Veteran Dave Dandrea waited a lifetime to return to South Korea. After driving an Army truck during the Korean War, city resident Dandrea returned to the country in late July to receive the Ambassador for…
Fracking comeback faces new obstacle
Gas industry officials and environmental advocates alike predict that rising energy demand from data centers will drive a surge in…
Bishop Guilfoyle Academy’s athletic director retires
To Joe Landolfi, the summer of 1962 was when his family’s basketball hoop was installed in their backyard. He remembers…
Indiana state man arrested after two-vehicle crash in Altoona
An Indiana state man is behind bars after allegedly stealing a pickup truck and crashing it into another vehicle, a…
Heavy rain floods Midwest
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least seven people dead as floodwaters receded in…
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in 'Heroes' and 'Nashville,' dies at 36
Hayden Panettiere, who soared to fame two decades ago as a cheerleader with superpowers in the TV show "Heroes" and…
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Local Sports
Worth the wait: Lengthy delay doesn’t hurt Bucs in victory
PITTSBURGH — Bryan Reynolds, Brandon Lowe and Nick Yorke each had two RBIs to…
Altoona Curve's series finale with Akron RubberDucks postponed
Steelers DT Keeanu Benton given five-year contract
CRESSON — The team of Bob Whiteman, Keith Saleme, Quintin Dziabo and John Dziabo shot a…
Dziabos, Saleme, Whiteman prevail in Summit golf tournament
PSU
Penn State football position series: Tight ends
Following is a preseason series on Penn State’s position groups and a key player…
Area Life
Rolling video
Railfan Douglas Brown, 19, of Lilly shoots video of an eastbound Norfolk Southern intermodal…
Today’s puzzles: August 17, 2026
The Mirror publishes obituaries of pets in the Saturday-Sunday edition. Obituaries can be emailed to petobits…
Readers can submit pet obits
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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
Wall Street slips from record following update on economy
Workplace — Aug. 15-16
Editorials
Legalized pot plan a reason for concern
There are destined to be many “consider this” calls in response to Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman and more than a dozen of his Democratic colleagues’ calls for ending the federal ban on marijuana. The senators are supporting the reintroduction of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, which, according to Fetterman, would remove cannabis…
Being fiscally responsible is now costly
Without trust, officers can’t do their jobs
We must imagine a new way forward
Public Records
Marriage licenses
Editor’s note: the following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Blair County Christopher D. Breisacher and Jill Merrits, both of Williamsburg. Davidalan C. Brewster and Victoria M. Williams, both of Williamsburg. Samuel L. Britt and Brandi R. Rupert, both of Altoona. Monet M. Brooks and Tyler M. Koehle, both…
Divorces
Deeds — Aug. 15-16
Bankruptcies — Aug. 15-16
Obituaries
