Local News in Windber, Pennsylvania
Dead bat delaying federal approval for Windber wind farm
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:39:33 -0800
WINDBER, Pa. -- A dead bat that shut down one southwestern Pennsylvania wind farm's turbines at night is causing federal regulators to reconsider plans for another 30-turbine wind farm. There's no scientific proof the endangered Indiana bat found dead on Sept. 26 was killed by a windmill, though it was found on a wind farm owned by Duke Energy Renewables covering part of Cambria and Blair ...
Dead bat delaying federal approval for Pennsylvania wind farm
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:37:06 -0800
WINDBER — A dead bat that shut down one southwestern Pennsylvania wind farm's turbines at night is causing federal regulators to reconsider plans for another 30-turbine wind farm. There's no scientific proof the endangered Indiana bat found dead on Sept. 26 was killed by a windmill, though it was found on a wind farm owned by Duke Energy Renewables covering part of Cambria and Blair counties ...
Pa. wind farm plan delayed by dead bat
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:32:54 -0800
A dead bat is causing federal regulators to reconsider plans for a new Pennsylvania wind farm.
Tim Burns drops out of U.S. Senate race
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:52:06 -0800
HARRISBURG — An entrepreneur from southwestern Pennsylvania is dropping out of the race for U.S. Senate now that the Republican Party has endorsed another candidate.
Brothers buy Windber Borough building
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:17:54 -0800
After years of debating, planning and changing plans, it took less than one minute to auction off the historic former Windber Borough office building Friday.
W. Pa. man to trial in cycle DUI with boy aboard
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:36:06 -0800
WINDBER, Pa. (AP) - A western Pennsylvania man has been ordered to stand trial on charges that he crashed his motorcycle while drunk - with his 4-year-old nephew aboard, straddling the bike's gas tank.
State Supreme Court explains legislative redistricting decision
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:22:14 -0800
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today explained its reasons for rejecting the state's legislative redistricting plan last week, and a justice who disagreed with the ruling said this year's races will have to be held under the existing, decade-old maps.
Dead bat delaying approval for 30-turbine wind farm
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:49:22 -0800
WINDBER, Pa. (AP) — A dead bat that shut down one southwestern Pennsylvania wind farm's turbines at night is causing federal regulators to reconsider plans for another 30-turbine wind farm. There's no scientific proof the endangered Indiana bat found dead on Sept. 26 was killed by a windmill, though it was found on a wind farm owned by Duke Energy Renewables covering part of Cambria and Blair ...
Dead bat delaying fed approval for Pa. wind farm
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:17:12 -0800
WINDBER, Pa. (AP) - A dead bat that shut down one southwestern Pennsylvania wind farm's turbines at night is causing federal regulators to reconsider plans for another 30-turbine wind farm.
VIDEO: Social media command center helps Super Bowl visitors
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:22:01 -0800
Indianapolis is the first Super Bowl host city to utilize the power of Twitter and other social media to help football fans get the most out of football's biggest event.