6 News is celebrating Your Town: Somerset
6 News will be touring our viewing area this summer from Johnstown to State College, to Bedford, to Elk County, as we celebrate "Your Town."6 News will broadcast our Friday 5:30 p.m. news live from 10...
View ArticleSomerset Trust bank president proud of community
By: WJAC Web StaffSOMERSET, Pa. -- He's the president of a bank that's been in the local area for more than 100 years. Passed down from generation to generation, Henry Cook is the sixth member of the...
View ArticleGeorgian Place offers taste and views of Somerset
By: WJAC Web StaffSOMERSET, Pa. -- On a hill overlooking the Laurel Mountains on one side, and Somerset on the other, sits the Georgian Inn. It's one of Somerset County's best known lodging and dining...
View ArticleSomerset courthouse made of special material
By: WJAC Web StaffSOMERSET, Pa. -- The building is impossible to miss, with a giant green dome popping out of the top of the Somerset skyline.The building is the Somerset County courthouse. The stately...
View ArticleQuecreek Mine rescue shows spirit of Somerset Co.
By: WJAC Web StaffSOMERSET, Pa. -- Seventy-seven hours underground. That's how long nine coal miners spent beneath the surface in Somerset County while they were trapped in a flooded mine in July...
View ArticlePA Turnpike continues to take Somerset into the future
By: WJAC Web StaffSOMERSET, Pa. -- Described as the "Highway of the Future," the Pennsylvania Turnpike has literally been built into the mountains and lives of Somerset County residents.The Turnpike...
View ArticleOld Somerset Co. prison is a hidden gem to explore
By: WJAC Web StaffSOMERSET, Pa. -- Housed in an old building next to the Somerset County Courthouse, it's a location that many may not know exists. It certainly isn't eye catching, but it harbors a...
View ArticleElephants call Somerset County home
By: WJAC Web StaffSOMERSET, Pa. -- Anyone who has stopped in Somerset, perhaps coming off of the interchange at the Turnpike, has probably noticed a giant elephant statue.The large statue currently...
View ArticleFarming has deep roots throughout Somerset County
By: WJAC Web StaffSOMERSET, Pa. -- With the exception of a few towns in Somerset County, the majority of the area is pretty rural.The rustic nature dates back deep into Somerset County's history as a...
View ArticleLaurel Arts proud to call Somerset home
By: WJAC Web StaffSOMERSET, Pa. -- For some, it's a homecoming, for others, it's a reunion, and for just about everyone -- it's a good time. Every July, it's Somerset's Somerfest, hosted by the Laurel...
View ArticleStructure fire reported at Flight 93 Memorial
By: WJAC Web StaffSHANKSVILLE, Pa. -- Volunteers scrambled to save artifacts after a fire broke out at the headquarters of the Flight 93 Memorial on Friday, officials said.Flames broke out at 3:12...
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