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The Brew Coffee and Tap in Tyrone set to close Nov. 13

TYRONE — The Brew Coffee and Tap, 1021 Pennsylvania Ave., will be closing its doors. According to a post on its Facebook page, co-owner Shannon Rice said the last day of business will be Nov. 13. “This is not how I ever imagined this chapter ending. When I opened The Brew, I dreamed of ...

Region sets Veterans Day parades, services

A number of organizations across the region are hosting Veterans Day parades and programs next week. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Cambria County Veterans Services Office will host a special Veterans Day and Marine Corps Birthday commemoration at the Cambria County Courthouse Rotunda, ...

AI data centers took beating in midterm elections

HARRISBURG — After a campaign season filled with outrage against artificial intelligence data centers, the midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths. A tougher regulatory environment for AI giants and data center developers is ...

Altoona man convicted of murder challenges denial of appeal

James Franklin Rodgers, an Altoona man who is serving a prison term of 40 years to life for a murder he committed when he was 17, will challenge the denial of his latest appeal by a federal district judge. Rodgers, who is now 56 and an inmate in the State Correctional Institution in Somerset ...