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Mosquito control spraying planned for parts of Blair County

The Blair County Mosquito-borne Disease Control Program will conduct a truck-mounted ultra-low-volume mosquito control operation today, Thursday, Sept. 10, in portions of Antis Township, Blair Township and Hollidaysburg Borough. The operation will begin around dusk and is intended to reduce populations of nuisance mosquitoes and mosquitoes capable of transmitting West Nile virus. The adult mosquito control operation originally scheduled for Sept. 3 was canceled because of weather. A makeup operation scheduled for Sept. 8 was canceled because of equipment malfunctions. The treatment ...

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Caregivers with Heart CEO Pattie Markley helps owner and director Philip Bottenfield install a banner on the for the Frankstown Road office in Altoona on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Lawmakers race to update e-bike law

As accidents, injuries and fatalities tied to e-bikes and e-scooters add up, lawmakers are increasingly looking to make changes to better protect riders and others. Monday, a Senate committee discussed strategies to respond to the problem. That same morning, a woman on an e-bike in Delaware ...

Sandusky won’t present recanted testimony

BELLEFONTE — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky appeared in court remotely Tuesday where he said he agreed with his lawyers not to go forward with testimony from an accuser who wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago. The hearing was ...

Trump honors 9/11 victims at remembrance event

WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter century after a day “etched forever into the memories of Americans,” President Donald Trump honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Tuesday by vowing to “never forget.” The event at the Ellipse was spearheaded by the Tunnel to Towers ...