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Porch fire damages city house

A fire in a space between the underside of the second floor porch and the ceiling of the first floor porch at the rear of an apartment house on the 2200 block of Broad Avenue on Tuesday afternoon caused about $400 in damage, according to city Fire Chief Adam Free. The fire was called in as a dwelling fire with possible entrapment. A resident of the apartment house suppressed the blaze with a fire extinguisher, then firefighters finished the job after running a hose to the back of the apartment house, according to Free and city police officer Christy Wasser. Fire inspector Justin ...

Scooped — 2026 Ice Cream Trail open

The state Department of Agriculture and the state Tourism Office recently launched the 2026 Scooped Ice Cream Trail during a visit to Lapp Valley Creamery in New Holland, Lancaster County. “Year after year, the Ice Cream Trail reminds us of what makes Pennsylvania agriculture so special: ...

House panel OKs utility rates bill

A House committee approved legislation Tuesday changing how utilities charge rates in hopes of reducing electric bills. The Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee voted 17-9 for House Bill 2224 sponsored by Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler, D-Philadelphia, limiting rates of return for utilities. The committee delayed a scheduled vote on House Bill 2184 sponsored by Rep. Danielle Friel Otten, D-Chester, requiring state utility regulators to consider the public interest in rate cases. HB2224 is among a number of energy bills moving in the Democratic-controlled House. Their ...

Doggy paddle

Jordan Day and her 3-year-old Great Pyrenees “Dingo,” both of Philipsburg, float on their paddle board near the dam of Glendale Lake at Prince Gallitzin State Park on Monday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Two-time breast cancer survivor urges early detection

A breast cancer diagnosis didn’t come as a surprise to Altoona resident Joanne Sassano. “There’s a big history in my family,” she said, as not only was her mother diagnosed with breast cancer, but so were her aunts on both sides of her family. Her maternal cousin was diagnosed with ...