NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, 28, entered the plea at a hastily scheduled hearing in Manhattan federal…
Just a trim
Marshall Foust trims the hedge of his Allegheny Street home in Hollidaysburg on Wednesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
Logan police chief put on leave
Logan Township Police Chief Devon Moran was suspended without pay Thursday after he was arraigned on a misdemeanor charge of…
ABCD president blasts mall owners over building's condition
Altoona Blair County Development Corp. President/CEO Steve McKnight addressed the Logan Township supervisors with concerns about the Logan Valley Mall’s…
Blair County to install more cameras at Central Court building
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is expected to secure a state grant of almost $19,000 to put toward the installation of…
Change orders approved for Cambria County courthouse roof project
PATTON — The Cambria County commissioners voted to approve change orders for the courthouse roof project and ratified emergency repairs…
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Local Sports
Dawson has no regrets over Steelers selection
Back in April of 1993, Steelers Hall of Fame center Dermontti Dawson came to…
PSU
Penn State position series: Offensive line
Following is a preseason series on Penn State’s position groups and a key player…
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball team revealed its 2026-27 non-conference schedule, which consists…
Nittany Lions unveil non-conference men's basketball games
Penn State position series: Running back
Penn State position series: Linebacker
Area Life
A reel expert
Harley Sims of Altoona baits a worm on a hook while fishing Spring Run…
Local Business
Built to scale: A 3-story Hoosier cabinet in Indiana celebrates an American kitchen icon
Families feel the pinch while school shoe shopping
Workplace — Aug. 15-16
Flock announces changes to cameras amid backlash
Editorials
Being fiscally responsible is now costly
Saying that fiscal responsibility can “rear its ugly head” seems incongruous or nonsensical. In most cases that’s true. But Blair County taxpayers are being dealt evidence again that that statement is not as preposterous as it might seem. Those individuals too young to know, or those older taxpayers who have not allocated enough attention…
Without trust, officers can’t do their jobs
We must imagine a new way forward
Support for rape crisis centers can create change
Public Records
Deeds — Aug. 15-16
Blair County Jeanette R. Acrie and Angelique A. Thayer to Jeanette R. Acrie, 893-95-97 26th St., Altoona, $150,000. Bryce Mathers and Lori A. Lockard to Kaelyn A. Calderwood and Todd D. Shatzer, 2357 Kettle Road, Tyrone, $215,000. Andrew F. Bem to Blake A. Neely, property in Frankstown Township, $116,000. Joseph J. and Sandra J.…
Bankruptcies — Aug. 15-16
Food inspections — Northern Cambria
Deeds
Obituaries
