NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case accusing him of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person, who was not authorized to talk publicly about the case and spoke ...
WILLIAMSBURG — The Williamsburg Community School Board unanimously adopted a new artificial intelligence policy Thursday evening. According to policy 815.1, the board of school directors permits students and staff district-wide to use generative AI for approved educational purposes to support a dynamic learning experience. Teachers will determine specific grades and expectations when students use AI in their classrooms, Superintendent Lisa Murgas said after the meeting. “We’re not writing specific programs into the policy,” she said. “It’s changing so much. It would be ...
Jim McConnell of Hollidaysburg works to remove the raincoat from Sydney, his 6-year-old mixed breed, after a walk in the rain along Bedford Street on Monday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
MARTINSBURG — Contour Airlines carried a record number of passengers in and out of the Altoona-Blair County Airport in July. With an overall completion rate of 100%, Contour carried 2,427 passengers outbound and inbound last month at the airport, according to manager Tracy Plessinger, who ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg Area School Board denied the approval of an AP Human Geography textbook Wednesday evening after one member described its discussion of gender identity as “indoctrination.” A motion made during the board’s monthly meeting was to approve the textbook, ...
Legislators and agricultural leaders gathered in Centre County on Wednesday to discuss the challenges facing Pennsylvania’s farming industry and ways to strengthen it for the future as part of Penn State’s Ag Progress Days. The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and Senate ...
