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Food inspections — Blair County

Name Location Number of violations Date of inspection Church of the Good Shepherd Tfs-4 1650 Clay Ave., Tyrone 0 Aug. 28 Parlor Doughnuts 3621 Burgoon Road, Altoona 1 Aug. 28 Texas Hot Dogs 101 58th St., Altoona 1 Aug. 28 Arandale Lodge #184 2001 Margaret Ave., Altoona 0 Aug. 26 Dougs Mobile Food Unit #2 Mff-4 410 Eldon Ave., Altoona 0 Aug. 25 Original Italian Pizza 16305 Dunnings Highway, Newry 0 Aug. 25 PDA Territory 5 3001 Fairway Drive, Altoona 0 Aug. 25 Sizzler Pizza 429 First St., Williamsburg 9 Aug. 25 That Pierogi Guy Mff3 409 Eveningtide Ave., Altoona 1 Aug. 25 Alta ...

Deeds — Sept. 5-6

Blair County Donald L. Jr. and Carla A. Ketrow to Replogle Investments LLC, property in Snyder Township, $40,000. Pennymac Loan Services LLc to Brannock & Shaw Properties 2 LLc, 2708-2710 Walnut Ave., Altoona $58,200. George and Chelsea Lewis to Alexis M. Reader, 109 Schell Run Lane, Tyrone, $339,000. Victoria A. Weamer to Jesus and Aimee Rosa, 1314 21st Ave., Altoona, $129,900. Church in the Middle of the Block LLC to Robert T. Gootz and Danielle DiFalco, 411 Third St., Altoona $158,700. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Matthew and Amy Will, 533 Wheeland Road, Duncansville, ...

Bankruptcies — Sept. 5-6

The following people have made filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Pittsburgh. Chapter 7 involves selling assets to pay debts. Chapter 13 is a plan to pay debts using income. Chapter 11 involves reorganization to pay off debt. Filings by county include: Blair County Dustin F. Phillips. Chapter 31. July 31. Frank W. McFarland. Chapter 7. Aug. 3. Cambria County Shakira T. Artley. Chapter 7. July 30. John A. Jr. and Karen L. Eisenhuth. Chapter 7. July 31. Bedford County Barry A. Diehl. Chapter 7. July 30. Margaret N. Bruening. Chapter 7. July 31. Clearfield County Carl L. ...

Musk launches taxi service with no steering wheels

NEW YORK — Elon Musk sent dozens of self-driving Cybercabs without steering wheels or brake pedals onto the streets of Austin, Texas, on Thursday, betting that Americans will overcome their fears of rides with “no control” and hop inside. The rollout of the gold-colored Teslas, which ...

Briefcase: Sheetz offering fuel discounts

Sheetz has announced a series of fuel discounts to help drivers cut their fuel costs as millions of Americans hit the road Labor Day weekend and throughout September. Drivers can save at the pump by taking advantage of the following offers: Now through Tuesday, Sheetz will offer customers 20 cents off per gallon on all fuel grades, excluding high-flow diesel, at its more than 850 locations. To redeem the offer, customers must add it under the OFFERZ tab in the Sheetz app and scan their My Sheetz Rewardz at the pump. Only after accepting the discount on the screen, will the discounted ...

Ticker: Tech stocks lead a rally on Wall Street

Stocks rose on Wall Street as bond yields eased further and a rally in big technology companies helped the market recoup its losses from earlier in the week. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% Thursday, with technology stocks powering much of the gains. The Dow climbed 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.4%. Volkswagen cuts 50,000 more jobs Volkswagen’s board has approved a major cost-cutting plan to counter low-cost competition in China and U.S. tariffs. The plan, presented by CEO Oliver Blume, includes cutting 50,000 jobs, halving the model line, and ending production at four German plants. ...