PATTON — Cambria Heights eighth graders picked their own lunch out of a corn field Wednesday morning as the second part of an annual partnership between the district and the Cambria County Farm Bureau took…
Federal reserve hikes key rate
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort…
Blair County Convention Center operating in black
The Blair County Convention Center’s net operating income for the first eight months of 2026 came in at $186,962, despite…
Kids therapy provider leaves Easter Seals building on Valley View Boulevard
A therapy provider for kids with disabilities has quit leasing the Easter Seals building on Valley View Boulevard as a…
Altoona woman pleads guilty to charges of embezzlement
A city woman who served as the secretary-treasurer for the American Postal Workers Union Local 776 plead guilty Tuesday to…
Former State Correctional Institution Huntingdon inmate loses appeal
A former inmate at the State Correctional Institution Huntingdon has lost his argument before the Pennsylvania Superior Court that his…
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Local Sports
Takacs sets mark as CC teams win
BEDFORD — The Central Cambria boys and girls high school cross country teams cruised to victories over Bedford and Forest Hills on Wednesday afternoon. Reed Takacs captured the boys race for the Red Devils with a time of 17:21.80, which established a new Bedford course record. Chloe May of Bedford took the girls race…
Hollidaysburg blanked Altoona, 5-0, in a high school girls tennis match at Mansion Park on Thursday…
Lady Tigers sweep past Lady Lions
It’s all in the hands
Brewers ace shuts down Pirates bats
PSU
Coaches know Lions’ run game needs to get better
Following are the highlights of Penn State’s Tuesday press conference featuring head coach Matt…
Area Life
Practice makes perfect
Altoona city fire engineer Neil Deyarmin trains on a hazardous materials leak simulator on…
Local Business
Federal Reserve expected to raise benchmark rate
Congress not rushing AI regulation
Ticker: Stocks slip after oil, bond market up pressure
Trump calls data center concerns a ‘conspiracy’
Editorials
Pennsylvania lawmakers stumble on e-bike regulations
The Pennsylvania General Assembly, too often slow to react and slow to act, is again living up to that dubious, unflattering reputation, this time regarding e-bikes and e-scooters. Rather than already having properly addressed those topics with the best interests of the Keystone State and its residents in mind, the General Assembly continues to…
New train service needs local support
Norfolk Southern issues far from resolved
Frankstown case a lesson for others
Public Records
Divorces
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Blair County BECKER –– Terry; Tory, both of Altoona. Married July 24, 2009. KIDD –– Matthew S., Hollidaysburg; Jessica K., Sproul. Married June 1, 2009. McGARVEY –– Dirk, Van Cleave, Mich.; Brooke, Tyrone. Married Dec. 4, 2013. IGOU ––…
Marriage licenses
Deeds — Sept. 12-13
Bankruptcies — Sept. 12-13
Obituaries
Linda Lou (Hileman) Brubaker
Linda Lou (Hileman) Brubaker, 80, Williamsburg, died Sunday. Born in Altoona to the late Harry and Zelma Hileman, Linda was preceded in death by two brothers. Surviving are her husband, Richard; children: Kathy Sollenberger, Kimberly Straesser, Kevin, Brian and Shawn Brubaker; her grandchildren; and siblings: Janet, Barbara, Judy, Kenneth, John and Jeffery. Visitation is…