Lilly News

Fire caused an estimated $60,000 damage to a 2 1/2-story home in the 600 block of Orchard Street in Portage late Wednesday afternoon.

A local man's entry won best in show during the Wheels & Wings event held Thursday.

Lillian Lantford pauses during the tedious cleanup of her muddy home on Larimer Avenue in Turtle Creek yesterday afternoon.

Three widows are trying to forgive Sarah Timblin, the drunken driver who killed their husbands last year.

A woman's body is found in a ravine on Christmas Day in 1929. Lilly decides to reinvestigate the unsolved crime after the victim's great-granddaughter comes in and asks for help in solving the murder.

No further sale agreements on properties needed for the Flight 93 National Memorial had been made as of Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Department of the Interior said.

A rising female tennis player is strangled to death in her college dorm room in 1973 after defeating the school's top-ranked male player in a "Battle of the Sexes" fund-raiser. Lilly reinvestigates the case when the victim's sister brings in new evidence.

People from near and far showed up Saturday in Johnstown's Cambria City neighborhood for the annual Friendly City PolkaFest featuring polka bands and lively music.

Earl Hammond is celebrating his 100th birthday today. The Bellmeade Manor resident has no idea how he has lived for a century.

Hours: 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays, noon-10 p.m. Saturdays, noon-8 p.m. Sundays Entree price range: $14.95-$22.95 Notes: Major credit cards accepted.

Police found a "confused" Nicholas Horner sitting in his vehicle with a box of .22 caliber shells on his lap when they approached him for driving under the influence in February in the Lilly area, an affidavit shows.

Star Productions is staging one of Agatha Christie's mysteries that offers an unusual twist: A mystery with a smile.

Dottie Stillitano sorts through pictures, articles and artifacts piled on her dining-room table.

Organizers of the second annual Central Cambria Writing Festival want people to get involved in the creative process.

Among Latrobe businesses and the community's charitable organizations, Joan Mendler was considered an astute businesswoman and a respected volunteer.

If all goes as planned, the chime on the town clock - missing for several months - soon will resume its role in the daily lives of Lilly residents.

Arrested in Portage drug sweeps were: -- Jeremy Bitter, 28, 784 Frankstown Road, South Fork, felony pill delivery -- Robert Caldwell, 28, 722 Main St., Portage, felony marijuana delivery -- Patrick Flynn, 42, 379 Plane Road, Portage, felony pill delivery -- Raymond Foreman Jr., 21, 900 Johnson Ave, Apt.

A total of 23 Portage-area drug suspects have been arrested in the past three weeks, authorities on Wednesday.

Galen Decort has announced that he is seeking a fifth term as district judge for District 47-3-03. The district covers Portage, Lilly, Cassandra and Wilmore boroughs and Portage, Washington, Munster and Summerhill townships.

The cost and magnitude of municipal police services in the Mainline area of Cambria County will be getting a close inspection by outside experts in what could be a precursor to a regional force.