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1936 Johnstown Flood remembered on 80th anniversary

1936 Johnstown Flood remembered on 80th anniversaryWed, 05 Jun 2024 09:24:40 GMT (1717579480814) Gallery - News3 v1.0.0 (common) 85a848d002b3a7f7785bfb6376ad1dbb5836f767 Fallback Presentation. Using deprecated PresentationRouter. ncG1vNJzZmivmpawtcKNnKamZ56axLR7y6iamqRfnK6tuMSrsGhpaWiDbrbOoaWsrJ%2Bsu26yy6imnWWimrqmucGeqZ6cXaS7boSPrZ9mmZ6jtrex0ayYq7E%3D

Groundbreaking held for expansion of Somerset Co. rehab facility

Somerset Co., PA (WJAC) — People gathered in Somerset County Monday for the groundbreaking of a rehabilitation facility expansion. Ceremonial shovels hit dirt on the UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Twin Lakes campus. Through state grants and charitable contributions, the healthcare provider is expanding its current facility to allow for 20 additional residents to be able to seek residential treatment for substance abuse disorder. "This is a beautiful setting to bring people in who are troubled, who are having concerns, who want to get better, who want to improve, who want to recover.

Jackson Elementary students tour the CPV Fairview Energy site

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - It's a project that's been years in the making, and now, the natural gas power plant in Cambria County is starting to take shape. Construction of the Fairview Energy Center along Route 2-71 is ahead of schedule, about 30 percent complete. The gas line and 8-mile water line is almost finished and in place, and the major big pieces of equipment are on the site. The vice president of Competitive Power Ventures, Mike Resca, said there are well over 400 workers on the site each day.

Johnstown National Flood Museum holds annual remembrance service

May 31 was the 129th anniversary of the Johnstown flood of 1889, which killed more than 2,000 people. Every year, the Johnstown National Flood Memorial remembers the people who lost their lives in the flood. On May 31, 1889 at 4:07 pm a wall of water hit Johnstown killing thousands. “Today we honor, we remember. Says, Park Ranger Nathan Koozer, “But we also celebrate in a way, for the way, that the people responded to the disaster both in the moment and in the immediate aftermath as well.

Mother of toddler found near dead in squalid Ohio apartment found guilty: court docs

The mother of a toddler who police found clinging to life in a filthy Ohio apartment was found guilty on multiple charges in connection to the case, according to online records. Court documents show Rabyah Muballigh appeared in court Thursday and pleaded no contest. The plea means she a plea she neither admitted to nor disputed the charges and serves as an alternative to pleading guilty or not guilty. Muballigh was previously indicted by a grand jury on felony assault and child endangerment.