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4TH UPDATE (7:00 p. m. ): Residents who were evacuated Wednesday over concerns of flooding from the Wilmore Dam have been given the all clear to return to their homes, officials say. Summerhill ...
WILMORE — Thousands of residents were evacuated from their homes Wednesday as a precaution due to critical overspilling from the Wilmore Dam. Cambria County Emergency Management Director Art ...
A warning over the Wilmore Dam caused confusion. The dam over spilled when the remnants of Ida passed through the area. Hundreds of people were evacuated as a precaution. 6 News investigated a ...
Wilmore Dam, owned by the Cambria Somerset Authority and built in 1908, was rated poor in a September 2020 inspection with the condition detail "deficiency recognized." Hinckson Run Dam, built in ...
WILMORE — Authorities said the deaths of two men found floating in a reservoir near a dam in western Pennsylvania earlier this month were due to a cardiac event and a drowning. The Cambria ...
Emergency officials rushed to evacuate about 3,000 people below a dam near Johnstown on Wednesday after hours of heavy rains triggered plans to ensure the safety of downstream residents.
It’s not clear yet what happened, but one man was found dead and a second died later at the hospital after they were discovered Tuesday evening at a dam in Cambria County. The men were found by ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The Cambria Somerset Authority is keeping water rates unchanged for 2025, as part of a $1.35 million budget. The Cambria Somerset Authority, which operates five dams across ...
Cambria County, Pa. — The Wilmore Dam failed earlier today, Wed. Sept. 1, threatening the lives of nearly 40,000 residents, according to a ‘Weatherx17’ post on Facebook. Now qualifying as a ...