A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide. An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives to sue Immigration and Customs Enforcement in connection with her death. Daphy Michel, 31, died March 2. ...
Bedford County There is a potential for short delays on William Penn Road in Bedford and East St. Clair townships, Bedford County, as work begins on a road resurfacing project. From Monday, June 22, to Friday, July 3, drivers can expect short delays of three to five minutes and lane ...
Editor’s note: At the beginning of the 20th century, America began a period of industrial growth — fueled by the nation’s vast stores of natural resources — that led to victory in two world wars and the nation emerging as a true superpower. One of the cities at the epicenter of that ...
Flag Day may be one of the lesser national holidays, but it’s pretty big in Altoona. Every year on June 14, the Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation works with city government to hold an event commemorating the holiday in Heritage Plaza, from where one can look up 14th Street to Gospel ...
Mid-1980s Altoona Hospital School of Nursing graduate Carol Ruffley nursed a feeling of disappointment for years after that school closed in 1996. The announcement last year that successor hospital UPMC Altoona would revive the institution in the form of a UPMC Mercy School of Nursing ...
A new Senate bill overhauls the way aviation is funded in Pennsylvania. Senate Bill 1365 sponsored by Sen. Daniel Laughlin, R-Erie, with bipartisan support creates a state Aviation Trust Fund with dedicated revenue to pay for airport improvements, service expansion, growth of new technology and workforce development. SB1365 draws revenue from 0.425% of state sales tax revenue, a hike in aviation fuel taxes, taxes on emerging aviation fuels such as hydrogen and electric power, higher license and inspection fees and federal funding. The new money would go to improve terminals, runways, ...
