ROARING SPRING — A former Spring Cove history teacher was sworn onto the school board Monday night after running as the sole applicant for the vacant position left by Kevin Smith. Starting Oct. 19, Waite will finish Smith’s term until the first Monday of December 2027. Phillip ...
An Altoona teen has been charged with homicide by vehicle in Cambria County. State police said Abigail Socie, 19, was the driver of a 2019 Nissan Rogue that crashed into a tree along Beaver Valley Road about 5 a.m. on April 4. Carter Gallaher, 17, was killed in the accident that also ...
Federal prosecutors say a former OpenAI engineer secretly installed a recording device in a conference room to gather company details. The Saudi national was reportedly close to fleeing to Saudi Arabia. Abdulrahman Alfozan’s wife and son left the U.S. after his arrest, with tickets paid for by a Saudi military official. China’s economy accelerated in quarter China says its economy grew 4.5% for the July-September quarter from a year ago. That moves the country closer to meeting its annual growth target as the year nears its end. The better-than-expected official data issued ...
A city woman is behind bars with bail denied after allegedly running over a man riding an e-bike and attempting to flee the scene. According to police, Lisa Michele Anderson, 53, exited a parking lot Saturday afternoon and hit the man who was riding his e-bike in the area of East Plank Road, near Sheetz and Walgreens. Multiple people witnessed the incident, police reported, and several said Anderson came to a stop shortly after hitting the victim, but then proceeded forward, running over the man and driving to the nearby Enterprise Rent-A-Car lot. Altoona Fire Department, AMED and ...
Operation Our Town sets landlord workshop Operation Our Town, in partnership with the Altoona Housing Authority, will be holding its annual Landlord Educational Workshop from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the Altoona Grand Hotel. The workshop is free to attend and lunch will be included. Topics covered during the workshop include: Magisterial District Judge frequently asked questions; City of Altoona community development updates; signs of illegal drug activity; common fair housing violations; eviction process and leases; common code violations and blight; tax claim ...
The organization that oversees high school sports in Pennsylvania has asked a federal judge to dismiss a religious discrimination lawsuit brought against it by Bishop McCort Catholic Academy of Johnstown. The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, led by attorneys Dana W. Chilson ...
