Local history
50 years ago: Feb. 6, 1975
A man named Jeff Foster, 22, passed through Duncansville on a 3,000-mile trip from New York to California by foot and hoof with a pet horse named Pappy and pet dog named Pup.
25 years ago: Feb. 6, 2000
Six different environmental groups filed ...
A fire in a city duplex caused between $40,000 and $75,000 worth of damage Tuesday afternoon, leaving a family homeless, according to Altoona Fire Department officials.
A mother and two young children evacuated when the fire was small, after which the fire department was summoned to the ...
A skeleton decorated for Valentine’s Day sits atop a car as it makes a turn onto Dunnings Highway in Duncansville on Monday afternoon. To see more photos, check out @skevin_thecarskelly on Instagram.
Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
Kiley McCoy (center) as Princess Daisy of Mario and Brianna Hoover as Nadja of What We Do in the Shadows, both of Morgantown, W.Va., shop for deals from Crystal Armstead of Princeton, N.J., portraying Wei Wuxian of Mo Dao Zu Shi, during the Setsucon anime convention at the Blair County ...
Yoga has become a popular practice that promotes health and wellness and Blair County offers a variety of styles, studios and classes.
The area’s third dedicated yoga studio opened in mid-January in Hollidaysburg. Arya Yoga Studio, owned by Anita Kozeska, is at 400 Allegheny Street. In ...
It can be argued that the old adage of a glass being half full or half empty stands the test of time. The path or journey taken to figure out how someone sees their glass is as unique as the person themselves.
It’s often turned into a question of values and morals because circumstances in ...