MEYERSDALE, Pa. (WJAC) — It’s been a decades-long road for Somerset County leaders to get Route 219 as a four-lane highway completely through the county. Right now, that four-lane highway ends in Meyersdale where the road continues on a six-mile windy stretch to the Maryland border as a two-lane road. Now they’re hoping to complete that. Federal and county leaders celebrated Tuesday the $53 million of federal money that has been set aside to be used for planning, environmental regulation costs, and other pre-construction work like buying land rights, to connect the end of the four-lane expressway in Meyersdale, connect with Maryland’s four-lane Route 219 to Interstate 68.

HUNTINGDON - Crews are at the scene of a reported fire on state prison grounds at State Correctional Institution at Smithfield. A Department of Corrections spokesperson said a fire broke out at the power house building in between SCI Smithfield and SCI Huntingdon. The spokesperson said neither prison is in the parameter of the power house. She said that the power house is still operational and is able to supply heat and water to both prisons.

Friday, 8/26/2016 at 7:00p Chestnut Ridge (New Paris, PA) Location: Everett High School Friday, 9/2/2016 at 7:00p @ Tussey Mountain (Saxton, PA) Location: Tussey Mountain High School Friday, 9/9/2016 at 7:00p Moshannon Valley (Houtzdale, PA) Location: Everett High School Friday, 9/16/2016 at 7:00p @ Bellwood-Antis (Bellwood, PA) Location: Bellwood-Antis High School Friday, 9/23/2016 at 7:00p Northern Bedford County (Loysburg, PA) Location: Everett High School Saturday, 10/1/2016 at 7:00p @ Claysburg-Kimmel (Claysburg, PA)

STATE COLLEGE/CENTRE COUNTY, Pa — Happy Valley Improv has found a permanent home after moving between local venues for the last several years. They’ve been performing and teaching classes around State College for the last few years, but co-founder Sam Tanner says in order to grow, they needed a place to call home. “Prior to the pandemic, we were performing twice a month in the State Theatre, we were offering ongoing level one through level three classes and workshops, but I also think that we sort of had reached a point where we couldn’t grow anymore,"

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Huntingdon County PRIDE is holding its annual telethon and auction starting Wednesday at the Smithfield Volunteer Fire Company. It's the largest fundraiser of the year for the organization, which provides services such as parent coaching and speech and occupational therapy. It was supposed to start in March, but the pandemic forced the event to be pushed back several months. Items available for bidding include new and antique furniture.