EBENSBURG — As a 29-year-old police detective for the Conemaugh Township Police Department in Somerset County, Nanty Glo resident Bubba Fatula was one of the first four local responders to arrive on scene minutes after…
There were no obituaries submitted for publication in Friday's (Sept. 11, 2026) Altoona Mirror.
September ushers in firsts for young, not-so-young
September is the traditional month for the start of elementary school and freshman college move-in. Do you remember your first…
Blair County Department of Social Services sets opioid funding webinars
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County Department of Social Services has scheduled two more webinars to help those interested in applying…
McLanahan Corporation, bus tour celebrate manufacturing in Hollidaysburg
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The McLanahan Corporation and its employees gathered on Lowe Street Wednesday afternoon to welcome the AEM Manufacturing Express…
Flight 93 National Memorial visitors reflect on events of fateful day 25 years after 9/11
Sept. 11, 2001 is a day that many Americans will never forget. Thoughts of where people were, what they saw…
.
TRENDING
Local Sports
Altoona survives scary 2nd quarter in win at CD East
HARRISBURG — Altoona needed both its dynamic offense and a ball-hawking defense to hold…
PSU
Neil Rudel's Temple Mailbag
Sorting through the blue and white mailbag: Neil: I haven’t seen an opener this…
Area Life
Stage version of ‘Paranormal Activity’ hopes to see if horror can truly make it on Broadway
NEW YORK — Movie producer Jason Blum, who has revolutionized the modern horror genre,…
Local Business
Full speed ahead: California officials allow plans for the country’s biggest kelp farm
Stocks jump after oil eases
Travel scams get harder to spot
Ralph Lauren delivers a modern take on romance
Editorials
Norfolk Southern issues far from resolved
To some of the people who initially kept up to date with developments stemming from the fiery Feb. 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, just west of that state’s border with Pennsylvania, the black plume of smoke that hovered over the town in the derailment’s aftermath is merely an unfortunate…
Frankstown case a lesson for others
Flock uses, safety require more debate
Quarter will make or break lawmakers
Public Records
Deeds — Sept. 12-13
Blair County Thomas C. Kissell to BVK Property Holdings LLC, property in Antis Township, $43,500. Elissa and Mark Klingner to Litzinger Family Trust, 492 Overlook Dr., Hollidaysburg, $305,000. Jennifer J. Drass and William P. Hall III to Deborah V. Billotte, 303 Washington Ave., Hollidaysburg, $160,000. Cronus Properties LLC to Alice J. Gill, 502 Pleasant…
Bankruptcies — Sept. 12-13
Food inspections — Northern Cambria County
CD rates — Sept. 12-13
Obituaries
