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Study on school cellphone bans shows mixed results

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The largest study ever of school cellphone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with teachers reporting fewer distractions when students lock their phones away during the school day, but little evidence the bans quickly bring improved academic achievement or better behavior, as ...

Blair letter carriers take part in food drive

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One of America’s greatest days of giving — the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive — will be held Saturday, May 9. Since 1991, the Blair Bedford Labor Council and the Altoona Post Office along with the letter carriers have collected food every second ...

Altoona man seeks dismissal of case

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The city man charged for his alleged part in a June 2024 assault that left a man with skull fractures is asking a Blair County judge to dismiss his case. Tyler Ray Brown, 21, faces single felony counts of robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, two ...

Altoona man waives preliminary hearing in alleged shooting

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A city man charged with allegedly shooting at his wife and another man waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Tuesday morning. Danyi Alberto Gonzalez Morla, 24, is facing two charges of attempted criminal homicide, four counts of aggravated assault and one felony charge of firearms not ...

Pennsylvania sues AI chatbot firm

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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as doctors and are deceiving the system’s users into thinking they are getting medical advice from a licensed professional. The lawsuit, filed Friday, asks the ...

FFA spotlight: Jocelynn Morgan

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Age and school: 15, Southern Huntingdon County School District Family: Parent, Eileen Morgan; siblings: Jaxson, Mason, Alexis and Bryce Morgan FFA chapter: Southern Huntingdon County FFA Years involved with FFA: I have been involved with FFA for two years. FFA projects: I do market steers ...