Authorities name attacker, victims in Erie shooting

October 12, 2026

A coroner on Monday released the names of the gunman and six of the eight people he shot and killed at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, including seven of his relatives. The shooter in Friday’s attack was Matthew Stone Sr., 45, according to Erie County coroner Lyell Cook. Stone took his own life at the home, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said. According to Cook, the adult victims were Michelle Stone, 44; Angelina Stone, 24, who was due to give birth Monday; Jonathan Stone, 19; Matthew Stone, 21, and two women who lived at other addresses: Lora Roberts, 37, and Twila Tanner, 51. He said a ...

Shooter kills 8 in Erie

October 11, 2026

ERIE — A man whose toddler was among eight people killed in a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, said Sunday that the gunman was a grandfather who never seemed distressed or out of the ordinary. “I think that was a front for him,” Julius Windham said as he stood at a memorial to ...

Needs of firefighters subject of hearing at Cambria County Regional Firefighters Association’s training academy

October 11, 2026

PATTON — As the demand placed on fire departments continues to rise, so has the costs associated with training, putting a financial strain on many firefighters in rural Pennsylvania, who are reportedly paying thousands out of pocket for their own training. During an informational hearing ...

Hollidaysburg Borough Council discusses grant funding, e-bikes

October 11, 2026

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The 2026 Community Development Block Grant application, e-bike safety and the Gaysport stormwater mitigation project were all significant topics of discussion at Thursday’s Hollidaysburg Borough Council meeting. Following public input from previous discussions about the ...

Altoona Area School District graduate helped US put Americans in space

October 11, 2026

Sixty-nine years ago last Sunday, Oct. 4, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, marking the start of the Space Age and the first significant milestone in the space race between Russia and the United States. In 1958, the following year, ...

Trump urges Fetterman to switch parties, join GOP

October 11, 2026

President Donald Trump openly encouraged Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to switch parties and become a Republican just weeks before the midterm elections could reshape control of Congress. “I’d love to see him as a Republican,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews ...