Cambria County News

The parents of an inmate who hanged himself in a state prison in Cambria County have sued the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for misusing solitary confinement to deal with mentally ill inmates.

"This is a very difficult decision for our family, but one that we have reached together amicably," the 9th district congressman said in a statement emailed to reporters.

Steps outside the Cambria County Courthouse are deteriorating, and now officials are considering what steps to take to fix the problem.

AN ERIE WOMAN was killed in a MOTORCYCLE crash Saturday evening in Freedom Township, BLAIR COUNTY.

The programs will be operated by Cambria County Child Development Corporation as of the 2014-15 school year, a move that will save the district approximately $1.6 million, according to Superintendent Gerald Zahorchak.

The programs will be operated by Cambria County Child Development Corporation as of the 2014-15 school year, a move that will save the district approximately $1.6 million, according to Superintendent Gerald Zahorchak.

The rumble of motorcycle thunder will resound through the hills of Cambria County this weekend as the annual Thunder In the Valley motorcycle rally in Johnstown and Cambria Summit ABATE's annual Bikefest both take place.

Cambria County ended 2013 without a deficit, but only because of a year-end $5 million loan, a new audit shows.

The Senate downsized its proposed government downsizing constitutional amendment to limit any reductions to the chamber itself.

IN STATE COLLEGE YESTERDAY, MORE THAN ONE INCH OF RAIN FELL IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES, CAUSING FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

A man will spend 14 to 31 years in prison for shooting up a cruiser during an attack on a western Pennsylvania police station nearly two years ago.

As part of its ongoing efforts to help enhance service reliability, Pennsylvania Electric Co.

The newborn daughter of a western Pennsylvania woman who was pregnant when she was fatally shot last month has now also died.

A Cresson man is in Cambria County Prison after he threatened to kill his girlfriend in front of her daughter, according to police.

As part of its ongoing efforts to help enhance service reliability, Pennsylvania Electric Company is rebuilding sections of a 46,000 volt power line that connects substations in Nanty Glo and Ehrenfeld in central Cambria County.

Police said her body likely had been in a wooded area near Grace Street in Susquehanna Township for days, before being found the evening of April 19. Lees confirmed Cambria County Coroner Dennis Kwiatkowski's initial statement after Sherry-Griffon's autopsy, that there were no signs of foul play.

The days are numbered for more than a dozen vacant and blighted homes in the region, as bids for demolition work were accepted Wednesday by the Cambria County Redevelopment Authority.

Penn Cambria School District adopted its $23.4 million budget for the 2014-15 school year on Tuesday evening, which includes a millage increase for Cambria County residents and a decrease for Blair County residents.

The boundary line separating Richland and Adams townships will remain unchanged.

But the airline is dropping Altoona-Blair County Airport and putting Johnstown in a loop with DuBois Regional Airport.