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Truck driver who fatally struck 3 Pennsylvania highway workers fell asleep at the wheel
LEWISBERRY, Pa. - A truck driver fell asleep at the wheel before striking a construction vehicle and killing three workers on the shoulder of a Pennsylvania highway in April, authorities said Friday. Pennsylvania State Police said the 24-year-old driver from Roxbury, Massachusetts fell asleep on Interstate 83, about 8 miles...
Baseball Recap: Meyersdale comes up short despite Lars Murray's strong performance
If Meyersdale was feeling good off their 11-0 takedown of Ferndale last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Meyersdale Red Raiders took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Portage Mustangs on Monday. Meyersdale was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Portage apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2017.
Meyersdale schools planning fieldhouse project, 9 women named the PA Business Central Women in Business Top 2024
A look at headlines from our news partners at The Tribune-Democrat. (WTAJ) — The Meyersdale Area School District is eyeing a one-million-dollar fieldhouse for its football stadium. School officials are planning to replace an old concession stand on the property that will be more centrally located and include restrooms and locker rooms for the girl’s […]
Cumberland Kroger to Close
CUMBERLAND — After 44 years, the Cumberland Kroger is set to close. The grocery store, at the corner of Cobb Parkway and Paces Mill Road, will shut its doors Aug. 17, just two weeks before the store’s lease was set to expire. According to a news release from Kroger, all 70 employees of the store will be reassigned to other store locations as outlined in the company’s collective bargaining agreement. ...
Softball Game Preview: Claysburg-Kimmel on Home-Turf
Claysburg-Kimmel is on a 20-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Meyersdale is on a 16-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs will take on the Meyersdale Red Raiders at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ex-Western Mass Firefighter Who Secretly Filmed Nude Female Coworkers Gets Prison Time
A former Hampshire County firefighter who admitted to hiding cameras in the women's locker room at the fire station where he worked to capture his female colleagues undressing was sentenced to eight months in prison, authorities announced.Nicholas Tillman, 39, of Westfield, pleaded guilty on April …
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