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Go+TV planner — Aug. 29-30

Saturday, Aug. 29 A.B.A.T.E of PA Blair County Chapter will host Pickled Palooza 2026 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at Lakemont Park. Pickle your heart out with over 40 vendors, pickle beer, pickle sno-cones, pickle doughnuts, pickle chips, pickle candy and more. Wear your finest ...

At the movies — Aug. 29-30

BEDFORD PITT THEATRE Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 25th Anniversary (PG) Saturday and Sunday — 7:15 p.m. Coyote vs. Acme (PG) Saturday and Sunday — 7:30 p.m. SILVER LINING DRIVE-IN The American President (PG-13) Saturday — 8:30 p.m. CARROLLTOWN HI-WAY ...

In the news on this date: August 28

Local history 50 years ago: Aug. 28, 1976 The FBI Uniform Crime Report said that Altoona went from fourth lowest to ninth lowest in crime in the country due to a 20% increase. Murder, rape, robbery, burglary, assault, larceny and auto theft were factors used in the statistics. 25 years ago: Aug. 28, 2001 The Ebensburg Borough Council voted to close the Ebensburg Regional Airport effective Jan. 1, 2002 because it was no longer “cost effective.” The facility lost $114, 247 over the past three years and the borough contributed about $20,000 per year. 10 years ago: Aug. 28, ...

Publisher's Weeky US best sellers — Aug. 22

Hardcover Fiction 1. “The Poison Daughter” by Sheila Masterson (Slowburn) 2. “The Calamity Club” by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau) 3. “Yesteryear” by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf) 4. “Delusional” by Patterson/Born (Little, Brown) 5. “Whistler” by Ann Patchett (Harper) 6. “God’s Country” by William Kent Krueger (Atria) 7. “Mad Mabel” by Sally Hepworth (St. Martin’s) 8. “Book Lovers (deluxe ed.)” by Emily Henry (Berkley) 9. “The Unknown” by Riley Sager (Dutton) 10. “Once Written in Gilded Blood (deluxe ed.)” by K.M. Moronova ...