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Mackenzie Cherry (left) of Martinsburg keeps friend, artist Carly Maurer of Duncansville, company as she works on her piece “A Trip Around the Moon” as part of the Downtown Altoona Mural Project on 11th Avenue on Monday afternoon. Local artists Chris Bencivenga (left) and Becki Hollen, ...

Fiscal Code expands blight program

The scope of a three-decade old state program providing state and local tax breaks expands under the new Fiscal Code to spur housing projects in blighted areas. The Fiscal Code, Senate Bill 146, authorizes creation of a Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) of 300 acres in the Johnstown area to ...

Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods

President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products. The move could unleash a new wave of economic chaos, with risks of higher inflation and further fraying of ...

Altoona man facing animal cruelty charges

A city man was charged with eight felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals after allegedly disposing of live kittens in gas station trash cans on three separate occasions. Joseph E. Frank Jr., 66, was arraigned Friday by Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones on a misdemeanor ...

Altoona man accused of child sex abuse

A city man is behind bars after allegedly taking pictures of two juvenile females while they were in the shower and raping one of them multiple times. Levar Andrew Riley, 46, was arraigned Monday by Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones on two felony counts each of human trafficking, ...