An area of Penn State Altoona’s Cypress Building has been named the Richard A. and Jeane V. Singer Engineering Suite to honor a $1 million gift commitment from the Singers, who are longtime supporters and volunteers for the University. An unveiling ceremony was held July 30. The couple’s ...
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson resolved one of two cases against him in the executive’s death. He is scheduled to go on trial on state murder charges on Sept. 8. His sentencing in the ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and state Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced the second round of grants through the nation’s first Agricultural Innovation Grant Program. The $9.7 million investment will provide support for 97 projects and leverage $4.8 million in private investment. The funding will put innovative technology into practice to help Pennsylvania agricultural businesses improve efficiency and increase production, protect soil and water resources, and generate clean, renewable energy. “For the last three years, I’ve visited farms ...
A puzzle swap will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Schlow Library in State College. Participants should mark puzzles with missing pieces and make sure boxes and pieces are secure. Attendees do not need to have anything to swap to participate. Casual puzzling will also be an option. There is free parking at the library with validation inside. Democratic women to meet The Blair County Federation of Democratic Women will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Perkins Restaurant, 3300 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona. All women who are registered Democrats are welcome ...
A Pennsylvania appeals court has declared that a petition filed by a Bedford County man challenging his lengthy sentence on child sexual abuse charges was untimely and therefore was dismissed. The Pennsylvania Superior Court this week indicated in an opinion written by Judge Megan King that ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A city man serving a 20- to 40-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to child rape was found to be a sexually violent predator following an evaluation by the state Sexual Offender’s Assessment Board. Judge Jackie Atherton Bernard accepted the evaluation in the case of ...
