STATE COLLEGE — Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky asked Thursday to cancel a court date for a hearing over a claim that an accuser wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago. The hearing was scheduled for Sept. 8 in the latest ...
TYRONE — Local developer Jeff S. Long has purchased the Colonial Courtyard building at 5546 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd. Long, who built the building about 28 years ago and sold it, decided to purchase the facility after business operator IntegraCare, which had been struggling, reached out to ...
The historic Johnstown Inclined Plane will officially return to passenger service on Friday, Sept. 4, following an extensive rehabilitation project focused on preserving the iconic landmark while meeting modern engineering and safety standards. Operated by CamTran, the Inclined Plane has ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Treasurer Stacy Garrity will face off for a televised debate next month. The event between the gubernatorial candidates, scheduled to take place at 8 p.m. Oct. 7, will be hosted by Nexstar Media Inc. and moderated by ABC27’s Dennis Owens. Shapiro, a Democrat who was elected to the office in 2022, is seeking a second term this November, while Garrity, a two-term State Treasurer Republican, is attempting to unseat him. According to ABC27, the debate will air on Nexstar television stations serving the commonwealth: WHTM-TV (ABC) in Harrisburg/Lancaster, ...
Former Altoona and Bedford County Planning Director Larry Carter, who died Sunday, Aug. 30, at age 80, excelled at explaining the ramifications of public policies to citizens who were concerned about them, according to the man who succeeded Carter as city planning director. In the early ...
Since its creation in early 2024, a division within the Office of Attorney General has launched more than 170 investigations into organized retail theft, Attorney General David Sunday said Tuesday. Act 42, signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro in December 2023, added personnel in the attorney general’s office to combat organized retail theft and created stricter penalties for those convicted of participating in schemes involving at least $2,500 in stolen goods. “We’ve made more than 100 arrests, and we have served more than 222 search warrants and recovered millions of dollars in ...
