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Spring Cove School District weighs indoor track program

ROARING SPRING — The Spring Cove School District is weighing the possibility of adding an indoor track and field team to the district’s athletic programs after a board member brought up the idea in September. Erika Smith said that the district had a few standout track stars and, in ...

City man acquitted of rape

A Blair County jury acquitted a city man of rape and related charges Thursday afternoon following a three-day trial in the case in which he was accused of raping a woman near an off-campus party in February 2024. The jury of seven men and five women deliberated about an hour and 45 minutes ...

One step at a time

Reece Hillard of AG Demo and Renovation, Altoona, uses a jackhammer on the steps to the former Altoona YMCA on Lexington Avenue, which is being renovated into the Eidolon Museum of Fantasy and Imaginative Art. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Social Security COLA to get boost

WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices. The adjustment ...

Bedford County Chief Public Defender seeks assistant

BEDFORD — Bedford County’s Chief Public Defender Karen Hendershot requested funding for an additional assistant public defender after single-handedly tackling county court cases. During Wednesday’s budget meeting with Bedford County Commissioners, Hendershot proposed offering a ...

Officials dedicate Cambria County wind project

PATTON — Officials gathered Wednesday at Rock Run Recreation Area to formally dedicate Rogue’s Wind, Competitive Power Ventures’ 114-megawatt wind project in Cambria and Clearfield counties that began operations this summer. Rogue’s Wind is the company’s third operating asset in ...