Friedens News

Light rain didn't stop participants in the 22nd annual Daily American 10K/5K walk and run from crossing the finish line Saturday at the Somerset High School.

With the Fourth of July holiday just past, it's about time for "family reunion season" to start.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Strength, simplicity and style. Those three elements will be highlighted when submissions to the 21st annual Somerset County Artists Association Juried Exhibit are put on display ...

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BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM June is dairy month in Pennsylvania, and an exhibit will highlight the history of two of Somerset County's former dairies.

State police say a Somerset County man killed another man after the two argued about their relationship.

Army Reserve Pfc. Andrew T. Baker has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core ...

As memorial ceremonies today honor the D-Day invasion, Russell Stover will remember the beaches his own way.

Four fire departments responded to an early morning blaze in Stoystown on Sunday that left two injured.

Prosecutors withdrew an assault charge earlier this week against a Friedens woman accused of taking drugs while she was nine months pregnant.

PBS Coals is adding employees and boosting production to meet demands of steelmaking.

New - Several area men injured in traffic accidents The Tribune-Democrat State police are investigating a two-car crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in Somerset Township.

TUESDAY: TUESDAY: TUESDAY: Health We have 2298 guests online Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers from the Indiana area, who returned less than two years ago from a 12-month deployment in Iraq, were alerted ...

One of the city's earliest church congregations, the German Reformed Church, started out as a missions project of a church in Pennsylvania. via The Daily Record

“The governor has spoken in support of rebalancing long-term care. What we are asking is that he follow the will of the people.”

Whether she was laying her own home's foundation or doing her share to keep the family farm in Friedens up and running, Margie Warren of Somerset always has been an independent soul. via The Tribune-Democrat

“I never knew anything about this award. I was really surprised”

Recognition is not something Shanksville resident Judy Baeckel sought when she became a Flight 93 ambassador. via The Tribune-Democrat

A Friedens woman was taken to the hospital Tuesday after a coal truck struck the car she was riding in on Route 30 in Shade Township. via The Tribune-Democrat

“The other two, we can't explain why they started.”

After Mass ended Tuesday morning at Holy Family Catholic Church, the Rev. Karl Kolodziejski said he extinguished the candles, left the sanctuary and conducted devotions. via The Tribune-Democrat

“He heard the alarm and jumped out the back door.”

A candle left burning overnight is being blamed for a fire that destroyed a Somerset Township trailer early Thursday. via The Tribune-Democrat

With a fire growing in the laundry room on the floor below her, a 54-year-old Slatington woman managed to call 911 to report the blaze, but intense smoke prevented her from making it out alive Friday, fire ... via The Morning Call