Portage News

As Portage prepares to lay to rest four young men killed Sunday in a car accident, their families try to deal with the loss.

A Portage man is accused of racking up more than $5,000 on a company credit card during a weekend binge when he was angry at his boss.

By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM In an attempt to enlighten residents about the Mexican War, the Allegheny Portage National Historic Site near Gallitzin will be transformed into a military encampment dedicated ...

A borough man faces felony charges for allegedly pointing a gun he was not licensed to carry at another man inside a restaurant and bar.

PennDOT said Friday that traffic patterns will change Monday on Route 22 between Munster and Ebensburg.

A Portage-area man was sentenced Thursday to three to 23 months in the county jail and ordered to pay $6,000 restitution for seriously injuring a man outside a bar.

Spend time with Monsignor Samuel J. Tomaselli and it's not hard to understand how he has lasted 50 years in the ministry, the last 40 at St.

The National Endowment for the Humanities announced Monday that 26,320 schools and public libraries across the nation will receive Picturing America.

The gusts of controversy are blowing not over residential windmills themselves, but over fees local governments might want to charge homeowners who install them.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Monsignor Bernard A. Przybocki celebrated the golden jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood with a Mass of Thanksgiving on May 25 at St.

Cambria County Capp: John A., 87, Nicktown. Ramus: Mary Jane, 76, Portage. Somerset County Conti: Helen A. , 94, Central City.

Cory Andrew Stiffler, 25, of the 700 block of Front Street, Cresson, charged with accident by vehicle while drunk and accident involving personal injury.

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Roger Brown, 21, of the 200 block of South Street, Ebensburg, waived his charges of drug use and possession to county court.

By April 30, Johnstown's city fire department had spent 80 percent of its budgeted fuel money for the entire year.

“It has been a time-consuming effort to create the Allegheny Mountain Ridge and we have trains running on each side.”

By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM Constructing a railroad from South Fork to Altoona is no easy task, even if it is a diminutive version. via The Tribune-Democrat

“There's always been a question”

Tempers flared recently when a local official moved a township boundary sign along Route 53, heating up a longtime dispute regarding the border between two Mainline townships. via The Tribune-Democrat

John Michael Safko, 21, 200 block of Blair Street, Johnstown, charged with burglary, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, criminal trespass, attempt arson and two counts of criminal mischief, ... via The Tribune-Democrat

“These crimes often are not committed by our local residents. It's often people from out of town”

Following a recent rash of burglaries, state police are asking Portage area residents to be on the lookout and report any suspicious behavior. via The Tribune-Democrat

Cambria County * The following is a list of guilty pleas and sentencings handled recently at Cambria County Court in Ebensburg: Frank H. Rogers IV, 30, of the 1600 block of Mellon Court Rear, Johnstown, for ... via The Tribune-Democrat