Southmont News

Click small images above to enlarge. Two local teens are facing charges after they led police on a car chase that wound its way through three counties.

A scholarship has been established to honor the memory of a Southmont native who was killed in Iraq.

A massive, ongoing sewer project continues to take a financial toll on local communities - and on their residents.

It's Election Day, and one of the biggest races in the region is the fight for Centre County District Attorney.

Authorities think they have cracked a burglary ring responsible for the theft of more than $55,000 in money, electronics, prescription drugs, guns and bicycles in eight municipalities during the summer.

Strong winds Wednesday toppled some trees in the northern and southern parts of Cambria County and caused isolated power outages in Cambria and Somerset counties.

There has been a Christian Scientist presence in Johnstown since 1897, just a few years after Mary Baker Eddy founded the church in Boston.

A prominent Johnstown property - including nearly four acres of land and a 6,800 square-foot building - is up for sale.

A prominent Johnstown property - including nearly four acres of land and a 6,800 square-foot building - is up for sale.

A Johnstown man was jailed Monday after West Hills Regional police said he stole pocketfuls of change from cars in the Southmont Borough area early Monday.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - At 10:56 p.m. EDT on July 20, 1969, Robert E. Moser was doing what most Americans were doing when that first giant step was taken on the moon.

Residents are tired of hearing it, and Westmont Hilltop school administrators are tired of saying it: Taxes are on the rise again.

Council members of Southmont, Westmont and the city of Johnstown who serve on the Greater Johnstown Water Authority are entitled to compensation for attending authority meetings, Senior Judge Thomas Swope has ruled.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM For the 30th year, audiences will be able to enjoy free music in an outdoor setting.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Fabric creations based in fantasy and reality will be melded in a mother-daughter exhibit at a local arts center.

Glitter, tassels, banners and flags were all the rage Monday as Westmont Borough held its annual MemorialDay bicycle-decorating contest.

Jim Johns of Maplewood Drive got himself a new Brittany spaniel last year and was looking forward to going after some pheasant.