Sheetz plans to rebuild its “superstore” — its largest convenience facility — at the intersection of 17th Street and the boulevards, according to a recent presentation to the city Zoning Hearing Board. The board granted all nine variances that the company requested in connection with ...
The Altoona Zoning Hearing Board recently granted variances to allow installation of ground-mounted solar panels on two vacant brownfield properties in a general industrial zone in South Altoona — a 2.2-acre lot next to the south side of the Devorris Center for Business Development and a 3.5-acre lot several hundred feet farther south, behind 84 Lumber. The electricity generated by the panels along Industrial Park Road would be used by nearby Blair Image Elements, a firm connected with the applicants for the variances, so the company can cut utility costs, comply with customer ...
WASHINGTON — Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February. The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union, charging that they had not done enough to crack down on imports produced by forced labor. The new tariffs took effect just as the clock ran out on temporary tariffs President Donald Trump had turned to after the Supreme Court defeat. “After losing at the Supreme Court, the administration is once ...
ROARING SPRING — While the Spring Cove School District continues searching for a permanent superintendent, school board members voted 6 to 3 in separate votes to approve the creation of a temporary director of education position and approve former high school Principal Stephanie Thompson to ...
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia last week upheld a prison sentence of an area man who initially traveled to Michigan for the purpose of engaging in illicit sex with a minor, but who, upon his release from custody, committed numerous additional violations. Paul A. Marone ...
State Rep. Jim Rigby, R-Cambia/Somerset, is partnering with members of the Saint Francis University faculty to conduct a Cyber Crime Awareness Class from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Oakland Volunteer Fire Company, 1741 Bedford St., Johnstown. Anyone planning to attend the seminar should register in advance by either calling Rigby’s office at 814-886-1055 or visiting his website, www.RepJim Rigby.com, and clicking on the “Events” tab. “An informed consumer is an empowered consumer, and the cyber criminals we’ll be discussing are hoping you fail to recognize the ...
