HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Gallitzin man found unresponsive after overdosing while he was supposed to be caring for two nonverbal, autistic patients in April 2024 was sentenced Tuesday afternoon to about two to 6.5 years in a state correctional facility. Scott Joseph Hollen II, 38, entered an open ...
The House Communications and Technology Committee approved a bipartisan bill Wednesday seeking to help individuals know when digital content has been created or altered by AI. The panel voted unanimously for House Bill 2534 giving individuals tools to verify authenticity of that content. HB2534 is sponsored by Committee Minority Chair Jason Ortitay, R-Allegheny, and co-sponsored by Committee Minority Chair Joseph Ciresi, D-Montgomery. The legislation focuses on digital content provenance, information embedded in or attached to digital content that helps verify its origin and ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County jury convicted a North Carolina man Tuesday evening on 17 of the 20 felony counts against him for his role as the “supplier” of a fraud ring. Jaylon Maurice Speight, 31, of Walstonburg, North Carolina, faced single felony counts of corrupt organizations ...
The Mirror is seeking nominations for its 2026 Season of Sharing recipient. Started in 2005, Season of Sharing uses the reach of the local newspaper and altoonamirror.com, the expertise of the Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation and residents’ generosity to benefit area ...
Air Force veteran Bill Lightner has been a patient at Van Zandt VA Medical Center for 40 years, following a vehicle accident in 1987 in California that ultimately left him paralyzed from the chest down. He’s a fan. “It’s the best place around,” Lightner said when asked recently ...
The Bellwood-Antis community is mourning the loss of a ninth grade student after a weekend bike accident. Ian Ulrich, 14, encountered fresh grass clippings on Sandbank Road at 7:03 p.m. Saturday and lost control of the e-bike he was riding, according to a state police report. The bike fell ...
