Revenues for both consumer and display fireworks hit record highs in 2025 and another record-setting year is likely this year as America celebrates its 250th anniversary on July 4. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, the fireworks industry saw revenues of $2.3 billion for ...
In late 2024, the Railroaders Memorial Museum reported that after a yearslong shutdown of the Horseshoe Curve funicular due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and after an electronics inspection led to replacement of the computer drive and software, the funicular was operational again. It didn’t ...
Allegheny Trade Co. owner Ken Westover doesn’t play skill games and hasn’t had them in his store for long, but he questions the basis of Monday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that the games don’t actually require significant skill. “Something’s going on (in the realm of ...
CRESSON — A few dozen area high school students had the opportunity to get a first-hand look at some of Mount Aloysius College’s health care programs during the fifth-annual Future Healthcare Leaders Camp, which concludes today. The camp kicked off Tuesday morning with a simulated car ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Jessica Peacock, daughter of fallen Patrolman Ronald J. Turek, reminded attendees of the annual Blair County Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service that those officers listed in the pamphlet are more than just names. “When most people see a badge, they see a symbol,” ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners have taken another step toward creating more employee parking within the borough. Commissioners previously voted to buy three houses near the county prison, at 402 and 406 Mulberry St. and at 214 Wayne St. When meeting Thursday, commissioners ...
