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Jharell Young (right), 14, and Brody Morrison, 15, both of Altoona, work their way along 11th Street offering lawn care services on Wednesday. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
Hollidaysburg Area School District holds line on taxes, adopts 2026-27 budget
HOLLIDAYSBURG — By a 5-4 vote, the Hollidaysburg Area School Board adopted the final 2026-27 general fund budget with no tax increase, leaving the district with a deficit of about $4.2 million. Prior to adopting the final budget, the board struck down, by a 4-5 vote, a motion made by Joseph ...
Mount Aloysius camp hosts future health care leaders
CRESSON — A few dozen area high school students had the opportunity to get a first-hand look at some of Mount Aloysius College’s health care programs during the fifth-annual Future Healthcare Leaders Camp, which concludes today. The camp kicked off Tuesday morning with a simulated car ...
Claysburg-Kimmel School District adopts budget, delays tax hike vote
CLAYSBURG — In a 5-2 vote, members of the Claysburg-Kimmel School Board approved the general fund budget for the 2026-27 school year, but did not have enough votes to adopt a tax increase. During a roll call vote, four members, including President Jeremy Knott, Mandi Daugherty, Roger ...
Convicted Clearfield bomber wants guilty verdict vacated
A Clearfield County man awaiting sentence for the bombing death of 34-year-old Shawna Carlson has filed a federal petition asking the judge who presided in his case to vacate the jury’s guilty verdict and order either his acquittal or a new trial. Attorney Frank C. Walker II of Clairton, ...
Mangione to assert psychiatric defense in state murder trial
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione plans to assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial, claiming he was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance when he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge said Wednesday. It wouldn’t absolve him of the Dec. 4, 2024, killing, but ...