HOLLIDAYSBURG — The state Attorney General’s Office will recommend a sentence of about 16 to 32 years for the city man convicted on all counts in March for his role in a Blair County drug-trafficking ring. Matthew Lewis Rodriguez, 40, was found guilty of 10 felony counts of possession ...
A Blair County Prison inmate charged with third-degree murder is facing additional charges in a separate case after allegedly conspiring with two city residents to smuggle contraband into the prison. Rickey Sharief Joyner, 45, was charged with single felony counts of dealing in unlawful ...
— A grief support group meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at The Well Ministry Center, 605 Burns Ave., Altoona. This is a safe place to share, heal and find hope and comfort. For more information, call 814-201-2548. — The Juniata United Methodist Church, 808 N. Fourth St., Altoona, offers a support group to those who are grieving. The group meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month with Pastor Denise Haskins, certified grief educator. For more information, contact the church at 814-942-6065 or email juniataumc@atlanticbbn.net.
Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski A crew from New Enterprise Stone & Lime paves the southbound lanes of Logan Boulevard from Plank Road to Park Avenue on Friday afternoon.
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers say they’re waiting for the state’s highest court to decide whether skill games are legal before they once again attempt to regulate and tax the machines. Slot-like skill games exist in a legal gray area and have proliferated across the state in taverns, gas stations, and corner stores. They are one of the legislature’s top contenders for new taxes to raise revenue for transit, education, and other budgetary needs. Leaders tried to reach a deal on skill games last year, but were stymied by warring gaming interests and lawmakers’ conflicting ...
This is part of a recurring series, “American Objects,” marking the 250th anniversary of the United States. EFFINGHAM, Illinois — In Illinois farm country, there’s a 70-year-old pickup truck waiting on a fresh coat of canary yellow paint. It’s the first vehicle my dad learned to ...
