The volunteer fire company decertified several months ago by the Antis Township supervisors is merging with a nearby fire company in Logan Township. The decertification of Pinecroft Volunteer Fire Company due to its refusal to be absorbed by Excelsior Fire Department No. 1 of Bellwood means ...
Local officials and business owners are collaborating to make downtown Altoona more inviting this summer with sidewalk chalk murals, plants and outdoor seating. Main Street Manager Jamie Foust said the city’s goal is to bring more people downtown and create a sense of community with ...
Hollidaysburg Area senior Addison Smith first got a taste for business while running a hot chocolate stand beside her family’s annual spring yard sale. To simulate a real business scenario, her father, Mike, helped his two children form a business plan by calculating profit and loss ...
Drivers can anticipate delays — up to 15 minutes in length — on Railroad Street south of Ehrenfeld in Croyle Township and Munster Road in Portage Borough as a resurfacing project gets underway. A temporary traffic signal near Beyers Road in Croyle Township is restricting traffic to a ...
NEW YORK — The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities. Independent experts say the conflict is a symptom of a social and political debate over how to frame a national surge in measles cases, the worst seen in more than three decades. Pennsylvania officials this week reported that two unvaccinated residents died after being infected with measles, with Gov. Josh Shapiro stressing that vaccinations could have ...
Lawmakers in Pennsylvania have repeatedly made adjustments aimed at reducing the number of travelers who skip out on paying their Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls, but a new audit finds that more needs to be done. The Pennsylvania Turnpike lost $229 million in unpaid tolls in the 12-month period ending May 2025, the state auditor general found. The chairwoman of the Senate Transportation Committee has called for stiffer penalties for toll scofflaws. Drivers who failed to respond when billed for traveling on the turnpike accounted for the largest share of that lost revenue — about $171 ...
