About 200 people filled the Friendship Volunteer Fire Company hall in Roaring Spring Thursday for a required public hearing concerning a potential data center. Taylor Township supervisors discussed proposed amendments to the township’s subdivision and land development ordinance (SALDO) ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners approved Thursday morning a grant-funded surveillance project, which will add nine cameras to the Central Court building. Court administrator Sam Dunkle told commissioners that a nearly $19,000 grant awarded to the county from the Administrative ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Treasurer Stacy Garrity faced off in the lone gubernatorial debate on Wednesday evening. The two candidates covered a wide range of topics, often finding themselves at odds, during the nearly hourlong event hosted by Nexstar Media Inc. and moderated by ABC27’s Dennis Owens and WPXI’s Lisa Sylvester. Shapiro, who was elected to the office in 2022, touted a variety of investments his administration has made in the past few years and painted the picture of progress in Pennsylvania. “I’m the only governor in the country over the last four years with ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County public works manager requested about $1.5 million for phase four of the courthouse roof project during Thursday afternoon’s budget session presentations. “This is the final phase of the roof for the courthouse,” Manager Nick Burket told the county commissioners. “This would be the rest of the mansard for the new side, and it would cover all of the towers for the new side.” Burket said the high cost was partly due to the phase needing a lot of “scaffold work” and weight restrictions in the courtyard. Because of those restrictions, if the ...
A House committee advanced legislation Wednesday that would increase oversight and safety requirements for Pennsylvania childcare facilities, with lawmakers seeking to pass the bill before the 2025-26 legislative session ends Nov. 30. The House Children and Youth Committee unanimously advanced Senate Bill 1372, sponsored by Sen. Michele Brooks, R-Mercer, which would require greater transparency, oversight and reporting of taxpayer-funded childcare programs in Pennsylvania. “Childcare services and costs have continued to grow, and taxpayers are funding care for some of ...
BEDFORD — A private jet operated by two pilots crashed in an empty field shortly after takeoff Wednesday morning from the Bedford County Airport. The pilots suffered only minor injuries and were taken to UPMC Bedford for standard evaluation, according to Bedford Fire Chief Gary ...
