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Repairs put Ghost Town Trail on right path

EBENSBURG — The Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority recently ended a continual “maintenance nightmare” on the Ghost Town Trail by installing a new wax-coated material beneath the West High Street bridge, Executive Director Cliff Kitner said. Every time it rained, a ...

Bedford School District recovers $1.6M in billing scam

An Indianapolis man accused of bilking the Bedford Area School District out of more than $1.6 million has been arrested in Indiana state and is awaiting extradition to Bedford County. Terry Michael Reckert, 70, faces felony counts of theft, forgery, receiving stolen property and related ...

Mirror takes top honor in Keystone Media Awards

The Altoona Mirror is being recognized this year with the coveted Sweepstakes Award in its circulation category, after staff members collected 22 individual and group honors in the annual Keystone Media Awards contest. The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, a Harrisburg-based nonprofit ...

Immigrant at Moshannon Valley Processing Center fights for hearing

An immigrant from El Salvador, who is being housed in the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County, is fighting for a bond hearing that would allow him to be freed until his future is decided by an immigration court in Elizabeth, N.J. Attorney Robert K. Lacey of Fairfax, Va., ...

Suspect in bar fight death says Altoona police mishandled evidence

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The city man accused of killing another during a bar fight in early January is seeking the dismissal of his case after Altoona police allegedly mishandled potentially exculpatory evidence. Corey Lexus Lopez, 34, is facing a felony count of third-degree murder, four felony ...