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Police fatally shoot college student

A 22-year-old college student killed by Pennsylvania police responding to a possible burglary had just realized he was at the wrong home and was waiting for friends to come get him when he was shot, his father said Wednesday. Police in Upper Pottsgrove Township, northwest of Philadelphia, responded around 12:30 a.m. Sunday to a 911 call about a possible break-in attempt, according to the Montgomery County district attorney’s office. The office said in a statement that police found Glenwood Pysher IV at the rear of the home and ultimately shot and killed him. Pysher’s father, Glen ...

Timeframe unclear for repair of Dilling Bridge on Lower Trail

Saturday will mark the one-year anniversary of the closing of the Dilling Bridge on the Lower Trail. At this point, a timeframe to make the needed repairs hasn’t been determined. The bridge, located between mile markers 9 and 10, is near the midpoint of the 16.5-mile walking/biking trail ...

Blair County residents eligible for flood assistance

Blair County residents and businesses that may have experienced damage from flooding on July 28 are eligible for Small Business Administration loans to help with recovery. Serious flooding that day occurred mainly in Clearfield County, resulting in a disaster declaration for that county, making its residents eligible for recovery help — while also making the handful of Blair County victims of less severe flooding from the same storm also eligible, based on an SBA policy that extends recovery loan eligibility to counties contiguous to those where a disaster was declared, according to ...

Former Altoona city code enforcement officer fired for comments

City Manager Chris McGuire announced the termination of former code enforcement officer Scott Campanaro Wednesday following an investigation into “inappropriate and insensitive” posts Campanaro made online. In response to a resident’s post about the Altoona Area School District ...

Under pressure

Rick Sample of Smith Masonry, Hollidaysburg, pressure washes the west gym entrance at Hollidaysburg Junior High School on Union Street on Monday morning. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center opens fund for Wall That Heals

While the Wall That Heals at James E. Van Zandt Veterans Administration Medical Center was installed 26 years ago, it has since worn down with weather and time. Ken Tedora of the Central Pennsylvania National Guard & Veterans Association noticed the deterioration and advocated for repairs ...