The Tribune-Democrat

12/08/2025

District deaths for Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

Cambria County

CASCINO – Carmela S., 92, Johnstown (www.hendersonfuneralhome.com)
PETRYSHAK – Kathleen A. (Kunko), 65, Portage (Decort Funeral Home)
SCHERER – Elsie Anita, 91, Daisytown (Geisel Funeral Home, Johnstown)
STIFFLER – Susan Mary, 66, East Taylor Township (Baker Funeral Chapel)

Somerset County

BOWSER – Leona Frances, 86, Windber (Meek & Dalla Valle, Windber)
LEPLEY – Judith, 85, Boswell (Hoffman, Boswell)

Elsewhere

CLAAR – Janetta J. (George), 77, Martinsburg, formerly of Portage (Decort Funeral Home Inc.)
KASCHALK – Matthew, 40, Bellefonte (www.GedonFuneralHomes.com)

12/08/2025

Mikko Rantanen’s final-round score was the only goal of the shootout and Jake Oettinger made 27 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 Sunday night.

12/08/2025

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Like many people in western Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi was watching the end of the Pittsburgh Steelers-Baltimore Ravens game when he found out his Panthers are going

12/08/2025

First Presbyterian Church celebrated the holiday season with voices and instruments raised in song over three nights during its 42nd annual Festival of the Nativity.

12/08/2025

Jeff Kent has been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame by the contemporary era committee, while steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among seven players who fell short once again.

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12/08/2025

Cruz Davis scored a career-high 36 points on 14-of-25 shooting and made five 3-pointers and Hofstra controlled the most of the way in beating Pitt 80-73.

12/08/2025

“In the day and age of the decline in the volunteer fire service, I need to bring companies in who can give me those trained personnel 24/7.”

Chief Jim McCann tightly linked his fingers together to symbolically demonstrate how closely his Johnstown Fire Department members work with their Richland Township Fire Department and West Hills Regional Fire

12/08/2025

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Activities highlight the varied roles the city’s firefighters play, from well-trained professionals running into burning buildings trying to save lives to members of the community doing little parts to bring

12/07/2025

“I think that’s how tough matches usually go. We’re so used to seeing highlight reels and think that you can just go out and score right away, but usually you have to wear guys down and use your time and start scoring points later on."

The true freshman 157-pounder improved to 5-0 as No. 1 Penn State throttled injury-ravaged Lehigh 36-6 Sunday at Rec Hall.

12/07/2025

The Pitt football team will make its 39th postseason appearance when it faces East Carolina in the 2025 Go Bowling Military Bowl at 11 a.m. Dec. 27 in Annapolis, Maryland.

12/07/2025

Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year. But only 12 are still alive, and this year none were able to make the pilgrimage to Hawaii to mark the event Sunday.

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12/07/2025

The St. Francis men's basketball team started its final nonconference road trip of the season with an 89-56 loss at Radford Sunday.