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Berks officials await answers on ICE warehouse

UPPER BERN TOWNSHIP — A week after news broke that the Trump administration plans to get rid of two warehouses in Pennsylvania, local and state officials say they are in the dark about what will happen next. The Department of Homeland Security and ICE have not disputed reporting by the New York Times that federal officials intend to sell or give away seven of the 11 warehouses purchased over the past year as part of a sweeping, $38.3 billion plan to expand detention capacity. Efforts to “reengineer” empty warehouses as detention centers and processing facilities were paused ...

No state budget deal passed on eve of deadline

With one day left before the deadline to produce a state budget, closed-door negotiations among top state Democrats and Republicans were said to be continuing on Monday but there was no indication a deal had been reached. If no budget is passed by the end of Tuesday, it will be the fifth year ...

Former Altoona man convicted in DUI crash questions length of sentence

A former Altoona man who is serving a lengthy prison sentence for a DUI crash that killed three Cambria County residents is questioning the length of his sentence that was initially imposed by retired Judge Norman D. Callan. James Wolfe, now 51, has been serving time behind bars for an ...

East braces for heat wave

DES MOINES, Iowa — Summer camp and other outdoor activities were canceled or delayed Monday as a heat wave held its grip on the Midwest and spread eastward. Communities opened cooling centers and urged people to take it easy and stay hydrated. “Overall, we’re looking at just a really hot and humid pattern. It’s going to be with us through most of the week,” Andrew Ansorge, a meteorologist in Des Moines, Iowa, said of the first prolonged period of heat this summer. Much of Iowa and big chunks of the Midwest were under an extreme heat warning through at least Tuesday. ...

Cooling center to open at Altoona Salvation Army building

A cooling center will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Thursday, July 2, at the Salvation Army building, 1813 Sixth Ave., Altoona, for anyone needing a place to rest and stay cool as temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-90s this week. According to Accuweather, a “prolonged and dangerous heat wave is expected this week.” Area residents are reminded to stay hydrated and to check on neighbors who may need assistance during the heat wave.

Hollidaysburg Community Band member finds grandfather in French museum

It was a complete surprise to Hollidaysburg Community Band member Jamie Walter when she found a photo of her Navy veteran grandfather displayed in the Utah Beach Landing Museum in France. Juniata native James Vance was one of the few survivors on the destroyer USS Corry that sank during the ...