Help finding accused sex offender urged
Johnstown police are asking the public to help them track down an accused sex offender.
Harold Lee Fisher, 32, is charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of a minor.
Police say the contact occurred during October and November 2005 in Fisher’s former Beatrice Avenue home.
Fisher is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall and190 pounds with hazel eyes.
He was released from York County jail in late October or early November, Officer Julie Wagner of Johnstown police said. He has relatives in Cambria and York counties.
“District Attorney Pat Kiniry is very concerned,” Wagner said. “He has authorized a national distribution for this warrant.”
Man to stand trial in rape, robbery
An Oakhurst man will stand trial in Cambria County Court on charges that he assisted two other men who committed a robbery and rape.
District Judge Michael Musulin bound over for court action all charges against Melvin Harris at a preliminary hearing Thursday.
Harris is accused of helping two masked men gain access to a neighbor’s apartment.
The two men physically assaulted and stabbed the man while demanding money, the police alleged.
The two assailants also raped the victim’s girlfriend shortly after the robbery/assault at an undisclosed location.
Ornaments donated for Capitol tree
HARRISBURG – State Secretary of Aging Nora Dowd Eisenhower on Thursday expressed her appreciation to members of senior centers from across Pennsylvania for donating hundreds of handcrafted ornaments for the Capitol Christmas tree.
“Each year we receive a delightful array of ornaments that showcase the talent and creativity of Pennsylvania’s older adults,” Eisenhower said.
“Many centers send letters along with the ornaments, mentioning how proud they are to contribute to the tree. We are honored to receive their donations and we appreciate the generous contribution of their time and talent.”
Among participating senior centers were Senior Program, Skills of Central Pa. Inc. in Ebensburg and the Clearfield Center for Active Living in Clearfield.
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Boil-water notice issued in Upper Yoder Township
A boil-water notice has been issued for a portion of Upper Yoder Township as crews work to repair a leak along Route 271. -
No NDIC jobs to stay in city
After years of political clashes and fiscal uncertainty, these are the facts of the National Drug Intelligence Center’s final days:
• 87: The number of employees losing their jobs as NDIC operations wind down this year.
• 57: The number of staffers, aside from those 87, who will be offered jobs in Washington, D.C.
• Zero: The number of NDIC-related jobs that will remain in Johnstown. -
Blogging with heart
I had a couple of interesting interviews over the past 24 hours. The first was with an ambitious Forest Hills High School junior who organized a Red Out across the district today in support of American Heart Association. Like many of those involved in Heart Association benefits, Spencer Ivock was inspired by his own family members' experience with heart disease.
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Forest Hills junior puts his heart into Red Out
Forest Hills junior Spencer Ivock is “redding out” the schools today for his senior project.
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Local pair accused of robbing home twice
A Johnstown couple has been charged with breaking into a Lower Yoder Township home twice in a four-month period – and then selling, for $103, some of the thousands of dollars in goods they alleged swiped.
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Steel firm considers coal mine near Que
Cambria Somerset Authority officials plan to meet this week with representatives of an Ohio-based steel company about a plan that could put a coal mine south of the Quemahoning Reservoir.
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In brief: Somerset motorist dies in crash
A 28-year-old Somerset man was killed Thursday morning when his vehicle left the road, hit a drainage ditch and rolled over.
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[VIDEO] Party in Punxsutawney: Groundhog Day is about more than seeing shadows
For the thousands who show up at Gobbler's Knob as early as 8 p.m. on Feb. 1, Groundhog Day is about more than whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow: It's an excuse to party.
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[VIDEO] Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction
More than 18,000 people – some representing states as far away as Arkansas and Oregon – crammed into the outdoor amphitheatre of Gobbler’s Knob on Thursday for the annual weather party known as Groundhog Day.
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