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Suspect in Altoona shooting seeks separate trial from co-defendant

HOLLIDAYSBURG — A city man accused of participating in an altercation that ended with an individual being shot in the torso is seeking to have his case severed from that of the man who allegedly pulled the trigger. Jaice Vernon Lindsey, 41, appeared Tuesday morning alongside defense ...

Morrisons Cove Rotary Club marks century of service

Rotary club members in the Morrisons Cove area are marking a century of community service and involvement. The Morrisons Cove Rotary Club will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a banquet July 31 at the Morrisons Cove Memorial Park in Martinsburg. The club was originally known as the ...

Future of skill games still unclear

Lawmakers have less than three months to take some sort of action concerning the estimated 70,000 “skill games” in the state before a stayed Supreme Court decision stirs up a potential political hornet’s nest. The Legislature and Gov. Josh Shapiro enacted a new state budget on July 12 without including a deal concerning the games, which are unregulated, untaxed, and — under the court decision issued a few weeks earlier — illegal. State leaders have struggled for years to come up with a solution to the multi-sided issue presented by the games, but until the June 15 court ruling ...

Mount Nittany healthcare workers to strike Monday

Negotiations between Mount Nittany Medical Center and SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania ended in a stalemate Tuesday evening, and as a result, a previously announced five-day strike will begin on Monday, July 27. According to a news release from Mount Nittany officials, in an effort to reach an ...

Pennsylvania ranks last in 18-year-olds registering to vote

Pennsylvania has seen healthy turnout in recent elections, but one important segment of the electorate isn’t participating in such high numbers. According to a recent study of 30 states, Pennsylvania has the lowest rate of 18-year-olds registering to vote of any of them. Just 22% of ...

Pennsylvania state budget doubles funding for rape crisis centers

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro applauded the state’s recent budget deal for providing a 100% increase in funding for rape crisis centers during a ceremonial signing at the YWCA Young Women’s Association in Carlisle on Monday. It was a change of tune from last year, when a budget impasse forced many centers to limit services and let go of employees. In the new deal, state funding for Pennsylvania’s 47 rape crisis centers increased by $12 million. While many Republicans questioned if the budget was genuinely “balanced,” Shapiro maintained that the plan and its prioritization ...