series of public meetings to gauge local interest. Dates and locations have not been set. Grant Funds a Feasibility Study Planning director Stephanie Clevenstine said the planning office applied for a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources grant in 2024 and received up to $100,000 for a feasibility study in 2025. Part of that study involves working with area municipalities to find out what the public thinks and whether the county can support this kind of project. "We'll be looking at holding public meetings in the coming months to get a sense of if the public wants something like this. And then the municipalities would have to open their roads up to it," Clevenstine said. Finding Land Is a Major Obstacle A key hurdle is land. Because the county doesn't own any property, there is no obvious spot to build a trail, so officials are currently looking at state roads unless someone donates land.

Bedford County, PA · 3d