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…
Time marches on: Tyrone time capsule buried 50 years ago opened: ‘It’s nice to see our history again’
TYRONE — Digging up the Tyrone bicentennial time capsule Friday brought back a lot of memories for Larrie Derman, who…
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Local Sports
Wicked hop
Altoona Curve third baseman Murf Gray can’t handle a bouncing single from Akron’s Luke…
PSU
Camping out: Penn State football team embraces connectivity
UNIVERSITY PARK — The word most predominantly heard in Penn State’s preseason camp is…
Penn State football position series: Wide receivers
Penn State position series: Offensive line
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
Area Life
Rolling video
Railfan Douglas Brown, 19, of Lilly shoots video of an eastbound Norfolk Southern intermodal…
The Mirror publishes obituaries of pets in the Saturday-Sunday edition. Obituaries can be emailed to petobits…
Readers can submit pet obits
A fine cut
Opera on opioids epidemic premieres at Edinburgh Festival
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
