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Mount Gretna offers rustic relaxation, art scene

As you drive into the wooded corner of Lebanon County where Mount Gretna is nestled, “you can take a deep breath,” said Suzanne Stewart, executive and artistic director of Gretna Music. “It’s all so gorgeous and lush.” The small borough is best known for being Pennsylvania’s ...

CDC: Parasite outbreak expands

WASHINGTON — Federal health officials on Friday expanded the scope of their investigation into an outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite to four additional states, broadening the size of the largest U.S. outbreak of cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the ...

Altoona police warrant sweep nets 29

A police warrant sweep on Thursday resulted in 29 individuals being arrested. According to Altoona police, law enforcement were targeting 44 people after a 9-month investigation into illicit drug activity. Arrested during the sweep were Altoona residents: Kristopher Albright, 36; Jory ...

Roadwork: Work to cause lengthy delays in East Freedom

Lane restrictions and lengthy delays on Dunnings Highway and Everett Road in East Freedom will begin July 27 as part of the I-99 Sproul/Claysburg to Newry improvement project. On Monday, July 27, contractors will begin bridge painting operations on the I-99/U.S. 220 bridge over Dunnings Highway and Everett Road, with traffic on both Dunnings Highway and Everett Road under lane restrictions and standard flagging operations between Johnstown Road and Mountain Road in East Freedom. Drivers should expect lengthy delays — some as long at 15 minutes — between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday ...

Trump: US to probe EU trade practices

WASHINGTON — The United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union’s trade practices, President Donald Trump said on Friday, claiming the bloc has unfairly levied billions of dollars of fines against Google, Apple and other U.S. tech giants. The Republican president made the announcement a day after the EU hit Google with a fine of 890 million euros, or $1 billion, after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers toward its own services and apps to the ...