Author Archives: Bill Berry

Faith Ann Gunder, 53, of Blairsville, PA passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at her home. The daughter of Edward G. and Carmen C. (Miller) Gunder, she was born June 10, 1964 in Latrobe, PA. Faith Ann...

The Marion Center School Board discussed changes in the way community service programs will be offered and will no longer supplement Driver’s Education costs. Marion Center’s Community Ser...

There are no reported injuries but there is some substantial damage to the inside of a student housing unit near IUP. The off-campus apartment where the fire happened belonged to HR Rentals and is loc...

Two homes were evacuated in the Derry Township area for a chlorine leak Sunday Morning. The leak was reported around 10:30 AM at the Blairsville Municipal Authority plant on Hillside Road. A worker at...

Judge Meagan Bilik-Defazio has granted a defense request to examine the evidence and exhibits from Kevin Murphy's murder trial. The 56-year-old Murphy is from Saltsburg. He was convicted in 2013 and s...

The Colorado Rockies rocked the Pirates, 13-3, Sunday to take the series. Ivan Nova gave up seven runs in five-plus innings to take the loss. David Freese homered for Pittsburgh, now 49-50. The Bucs o...

The Altoona Curve moved to within two games of first-place Bowie, topping the Baysox Sunday, 5-3. The Curve snapped a three-game losing streak and now move on to play at Reading tonight. Austin Coley ...

Thomas E. Trimble, 84, of Indiana, died Friday, July 21, 2017, at his home. The son of the late Edward H. and Bertha I. Shank Trimble, he was born March 8, 1933, in White Township. Mr. Trimble was a 1...

The Pirates went to Colorado having won eleven of their last fourteen games. Unfortunately, they lost the last two games of the series after beating the Rockies Friday night. Still, it's hard to be di...

The Pirates lost to the Colorado Rockies Saturday night, 7-3, halting their winning streak at six games. Chad Kuhl (3-7) gave up four runs in six innings and took the loss. Starling Marte led the Pira...