The Penn State Altoona criminal justice program held its first First Responders Day Wednesday at the Ivyside campus to honor, recognize and support local police, fire and ambulance services, while also giving those services a recruitment opportunity. Senior criminal justice major Ally Black ...
A building at Pennsylvania State University’s branch campus at DuBois will be transformed into a regional manufacturing hub for north central Pennsylvania with help from a federal grant. The creation of the DuBois Center for Innovation Regional Manufacturing Hub is significant for economic development in the region and transition plans for the Dubois campus in Clearfield County. DuBois is one of seven Penn State branch campuses slated for closing at the end of the 2026-27 academic year. The others are Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York. Penn State ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County jury on Wednesday watched police bodycam footage in which a city man can be heard saying “I got your gun” as he reached for an officer’s holster. Daniel Carl Morse, 33, is on trial for allegedly assaulting officers trying to arrest him for a domestic ...
Norfolk Southern replied Tuesday to a request from the Mirror made early Monday evening for comment on letters sent by U.S. Rep. John Joyce, R-Altoona, to the Federal Railroad Administration and Norfolk Southern demanding an explanation for there having been four derailments just west of the city this year — and calling for any problems identified to be corrected. Here is the NS response: “Norfolk Southern understands the concern and disruption caused by the train derailments that have occurred in Blair County in 2026. We take these incidents extremely seriously and are committed ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County jury heard testimony Tuesday afternoon from first responders in the case against a city man accused of assaulting several officers as he was being arrested for domestic violence and attempting to escape a moving ambulance in April 2025. Daniel Carl Morse, 33, ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday signed into law a statewide bell-to-bell cellphone ban, prohibiting students from using their cellphones throughout the school day but preserving local control — allowing individual school districts to design and implement their own specific guidelines before the ...
