HOWARD, Pa. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has discontinued its study into making modifications at Foster J. Sayers Dam to sustain aquatic habitat during historical low-flow conditions. The study was going to look into if the area could sustain aquatic habitat if engineers began lowering water levels between the months of July and November. “We feel it is not in the federal interest to continue to spend additional federal funding on further evaluation,” said Anastasiya Kononova, Baltimore District project manager. Read More...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa (WJAC) — Johnstown police say a local woman is behind bars after she reportedly set fire to a mattress inside a home early Tuesday morning and then falsely claimed that she was assaulted by a male resident.
According to the affidavit, crews were dispatched early Tuesday morning for a reported structure fire along the 400 block of Decker Avenue near Johnstown's West End.
Authorities say the caller, identified as 36-year-old Sereda Ritter, claimed that a male resident " Read More...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The metrics are easy. When T.J. Watt plays, the Pittsburgh Steelers are playoff contenders.
When he doesn't, they're in trouble. A lot of trouble.
Three months after signing one of the richest contracts given to a defender in NFL history, the perennial All-Pro outside linebacker somehow seems underpaid.
Stacking up 16 sacks -- including 3 1/2 during Sunday's heart-stopping 20-19 win over Baltimore that gave Pittsburgh's scattershot season a much-needed jolt -- will do that. Read More...