Aug. 6 marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Among the more than 70,000 people killed that day were 12 American prisoners of war. One of those prisoners was 1st Lt. Joseph Dubinsky, 26, of Washington, the pilot of a B-24 bomber, Taloa, ...
An organization that has paid for the acquisition and training of service dogs for local people in need for the last 15 years has gifted one final animal — this time to a public agency — before the organization dissolves, in response to the death last year of its leader. Service Paws of ...
Writer Steven Gdula pursues whatever sparks his imagination. “I built a whole career out of doing that,” he said. Discovering his passions for music and cooking at a young age, Beaverdale native Gdula combined his interests through writing articles and books. His music articles were ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Altoona woman who was taken into custody alongside an East Freedom couple and accused of child endangerment is seeking to have her case dismissed due to a lack of evidence. Gillian Bem, 19, is facing five felony counts of endangering the welfare of children and five ...
Mount Nittany Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed two positive measles tests that may have exposed others at Mount Nittany Health facilities. Potential exposure locations and times include: - Mount Nittany Health Toftrees, 164 Greenview Drive, State College, on Friday, July 31, between 10 a.m. and noon. - Mount Nittany Medical Center Emergency Department, 155 Wellness Way, State College, between noon Friday, July 31, and 1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. Mount Nittany Health is actively identifying and contacting individuals who may be at high risk and were present at ...
NEW YORK — In the past year, the U.S. has seen a jump in frequent marijuana users going to the hospital with a nausea and vomiting condition, according to a report released Thursday. “The abruptness and sustained magnitude of the increase” is largely due to the condition getting its own ...
