Summerhill 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.

An aggressive-driving enforcement in Summerhill Township landed a Johnstown man and a companion from Maryland in the Cambria CountyPrison on drugs and weapons charges, police Chief Paul Bonfanti said Wednesday.

A bedroom community for Johnstown and Richland Township or a commercial industrial center, the communities making up the Forest Hills School District have the potential to be many things, a state official concludes.

By TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM Ever wonder if some of that stuff you have stored in your attic or basement is worth anything? The Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal Fair may be a good place to discover the value of hidden treasures.

Looking for relatives of Earl W. Hull from Summerhill, PA and Rose Theys Hull of Southfork, PA.

The statewide revenue decline for a transportation system that keeps commerce moving is being felt at the county level, with PennDOT managers in Cambria and Somerset forced to tighten up priority lists unlike anything they've done in recent years.

The three candidates in the race for Portage Township supervisor have extensive knowledge of the municipality and its people: Each is or has been a supervisor.

Fire destroyed a trailer home late Monday in the 700 block of Stewart Street, leaving two brothers homeless.

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.

A Johnstown woman was charged Thursday with seven criminal counts following a two-month investigation into the operation of a Summerhill Township care home and the treatment of an elderly resident following an ...

Forest Hills schools leaders are polishing up their crystal ball to plan for the future with two aging schools and a shrinking enrollment.

Zachary Bordas of Wallaceton was cited for disorderly conduct Feb. 12 after he tied himself to a tree at Reed and Clearfield streets in Wallaceton to prevent an excavating company from cutting the tree down.

Bob Kunko, a longtime deputy sheriff in Cambria County, has announced that he is running for district judge in District 47-3-03. The district covers Portage, Cassandra, Lilly and Wilmore boroughs, and Munster, ...

Those living in this small community will have an easier time visiting neighbors when new sidewalks are installed throughout the borough.

A Beaverdale man killed in a house fire early Saturday might have become disoriented in his new surroundings, a home he had only lived in for three days.

A man has been killed in a western Pennsylvania duplex fire, but his girlfriend managed to escape with their 2-year-old child.

An 18-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a resident of a personal care home that was closed by the state.

BEAVERDALE, Pa. - A western Pennsylvania personal care home is closed for what the state Department of Public Welfare calls "gross negligence." State officials and local police arrived Tuesday at Brunett's ...

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Santa's Place is open through Tuesday at North Pole Lane, near Summerhill.