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US bans $1B in Canadian imports

WASHINGTON — U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. The ban amounts to barely a ripple in $880 billion worth of annual two-way trade between the two northern neighbors. But it marks another ratcheting up of President Donald Trump’s second-term trade war with America’s longtime ally and trading partner. The import ban “certainly won’t do anything to help the trade ...

Juniata Elementary School students learn about fire safety

Juniata Elementary School students learned about fire safety awareness Tuesday as the Logan Township United and Altoona fire departments visit each of the Altoona Area School District’s eight elementary schools throughout October for fire prevention month. Students in kindergarten through ...

The Pennsylvania Superior Court late last week rejected an appeal by an Altoona man who is serving a state prison sentence of 15 to 30 years for drug-related offenses. And, the appeals court explained, the inmate, Curtis Matthew Gates, 38, “must wait” for what he perceives is justice due ...

Fantasy museum developer gets variances for project at former Altoona YMCA building

The company that plans to create a museum for fantasy art in the former Altoona YMCA building — subsequently the KNY — on Lexington Avenue has obtained variances in connection with plans for a second building addition and the construction of a parking lot across 10th Street from the main parking lot. The three-story second addition will host a cafe on the first floor, a classroom on the second floor and a small theater on the third, according to information provided by developer's consultant Keller Engineers to the city Zoning Hearing Board. One variance will allow for parking ...

Small games bills clear committee

Two Senate-passed bills to help modernize small games of chance run by nonprofits cleared a House committee Tuesday. The two bills seek to give nonprofits greater fundraising opportunities by using current technology. The Gaming Oversight Committee amended both Senate Bill 398 and Senate Bill 416. That action means both bills will need Senate concurrence to win final passage as the legislative session enters its final phase. Both bills now go to the House floor. The committee added a substantive amendment to SB398 regarding letting fire companies with a small games of chance license ...

Altoona man sentenced to 4 to 10 years for 2024 shooting outside bar

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The city man who shot at another man during an argument outside Andy’s Bar and Grill in January 2024 was sentenced to four to 10 years’ incarceration Tuesday morning. David Jamal Adams, 41, pleaded guilty to single felony counts of aggravated assault and possession of a ...