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Shapiro challenge to ICE centers could take years

UPPER BERN — The administrative process that has temporarily blocked ICE from moving forward with opening two detention centers in Pennsylvania could take years to play out. The Shapiro administration’s approach to the agency’s plans to convert warehouses into immigrant detention ...

A warm Yinzer welcome: NFL draft fans flood Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Arizona resident Dave Kruper remembers rooting for the Dallas Cowboys when he was a kid growing up in the 1970s and 1980s. Kruper was born in Brownsville, and lived there until his parents moved to Phoenix when he was 3 years old. “We moved to Arizona in the ’60s and ...

Farmers hit hard by rising costs; bankruptcies increase

Rising prices across a broad spectrum of goods and services have hit everyone hard, including farmers, who supply consumers with everything from fresh milk, eggs and meat to fruits, vegetables, flowers and more. “All agriculture is in a tough spot,” said Cambria County farmer Tommy ...

Cambria County students celebrated for America250 essays

JOHNSTOWN — Winning scores for the Cambria County America250PA committee’s essay contest were within just a few points for both the high school and middle school divisions, according to Chip Minemyer, co-chair of the essay committee and publisher of The Tribune-Democrat. There was ...

Scouts help mark America250 at Blair County Courthouse flag raising event

HOLLIDAYSBURG — About a dozen Boy Scouts and their troop leaders gathered in front of the Blair County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon for a flag raising in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. The event was a part of Flags Across the Commonwealth, an ongoing celebration that began in ...