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Tyrone disaster response earns praise

TYRONE — Over the past two weeks, Tyrone Borough has seen the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, Mayor John Harlow said during Monday’s council meeting. On July 4, more than 750 riders took their bikes from the American Legion Post 281 to DelGrosso’s Amusement Park and back for the 2026 Freedom Ride, celebrating America’s 250th anniversary, raising $52,000 for the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center, Harlow said. The day after the borough celebrated America’s semiquincentennial, the town faced the lowest of lows, Harlow said, as the borough got three inches of rain in ...

Three members of Altoona drug ring sentenced in OD death

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Three members of an Altoona drug ring who were indicted on criminal charges following a statewide grand jury investigation in July 2025 were handed state prison sentences Tuesday in Blair County court. Rickey Sharief Joyner, 45, Matthew Lewis Rodriguez, 40, and Kirsten ...

Salvation Army to open cooling center

The Salvation Army church at 1813 Sixth Ave., has again opened its doors as a cooling center for anyone who needs relief from the heat from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 15.

Verdict upheld in Clearfield bombing

U.S. District Judge Stephanie L. Haines in a decision Monday rejected a defense request to vacate the guilty verdicts of, or order a new trial for, Clint Addleman, formerly of Morrisdale, who was convicted recently in the bombing death of a Clearfield woman. The 34-year-old victim, Shawna ...

Budget includes SNAP fraud funds

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a $50.8 billion budget Sunday that allocates $7 million in funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud prevention measures. Proponents say the financial benefit of the change will far outstrip the price tag. More than $15 million in SNAP benefits were stolen through skimming in 2024, according to the Office of State Inspector General. The funding will be used to add chip technology to Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, making them less vulnerable to skimming devices that steal card data from magnetic stripes at point-of-sale ...

Report: State faces choice to limit gambling addiction

Pennsylvania’s online casinos need new regulations that would transform how they are allowed to operate, according to a state report on options to address what some mental health experts are calling “an urgent and escalating public health challenge.” But at the heart of a new state ...