FALLENTIMBER — Robin William Shomo, 27, of Fallentimber has been arrested for the January burglary of Uncle Phil’s Store in Reade Township.
State police said Shomo was identified through surveillance video when he was cashing in lottery tickets stolen in the burglary.
Police said someone cut or smashed a hole through a wall in the rear of the building about 12:30 a.m. Jan. 18. Once inside, the burglars rummaged through the store’s office and stole about $100 in cash and 24 lottery tickets.
Shomo was arraigned Saturday by on-call District Judge Rick Varner and placed in Cambria County Prison after failing to post $70,000 bond.
Route 22 project slated to begin today
EBENSBURG – Beginning today, long-term lane closures will be placed on Route 22 from the Ebensburg interchange to
Route 2013, Wilmore Road, in Cambria Township. The contractor will set up traffic control that will close both eastbound and westbound right lanes as part of the Route 22 rehabilitation project.
The project consists of concrete patching and bituminous overlay, guiderail updates, drainage improvements, pavement markings and signing modifications. Also included in this project is the rehabilitation of the eastbound off-ramp and the westbound on-ramp along with a single span reinforced concrete T-beam bridge over Howell’s Run. The project length is about one mile.
New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co. Inc., of New Enterprise is the contractor for this $2.4 million project.
Work is expected to be completed by late June.
Jackson Twp. OKs sex-offender restrictions
MUNDYS CORNER – The Jackson Township supervisors on Thursday approved an ordinance governing where adult violent sexual offenders can live in the municipality after their release from prison. Township Manager Dave Hriko has said that the ordinance is a preventative step – no troubles have been experienced with offenders now living in the township.
The residency rules specify that offenders can not live within a half-mile of a child-care facility, community center, park, school or senior center. Violators will be subject to a jail term of up to 90 days and a fine of up to $1,000 for each violation.
The law does not apply to offenders who already have established residency.
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In brief: Suspect charged in store burglary
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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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