DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched a rescue operation Friday, an Israeli military officer said, after a local state-run channel said an American fighter jet went down over southwestern Iran and at least one crew member ejected. Israel is helping the United States with ...
A former inmate of the Blair County Prison has filed a federal civil rights complaint seeking damages from county officials and the facility’s medical provider due to injuries he received last year when he was pummeled by six other inmates. Travis J. McClure, 38, of Altoona, charges that he ...
CLEARFIELD — Philadelphia Federal Reserve President and CEO Anna Paulson and Executive Vice President William Spaniel recently traveled to Clearfield to meet with leaders from Clearly Ahead Development to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing economic development in rural ...
Two Blair County men are behind bars with bail denied for public safety after a tip to Children and Youth led police to uncover the sexual and physical abuse of a juvenile girl. Altoona resident Robert Matthew Piper, 46, was arraigned Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Matthew Dunio on two ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Commonwealth Libraries awarded more than $11 million to 27 libraries in 15 counties to improve public library facilities. Keystone grants prioritize public library facility projects that address accessibility, energy efficiency, non-routine ...
Two Republican senators are drafting legislation to toughen penalties for repeat toll scofflaws on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The proposal by President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, and Transportation Majority Chair Judy Ward, R-Blair, comes four years after enactment of a state law ...