Blair County Coroner Ray S. Benton has ruled the June 8 death of 63-year-old Nancy Weatherly an accidental drowning. Benton said his ruling has been shared with the Tyrone Police Department, which was investigating the death. According to the report, the coroner was dispatched to the area of ...

They may be more than 7,200 miles away from Kampala — capital of their native Uganda — but the children in the Imani Milele Choir feel right at home in Blair County. The children are in the U.S. for a six-month tour of the East Coast, performing music from their homeland in order to ...

PORTAGE — At 95, Korean war veteran William Grove is known as a “go-getter.” Typically, Grove can be found collecting food from local stores and restaurants or standing behind a donations table at the Altoona Sam’s Club to help the Portage elderly and veteran communities. As the ...

The northbound and southbound passing lanes of Interstate 99 from mile-marker 26 in Blair Township to the Cross Keys interchange in Allegheny Township will be closed beginning the evening of Monday, July 7. The closures will continue through Friday, July 18. New Enterprise Stone and Lime ...

KERRVILLE, Texas — Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 79 people in central Texas. Rescuers maneuvering through ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline, with plans for the United States to start sending letters Monday, warning countries that higher tariffs could kick in Aug. 1. That furthers the uncertainty ...