TYRONE — A disaster loan outreach center has been set up at the Tyrone Borough building’s upstairs conference room to help residents and business owners recover from the July 5-6 flash flooding incident, Mayor John Harlow said. Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration ...
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, although three officials dissented in favor of higher rates as the central bank wrestles with how to deal with persistently high inflation. The Fed’s rate-setting committee reached its decision after two days ...
Cambria County emergency officials said an Altoona man was found dead at Prince Gallitzin State Park about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Cambria County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Terrance Cassidy, 76, of Altoona. According to officials, he reportedly had a medical episode near Pickerel Pond before falling into the water and drowning. According to the coroner’s office, the man was found fully clothed and face-down in approximately five to six feet of water Tuesday. His death was ruled accidental.
An Altoona man arrested on drug offenses nearly a decade ago has filed a federal civil rights complaint that seeks monetary damages against the undercover officers who investigated his case. The complaint is unique because Rakim Lamar Johnson, 29, has already served his sentence of 18 months ...
The Claysburg Volunteer Fire Company recently received a $10,000 grant from Energy Transfer for equipment upgrades, including two thermal imaging cameras. “It couldn’t have come at a better time to replace equipment,” Fire Chief Scott Eicher said. Eicher said the company applied for the grant almost a year ago, and they received the good news about two months ago. Since then, they’ve purchased the imaging cameras for the department, along with more supplies such as a ProPak foam system and five gallons of foam. The thermal imaging cameras aid firefighters in finding victims ...
State lawmakers who are associated with a taxpayer-funded agency gathering information on the controversial data center issue showed up Tuesday for a prearranged look at a high-profile site — and weren’t allowed in the data center. One of those refused entrance, Democratic Rep. Eddie Pashinski of Luzerne County, said lawmakers who are board members of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania were in a larger group that met at the site in Salem Township, Luzerne County on Tuesday. They got to see open ground, partly constructed buildings, and ones that appeared to be finished. When it ...
