ALEXANDRIA — If all goes as scheduled, the Alfarata trailhead of the Lower Trail should reopen next week. The trail has been temporarily closed from the Alfarata trailhead near Alexandria for about 0.7 miles to the area behind the Water Street Flea Market. Penelec has closed that section ...
JOHNSTOWN - Priesthood was the Rev. Nancy Threadgill's third profession in life, after becoming a medical technician and a nurse. While working as a nurse in the early 2000s, Threadgill felt a nudge toward religious life. And as a cradle Episcopalian, she followed that instinct into ...
A local auto dealership with roots dating back 100 years has closed its doors. The official closing date for Car Circus, 500 W. Plank Road, is Friday, "but the dealership is really closed," said business manager Jane Montgomery, who has been running the business for the last several ...
Two inmates of the Blair County Prison have recently filed petitions indicating their willingness to join a class action lawsuit against county officials that was filed in the U. S. District Court in Johnstown last October. The initial lawsuit was filed on Oct. 1, 2025, by inmate Donald Earl ...
The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission Thursday approved a settlement with Peoples Natural Gas Co. over the July 26, 2021, explosion and fire in Tyrone that killed a resident, injured four others, destroyed a house and damaged two others. The settlement calls for Peoples to pay a ...
The year 2025 was encouraging for economic development for counties in central Pennsylvania, as most saw increases in overall growth. In Blair County, the job market and domestic output were especially strong, according to the Altoona Blair County Development Corp., an affiliate of the Blair ...
