Several freight train cars have derailed in Altoona, near 3100 W. Pine Ave., between Mill Run Road and Coburn. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene about 1:30 p.m. Friday after a nearby resident reported…
Helping hand
Ron Hamm of St. Louis, Mo., paints vent registers in the front yard of his daughter’s home along Fiore Lane…
Taylor Township OKs ordinance to regulate possible data center
ROARING SPRING — After more than a dozen residents voiced their opposition to an incoming data center, Taylor Township officials…
Tyrone man gets 7.5-20 years in attack on UPMC employee
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Tyrone man who left a UPMC Altoona ER technician with a fractured skull and brain bleed was…
Resident seeks help from Altoona Water Authority with sewer line collapse damage
An Altoona man asked the Altoona Water Authority board Thursday for help dealing with damage that occurred in July after…
Pennsylvania State House targets e-scooter regulations
Legislation barring youth under 16 from riding e-scooters and mandating helmets for riders under 18 was approved by the state…
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Local Sports
Steelers fan event off following civil unrest
PARIS — A weekend event for Pittsburgh Steelers fans in Paris has been canceled…
PSU
Penn State wrestling getting plenty of TV attention
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Big Ten Network announced the television designations for Penn State…
Area Life
Spanning Lifetimes: Dig into the garden this fall with some long-lived perennials
When plants die, we automatically assume we’re responsible. Sometimes, we are. But what we…
Go Tour in LA may still be fun
Student of the Month: Carsen Shultz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists doubling as art detectives have traced Vincent van Gogh’s “ The…
Study traces famous art by van Gogh to 1889 sky
Local Business
The ties that bind: Whether they call it ‘stringing’ or ‘looping,’ tobacco crops important for many N.C. farm families
No lost sleep in these decisions
Survey: Worker health insurance costs keep climbing
Operation Our Town: Nonprofit of the Month
Editorials
Animal abusers should be held accountable
A proposed state law that many right-thinking people in Pennsylvania might have considered to be a no-brainer or slam dunk in terms of virtually unanimous approval — creation of a registry of animal abuse offenders — is being greeted with a reception somewhat less enthusiastic. It’s unfortunate that the measure, which could be a…
Does Breeze Airlines solve airport’s woes?
Voters should recall skill games failures
College wise to consider all options
Public Records
Deeds — Oct. 24-25
Blair County Gretka Real Estate Partnership to Raymond J. and Sharon M. Becker, property in Hollidaysburg, $67,900. S & A Homes Inc. to Todd D. and Hannah G. Huber, 325 Ironwood Dr., Martinsburg, $369,786. Doris M. Stiffler to William R. and Jeanne L. Duffy, property in Allegheny Township, $409,900. Ronald and Jody Barrick to…
Bankruptcies — Oct. 24-25
Divorces Oct. 17-18, 2026
Marriage licenses Oct. 17-18, 2026
Obituaries
