Bonnie Sanders wasn’t worried, but she was taking precautions nonetheless. Sanders, 82, was among a couple dozen people who came to the Station Medical Center Monday morning for UPMC Altoona’s once-a-year walk-in mammography screening for…
Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer
ROME — Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower…
Convicted killer’s appeal rejected
Despite having his latest appeal denied, an Altoona man is approaching eligibility to be released after being convicted in 1990…
Egg farm proposed for Blair Township property near Chimney Rocks
A Martinsburg company plans to establish an egg farm in Blair Township off Route 36 near the top of Chimney…
Victim in alleged off-campus rape testifies
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The woman who accused a city man of raping her near an off-campus party in February told a…
New Pennsylvania law paves way for drone bases
A new state law paves the way for development of two bases in central Pennsylvania where drones can be tested…
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From left, Altoona City Department of Public Works city parks foreman Chris Keagy, workers…
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Supreme Court agrees to hear watchdog lawsuit The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a watchdog’s lawsuit seeking public records about billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The high court said on Tuesday that it will intervene for a second time in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s case, which…
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Editorials
College wise to consider all options
The availability of a $1.9 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education should not be the seed for an incorrect decision by Penn Highlands Community College regarding the possible relocation of its Blair Center, now housed in the Logan Valley Mall. The college needs to be concerned at all times about its long-term…
Lawmakers must use care with ‘windfall’
Mall land offers many use options
Community urged to share in outreach
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Roger D. Grace
Roger D. Grace, 78, a resident of Homewood Living Martinsburg, formerly of Roaring Spring, passed away Saturday at the home. He was the son of the late Don R. and Bernice L. (Garris) Grace. He married A. Pauline “Polly” Jewell. She passed away on June 25, 2025. Surviving are his children: Sparky Grace, Kim…