Crews from Johnstown Fire Department battle a fire that erupted following a reported explosion this evening at North American Hoganas. The plant off Bridge Street in the Moxham Section was evacuated. Randy Griffith
JOHNSTOWN — Flames erupted just after 6 p.m. today at the North American Hoganas plant in the Moxham section of Johnstown.
Initial calls indicated there may have been an explosion. Fire was seen coming through the roof until Johnstown Fire Department responders knocked down the blaze.
For more on the fire, see Tuesday's editions of The Tribune-Democrat, in print and on line.
Salem says he's stepping away from Bishop McCort
Former Bishop McCort Catholic HIgh School Principal Ken Salem, who has been on administrative leave from the school since March 1, announced Wednesday that he has ended his affiliation with the Johnstown school.
Winning numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing were: 10-13-14-22-52. The Powerball was 11.
FBI: 3 removed backpack from Boston suspect's room
Three college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev removed a backpack containing fireworks emptied of gunpowder from his dorm room at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth three days after the attack, according to charges filed today.
BREAKING: Explosions rock Boston Marathon finish
Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers in the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts.
Johnstown police have apprehended the man who they said robbed a pizza delivery driver last week.
UPDATE: Margaret Thatcher has died following stroke
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died at 87 following a stroke.
Man who bombed Patton area house tried to bomb self before
A man who blew up himself with a device in his truck that also leveled an acquaintance's rural western Pennsylvania home on Tuesday had previously tried to commit suicide last summer with a 1,600-pound explosive fuel bomb that didn't detonate.
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio elected Pope Francis
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis.
A new business expects to be bottling Argentine wine in Richland Township within a few months under an agreement obtained by a local delegation to the South American wine region this month.
Accidents on Route 56 near Heffley's Spring outside Johnstown have shut down the highway in both directions to motorists.
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