Mark Critz

Area leaders to be poor for a day

2013-05-15 06:44:01

Policies dealing with poverty usually are shaped by financially stable individuals who have achieved success in their fields. So, at times, there might be a disconnect between them and the people they are trying to assist. In order to help lessen...

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2013-04-25 20:56:16

PHILADELPHIA GUN VIDEO Philly police seek info about kids with gun PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police investigating an alleged assault on a 27-year-old man are asking for the public's help in identifying some boys caught on surveillance video...

Johnstown man to seek 12th district seat

2013-04-25 06:44:02

Johnstown's Larry Stiles wants to once again see a person from his hometown serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. So, on Wednesday, the Napoleon Street resident publicly announced his candidacy for Pennsylvania's 12th district seat. Stiles...

Johnstown Republican, Vietnam vet plans to run for Rothfus' seat in Pa.'s 12th District

2013-04-25 04:11:36

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Marine veteran says he plans to run against freshman U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus in next year's Republican primary for Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District. Sixty-three-year-old Larry Stiles was a Republican from 1978 to...

Sabato: Dearth of competitive 2014 Pennsylvania House races

2013-04-11 12:46:00

Pennsylvania's Congressional delegation won't be offering much in the way of political drama in 2014, according to political pundit Larry J. Sabato's latest ranking of House races. Sabato's Crystal Ball report, updated today, is produced by the...

Rothfus meets his 'employers'

2013-04-06 17:08:00

JOHNSTOWN — U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus, R-Sewickley, met with more than 50 of his "employers" Saturday at a Richland Township coffee shop where he heard about economic worries, Medicare and the 2nd Amendment. "And, as always, a lot of concerns about...

Tree cutting starts Route 219 project

2013-02-15 18:52:00

As the first tree fell Friday morning in the path of a four-lane Route 219 from Somerset to Meyersdale, supporters celebrated the beginning of the long-awaited project. � "I feel like today I'm winning a lot of bets," Henry Cook, president of Somerset...

Rothfus attends first State of the Union

2013-02-12 21:06:00

U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus, who attended the State of the Union address for the first time Tuesday night, said the mood in the room was professional and cordial. “I’m glad to be here and represent the 12th District,” Rothfus, R-Sewickley,...

Alyce Caldrone is among the Ralpton residents anxiously awaiting the arrival of good water to her small community.

2013-01-03 15:02:00

And it is U.S. Rep. Mark Critz whom she credits for making sure Ralphton residents had clean water. "I feel if it would not have been for Mark Critz we never would have got it," she said. "By Mark not getting Mr. Murtha's seat there is little hope for...

Rothfus speaks at Chamber of Commerce event

2012-12-13 13:06:00

Somerset County residents were given an opportunity Thursday to question U.S. Rep.-elect Keith Rothfus while enjoying fruit an Danishes. � Rothfus, a Republican, was the keynote speaker at Eggs and Issues — an event held by the Somerset County...

Critz leaves his mark on county

2012-12-25 20:31:00

Alyce Caldrone is among the Ralpton residents anxiously awaiting the arrival of good water to her small community. � And it is U.S. Rep. Mark Critz whom she credits for making sure Ralphton residents had clean water.� � "I feel if it would not...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Critz, D-Johnstown (left) and Republican challenger Keith Rothfus, Sewickley (right).

2012-10-26 19:11:00

U.S. Rep. Mark Critz, U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey.

2011-07-11 15:50:59