A Woodbury man who was a well-known former funeral home director died after being injured by a falling tree while working on a Hopewell Township property Monday. Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees reported that Sheldon Weaver, 66, suffered crushing injuries and died at Conemaugh Memorial ...
The Everett Railroad Co. will receive about $2.6 million for track rehabilitation and rail equipment under the federal Consolidated Railroad Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program. The funding, announced Wednesday by Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman’s office, is part of $42 million earmarked for Pennsylvania’s rail infrastructure. The Hollidaysburg-based Everett Railroad Co. plans to install more than 13,000 railroad ties and surface the track between Hollidaysburg and Sproul. The project’s total estimated cost is about $3.5 million, with the railroad furnishing ...
HUNTINGDON — The Huntingdon community is mourning the loss of two of its devoted supporters. Allen “Keith,” 75, and Susan “Susie” Black, 76, were killed last week when their vehicle struck a disabled tractor trailer. The couple, married for 51 years, were well-known by the ...
In what were effectively the waning moments of the 2025-26 legislative session, lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a policy they had sought for years — a ban of most student cellphones in schools. Gov. Josh Shapiro has asked for such a cellphone bill and is expected to sign ...
Two leaders of the kind of local organizations targeted by a proposed new law designed to compensate for the banishment of skill games think the new law will fall far short of making up for skill game losses. Passed with bipartisan support and likely to be signed soon by Gov. Josh Shapiro, ...
ROARING SPRING — An evening fire on Wednesday destroyed the Cove Mountain Wood Products shop on the 4000 block of Cove Mountain Road and more than an estimated $1 million worth in products and structure. “With all their stuff, I would imagine even the building itself and everything ...
