CRESSON — The Republican state House of Representatives’ policy committee held a public hearing Thursday at Mount Aloysius College to examine biosolids management and its impact on businesses and ratepayers. The state Department of Environmental Protection proposed two permit updates ...
Nicole Zernick said she didn’t see herself becoming a teacher let alone the executive director of the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center. Zernick was recently recognized by Pennsylvania Business Central as one of the top women CEOs and leaders for 2026. “It’s an honor and ...
Editor’s note: With K-12 enrollment declining across the country, State Affairs is examining how states are responding to shrinking student populations — and who is bearing the cost. This story is part of an ongoing series, “The New School Math,” that digs into the numbers, the causes ...
Members of the local Wild Ones chapter hosted a rehabilitation project of their Browning Avenue site over the weekend, making progress toward their goal of starting a self-sustaining food forest for the community. According to Ridge and Valley chapter President Chris Earle, the ...
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday voiced the public’s “anger” and “shame” over rioting and looting during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. At least 2,400 people were arrested. Macron echoed other government officials ...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized for an operation to remove a malignant tumor, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties. The crowd erupted in cheers when the pontiff ...
