CRESSON — A few dozen area high school students had the opportunity to get a first-hand look at some of Mount Aloysius College’s health care programs during the fifth-annual Future Healthcare Leaders Camp, which concludes today. The camp kicked off Tuesday morning with a simulated car ...
CLAYSBURG — In a 5-2 vote, members of the Claysburg-Kimmel School Board approved the general fund budget for the 2026-27 school year, but did not have enough votes to adopt a tax increase. During a roll call vote, four members, including President Jeremy Knott, Mandi Daugherty, Roger ...
A Clearfield County man awaiting sentence for the bombing death of 34-year-old Shawna Carlson has filed a federal petition asking the judge who presided in his case to vacate the jury’s guilty verdict and order either his acquittal or a new trial. Attorney Frank C. Walker II of Clairton, ...
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione plans to assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial, claiming he was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance when he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge said Wednesday. It wouldn’t absolve him of the Dec. 4, 2024, killing, but ...
A city man is behind bars after allegedly fracturing a 5-month-old baby’s leg while changing their diaper. Deven Shameree Boykin, 25, was arraigned Friday by Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio on single felony counts of aggravated assault – victim less than 13, aggravated assault – victim less than six and endangering the welfare of children, as well as single misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person and simple assault. He was remanded to the Blair County Prison in lieu of $40,000 bail. According to the affidavit of probable cause, Boykin woke up ...
WILLIAMSBURG — The Williamsburg Community School District board unanimously approved the district’s 2026-27 budget without a tax increase, meaning the district’s millage rate remains at 9.482. The approved budget reflects a revenue of $9,872,305 and expenditures of $10,536,321, resulting in a $664,016 deficit. “Thank you to the administration, teachers and everybody else, for giving our kids a good education at a good price,” board President Barry England said after the budget’s approval Tuesday evening. Following the meeting, Superintendent Lisa Murgas said that the ...
