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The borough's one-day Wheels & Wings event has tripled in size since it began four years ago, and between 15,000 and 20,000 bikers and others showed up Thursday evening.

“She just went about it in a different way.”

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton stopped in Johnstown on Tuesday, hoping to rally support for her mother's presidential campaign. via The Tribune-Democrat

“This takes place when there is an area of concrete roadway that needs rehabilitated, and it is too large to do the concrete patching seen in most areas”

The orange cones and merge signs are being set out as PennDOT gears up for its 2008 highway improvement projects. via The Tribune-Democrat

DEMOCRAT "Travelin' on the Main Line Canal" will be presented by commonwealth speaker Jan Kinney at 7 p.m. April 21 at Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, 411 Third Ave. via The Tribune-Democrat

Get out those old refrigerators and tires for the annual spring collections in central and northern Cambria County. via The Tribune-Democrat

“Because it is our first year, we decided to keep the festival limited to the Central Cambria family”

By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM When someone tackles a building project, it's imperative to begin on a solid footing. via The Tribune-Democrat

“By the time I got to the car, it was fully engulfed”

Randy Mikitko had just finished unloading his truck when he witnessed a horrific crash in which the car was nearly cut in half. via The Tribune-Democrat

“I have high hopes that we will be able to see facilities outside of Cambria County”

With all the pomp and circumstance, Walter Asonevich officially was named the fourth president of Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in an inauguration ceremony Friday. via The Tribune-Democrat

“But it helps to talk with the experienced attorneys to learn how to practice effectively.”

Patrick Kiniry, now Cambria County's district attorney, still remembers being a young, inexperienced lawyer fresh out of law school in 1972. via The Tribune-Democrat

Four people were transported to Temple University Hospital yesterday morning after fire engulfed their North Philadelphia residence. via Philly.com

The borough is reaching out to businesses to explain building codes and permits, including recent changes in requirements. via The Tribune-Democrat

“I love being on the stage and performing”

BELLEFONTE -- It was the clashing of two very different worlds.

Tara Shilling wore a sports jersey, laid on the floor with her hands to her chin, and began reciting William Shakespeare's work.

Shilling was among seven high school students from the region competing at Bellefonte Area High School Saturday for the chance represent central Pennsylvania in the National Shakespeare Competition, conducted by the English-Speaking Union of the United States at Lincoln Center in New York on April 28. Read more

“Most people will be interested in the detour and how it will affect them”

Residents will get a look at plans for preserving a Middlecreek Township bridge at a public meeting next month, PennDOT officials said. via The Tribune-Democrat

“I think John McCain is a shoe-in on the Republican side, and Pennsylvania has a good shot at being the state to decide the Democratic nominee”

Sniffin' and bawlin' at barbershop TOM LAVIS BY TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM I walked into Big Mike's Barbershop just as the conversation was heating up. via The Tribune-Democrat

“We are going to try to cut through some of that red tape, make their lives a little easier”

Looking to assist small-town soldiers and their families who can feel lost in the shuffle, Iraq war veteran Dean Nist is setting up shop permanently in the heart of the borough. via The Tribune-Democrat

“It has been pretty rough, but we haven't had a lot of accidents”

By Tuesday afternoon, snow had been falling in some spots in Somerset and Cambria counties for more than 12 hours. via The Tribune-Democrat

“Through the investigation, we were able to establish (the suspect's) identity”

A Johnstown man is in custody after police said he robbed a downtown bank just before noon Wednesday. via The Tribune-Democrat

“It'll depend on who works hardest.”

A wide field of candidates is barreling toward the primaries for both of Somerset County's legislative districts. via The Daily American

“Open houses provide a means for the agency to reach out and interact with hunters and other Pennsylvanians whose lives are influenced by deer”

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is will six open houses across the state in the coming weeks to discuss the state's deer management program and meet with residents. via The Tribune-Democrat

“I think we're really starting to make an impact”

As the suburban Johnstown-based Pennsylvania Disabled Veterans Rehabilitation/Vocational Retraining Project enters its third year, Tom Caulfield, director of Veteran Community Initiatives, believes the program ... via The Tribune-Democrat