Witness to history: Nanty Glo man first on scene of Flight 93 crash
EBENSBURG — As a 29-year-old police detective for the Conemaugh Township Police Department in Somerset County, Nanty Glo resident Bubba…
Flight 93 National Memorial visitors reflect on events of fateful day 25 years after 9/11
Sept. 11, 2001 is a day that many Americans will never forget. Thoughts of where people were, what they saw…
Veterans remember victims of 9/11 terror attacks
Today marks 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, but to visitors at the…
Blair County to borrow up to $144 million to fund three projects
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners on Thursday authorized a bond issue borrowing of up to $144 million to pay for…
Hollidaysburg Area School Board approves contested textbook for AP course
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg Area School Board re-voted and approved Wednesday evening the AP Human Geography textbook denied last month…
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Editorials
Norfolk Southern issues far from resolved
To some of the people who initially kept up to date with developments stemming from the fiery Feb. 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, just west of that state’s border with Pennsylvania, the black plume of smoke that hovered over the town in the derailment’s aftermath is merely an unfortunate…
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Public Records
Divorces
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Blair County KOCH –– Angel; Christopher, both of Altoona. Married July 12, 2014. SPRANKLE –– April; Robert J. Jr., both of Altoona. Married April 4, 2009. WRIGHT –– Troy; Polly, both of Roaring Spring. Married Sept. 1, 2001. CLARK…