Sept. 11, 2001 is a day that many Americans will never forget. Thoughts of where people were, what they saw and how they felt that day remain in their minds 25 years later. At the Flight 93 National Memorial Park, visitors carry those memories with them as they honor the 40 passengers and ...
Today marks 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, but to visitors at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Somerset County, it sometimes seems like only yesterday. Retired member of the Air Force Kirk Lear was found Tuesday, standing beside ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners on Thursday authorized a bond issue borrowing of up to $144 million to pay for three projects, including construction of a county jail. While the action paves the way to borrow as much as $144 million — probably the largest bond issue borrowing ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg Area School Board re-voted and approved Wednesday evening the AP Human Geography textbook denied last month after district parents advocated for reconsideration. The approval was initially denied during the board’s Aug. 11 meeting, with board member Ying ...
MARTINSBURG — Contour Airlines’ overall passenger numbers at the Altoona-Blair County Airport are up 11% over last year at this time, manager Tracy Plessinger said. During Wednesday’s airport authority board meeting, Plessinger said Contour carried 2,226 passengers in and out of the ...
Three men are behind bars after an alleged kidnapping attempt in downtown Altoona was thwarted by the victim and her father. Altoona resident Harley James Paynter, 31, and Philadelphia resident Shawn Lamar Sellers were arraigned Thursday morning by Magisterial District Judge Kevin ...
