On Wednesday in Altoona, the Shapiro administration launched an emergency assistance program for a profession whose purpose is to provide emergency assistance. The effort includes a series of recruitment events for the Emergency Medical Services profession — starting with “EMS Night” ...

A city woman who claimed her child was underweight because of a fast metabolism is behind bars on child endangerment charges. Christina Marie Kiser, 32, was arraigned Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones on felony counts of endangering the welfare of children and ...

A New York man is behind bars for his alleged involvement in two vehicle thefts from Altoona Sheetz parking lots. Silver Creek resident James M. Hurley Jr., 31, was arraigned Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones on three felony counts of robbery, two felony counts each of ...

A city man charged with felony child endangerment for allegedly firing a handgun at a children’s birthday party waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Blair County Central Court on Wednesday, sending all charges against him to the court of common pleas. In addition to the child ...

Sheetz on ‘Innovative’ list Sheetz has been named one of “America’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fortune and Statista. Sheetz was honored as a leader in retail and convenience innovation and was recognized for its drive to stay ahead of the curve in delivering new ideas, products ...

Liz Bundy of Altoona learns to arrange silk flowers during the Books in Bloom! workshop at the Roaring Spring Community Library on Tuesday evening. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski