Bedford County (Pennsylvania)

A fatal tractor-trailer accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike caused a significant detour for those traveling to Somerset Thursday afternoon. State police said the driver of a tractor-trailer was traveling west in the right lane at milepost 140 in...

The Lincoln Highway runs from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco covering approximately 3,142 miles in modern times. The route was cobbled together from existing highways and dedicated on Oct. 31, 1913. The highway almost...

It was an afternoon of science, snake-taming and holistic healing. Fifth-graders at Windber Area Elementary School had a literal field day Thursday at Dunning Creek Wetlands and White Tail Wetlands near Alum Bank in Bedford County. These sites combine...

Bob Ventorini held up what looked like a drab version of the ViewMaster old-school kids toy and started talking about the pH of Glades Run as it streamed out of High Point Lake. "Seven point two," he said. "A little higher than I expected. Above seven is...

Thick smoke could be seen for miles as an intense wild fire burned through several acres of land in Perry County. Flames broke out along the 3000 block of Laurel Run Road in Madison Township around 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Over 100 firefighters from...

Put an end to 40 years of Shuster To the editor: Forty years ago Bud Shuster blew into town, registered to vote in Bedford County (Pa.) and picked up petitions to run for Congress. A slick, big-money primary campaign gave him the Republican nomination,...

The executive board of the Somerset County Society of Farm Women met at Kings Restaurant April 10. There were five societies represented at the meeting. Sally Ware, representing the 11th Society, shared devotions. The three readings she used were:...

The Turnpike between Breezewood and Carlisle will be shut down from 11 p.m. April 21 until 4 a.m. April 22. The Pennsylvania Turnpike cautions motorists that a 65 mile stretch of toll road will be closed in both directions for five hours the weekend of...

Johnstown’s history is marked with destruction and death that has come riding in on the surging deluge of water and debris several times in the past century. The people of the town have risen from the shattered remnants of the American dream in...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that roadway base and inlet work will begin Monday on a project to repair and resurface a 1.35-mile section of U.S. 11 in the Borough of Greencastle. Most of the existing concrete pavement...

During the past year, Somerset Trust Co. posted several notable achievements in expanding its footprint to better serve customers with branches, adding convenient online services, and attaining national and state recognitions. In 2011, the bank opened...

WINDBER — Seven Somerset County wrestlers were crowned champions at the District 5 Class AA Wrestling Tournament Saturday night at Windber Area High School. North Star senior Nick Roberts won his fourth district title — only nine others...