HOLLIDAYSBURG — The woman who was kidnapped alongside her two children in September 2025 by a Virginia Beach man testified to fearing for her and her children’s lives during the high speed chase that ultimately ended with his arrest. The woman took the stand to detail the ordeal during ...
Nation New Jersey Drill begins to dig Hudson River tunnel NORTH BERGEN — Powerful cutters have whirred to life on a giant drill that will begin boring a new train tunnel under the Hudson River connecting Manhattan to New Jersey. Officials gathered in North Bergen, New Jersey, on Monday to ceremonially flip the switch on the Gateway tunnel, one of the largest U.S. mass transit projects in generations. Florida State executes man for deadly hammer attack STARKE — A 77-year-old Florida man was put to death Tuesday for a deadly hammer attack on a woman decades ago, becoming ...
Stocks drifted lower on Wall Street as long-term Treasury yields ticked higher. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.1%. Stocks have been under pressure as oil prices have swung sharply amid the U.S. war with Iran, helping to push Treasury yields higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 5.25% and earlier touched its highest level in 24 years. The price of Brent crude oil fell 1.7% to $96.16 a barrel, but remains far above where it was this summer. Markets in Europe were mixed. Trump: Tech firms sign ...
The Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center will undergo another facility assessment after the Joint Operating Committee unanimously voted for a no-cost evaluation at Tuesday’s meeting. This evaluation follows GACTC’s ongoing search to renovate their facility as they continue to near their student capacity. The Efficiency Network, known as TEN, was awarded the facility assessment after Director of Business Operations Joe Richards gave board members a presentation showing past assessments from area schools. He touted a recent project at the Greater Johnstown School ...
The Bellwood-Antis community is mourning the loss of a ninth grade student after a weekend bike accident. Ian Ulrich, 14, encountered fresh grass clippings on Sandbank Road at 7:03 p.m. Saturday and lost control of the e-bike he was riding, according to a state police report. The bike fell ...
A city subcontractor on Monday used a sandblaster to remove graffiti from sidewalks, walls, steps and a light pole in the Gospel Hill area. “They were tagged last week,” said City Manager Christopher McGuire. “It was pretty bad.” The city has not had “a graffiti infestation” ...
