MARTINSBURG — Contour Airlines’ overall passenger numbers at the Altoona-Blair County Airport are up 11% over last year at this time, manager Tracy Plessinger said. During Wednesday’s airport authority board meeting, Plessinger said Contour carried 2,226 passengers in and out of the ...
Three men are behind bars after an alleged kidnapping attempt in downtown Altoona was thwarted by the victim and her father. Altoona resident Harley James Paynter, 31, and Philadelphia resident Shawn Lamar Sellers were arraigned Thursday morning by Magisterial District Judge Kevin ...
Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Altoona Community Theatre will present the hit Broadway musical “Come From Away.” The performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 to 19 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 20 on the Benzel Stage at the Mishler Theatre. Based on the true story of ...
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives returned to the birthplace of the nation’s early government Wednesday evening, gathering at Philadelphia’s Congress Hall for a historic legislative session commemorating the United States’ 250th anniversary. The session marked the House’s ...
Charlie Barley repairs a valve pan leak on his 1964 Ford Thunderbird in the garage of his 17th Avenue home in Altoona on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is preparing to borrow up to $144 million through a pending bond issue up for authorization today when commissioners convene their weekly meeting at the courthouse. While a bond issue was anticipated in light of the county’s plan to build a new prison, ...
