In today’s world, it’s difficult to see your neighbors, let alone befriend them. To change that narrative, however, many Fairview Hills residents showed up at the complex’s pavilion for the Altoona Housing Authority’s “Back to…
Longtime supporters fund PSU Altoona engineering endowment
An area of Penn State Altoona’s Cypress Building has been named the Richard A. and Jeane V. Singer Engineering Suite…
Timeline of Mangione’s criminal cases
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson…
Local farms receive agriculture innovation grants
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and state Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced the second round of…
Area briefs
Puzzle swap set for Saturday A puzzle swap will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15,…
Pennsylvania Superior Court rejects sex offender’s sentence appeal
A Pennsylvania appeals court has declared that a petition filed by a Bedford County man challenging his lengthy sentence on…
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Local Sports
BG, Hollidaysburg high school golf teams return key parts of state finalists
Bishop Guilfoyle Academy is coming off its most successful high school golf season in…
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
Gotta love the classics: The thrill of collecting vintage computers keeps growing as AI holds grip the world
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Software engineer Josh Dersch loves old computers. He spends countless…
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
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
