SOMERSET, Pa. – A Somerset man is charged with fatally shooting his half-brother with a crossbow Friday at a residence in Somerset Township, acting District Attorney Molly Metzgar said in a news release. Travis Shearer, 32, allegedly shot and killed Eric Miller, 39 with a crossbow bolt (arrow) after a verbal dispute turned deadly, Metzgar […]
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Port plan brings cautious optimism in Somerset
BARKER — Residents and officials are cautiously optimistic as the first steps are taken to develop a proposed “short sea” shipping corridor in the town of Somerset. The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) previously said it reached an agreement with the owner of the decommissioned Somerset Generation Station to build a new Lake Ontario shipping corridor […]
Somerset council holds first reading of new budget
Jun. 11—Somerset City Council heard the first reading of the city’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year as well as approved an ordinance aimed at holding recovery center operators more accountable during Monday’s City Council meeting. Somerset’s total revenues and expenditures for the 2024-2025 fiscal year sit at $111,598,140. The breakdown for each department is: […]
Somerset Township man wins $600K in Texas hold’em games at casino
A Somerset Township man beat the odds twice this year at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, and it paid off to the tune of $621,000 in jackpots, the casino said. Stephen McRae hit royal flushes twice while playing Texas hold ’em poker, first in January and then in May. Casino officials described […]
Fall River man killed in Somerset car crash on I-195
SOMERSET — A 26-year-old Fall River man was killed in a car crash on I-195 Thursday evening. According to a State Police press release, around 6:45 p.m., Massachusetts State Police Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on the westbound side of I-195 in Somerset that resulted in a fatality. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2004 […]
Somerset County sending its inmates to Morris Correctional Facility
SOMERVILLE – Somerset County will start sending its jail inmates to the Morris County Correctional Facility on June 1. With no discussion at their meeting on Tuesday, the Somerset County commissioners approved a five-year contract with Morris County that ends on May 31, 2029. Under the terms of the shared services agreement, Somerset County will […]
Somerset County sheriff’s officer sues over alleged sexual harassment
A Somerset County corrections officer is suing the county and the Sheriff’s Office, alleging she was the victim of a hostile work environment by a superior officer’s sexual harassment. Kristen Delacruz, who has worked for the Sheriff’s Office since 2013, claims in the 35-page suit filed May 21 in Somerset County Superior Court that she […]
Former Somerset DA Thomas pleads no contest to simple assault
EBENSBURG, Pa. – Former Somerset County District Attorney Jeffrey Thomas pleaded no contest Tuesday to a misdemeanor simple assault charge that stemmed from a domestic abuse incident. The plea, entered in Cambria County court, has the same legal effect as a guilty plea. He received two years of probation, which will run concurrently to a […]
Operator’s departure will require more outside oversight at water plant; Somerset County adds 911 coordinator
SOMERSET, Pa. – Somerset County commissioners filled their 911 coordinator vacancy Tuesday. But a departure at the county’s Jenner Township water plant is creating a vacancy that will force the county to lean more on an outside agency – at least for now, Somerset’s commissioners said. Terry Stutzman was the lone remaining county-employed certified chief […]
Somerset County schools get grants for safety and security programs
Most of Somerset County’s school districts received grant awards from the School Safety and Security Committee (SSSC) under the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), which approved $47 million statewide for competitive school safety and security grants to improve safety, security and mental health supports for students and staff. Funds will advance the SSSC’s […]
State DCED chief tours Somerset, sees ‘impact of Main Street investment’
May 4—SOMERSET, Pa. — When the head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development sipped on a Great Day Juice Co. smoothie Friday, he wasn’t just getting a taste of Uptown Somerset. DCED Secretary Rick Siger’s visit to close out Small Business Week was also a chance to highlight the neighborhood’s recent progress — […]
Somerset County introduces 2024 budget. What does it mean for taxpayers?
SOMERVILLE – The Somerset County Board of Commissioners has introduced a $270.8 million budget that reduces the property tax rate for county purposes by 3.9%. The county property tax rate is .3004 per $1,000 of assessed home value. Though the tax rate is going down, the average county home valued at $550,000 – up $39,000 from […]