National politics has been divisive in recent years, including the politics surrounding the celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday this weekend. A semiquincentennial collage created by Altoona Area High School students under guidance of an art teacher and the school’s artist in ...
Sometimes the string that ties the past to the present can simply be that: a string. Or at least that remains true for Diane Smith of Spokane, Washington, whose female ancestors can all be traced back to the American Revolution in Bedford County, where all were bequeathed spinning wheels, ...
Pennsylvania wrote the founding documents. It has spent 250 years arguing over what they mean. In courtrooms and committee rooms, Harrisburg and Philadelphia are fighting over the same questions the founders left unresolved: Who votes? Who draws the maps? And who gets to decide? As the nation gathers in this state to mark its 250th birthday, the battles over Pennsylvania’s election laws offer an unsettling mirror of how democracy actually works — and how easily it can be bent. The state escaped the redistricting battles that played out over the last year, largely because power is ...
A city man was taken into custody after allegedly threatening to commit family annihilation while brandishing a kitchen knife. Evan Michael Barner, 33, was arraigned June 28 by Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones on a single felony count of aggravated assault, seven misdemeanor ...
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona is getting ready to roll out the welcome mat for thousands of tourists anticipated to visit the region. The historic Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive will be in the Altoona area July 8-11 as part of its nationwide tour in celebration of the 250th ...
Time will no longer stand still in Hollidaysburg as the American Legion rededicates the Blair County Courthouse clocktower the morning of July 4 following a successful fundraising campaign that saw donations exceed $100,000. The Fort Fetter American Legion began fundraising efforts in early ...
