A Gallitzin Borough woman and her child were rescued from a porch roof by neighbors as an intense fire engulfed their home early Tuesday, fire officials said.
A fire that broke out shortly after midnight Tuesday in Gallitzin Borough left one person injured and a family of eight without a home. Larry Penatzer, a Cambria County 911 shift supervisor, confirmed one person was transported to UPMC Altoona for unspecified injuries. According to Gallitzin Fire Company Assistant Chief Gregory Patterson, firefighters were dispatched […]
A Small Town Christmas, hosted by Frontier Girls Troop 213, will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday in Gallitzin. Troop leader Lori Shaw said the celebration began six years ago with a Christmas tree lighting and Christmas caroling. In the years to follow, a parade, craft fair, music and a scavenger hunt were added. Each year, […]
"Without a doubt," said Art Martynuska, Cambria County Emergency Management Agency coordinator. "I don't know the exact route, but if it was on the main line some of that stuff would have come right through Johnstown."<br/>