At 1.5 million, fewer students today attend Pennsylvania’s public schools than in 2019 by roughly 5%. That figure climbs to 18% when analyzing enrollment figures since 2000, as the Commonwealth Foundation did in its latest report on public education funding, using state data. The raw data ...
Members of the Logan Township Board of Supervisors Thursday advised residents to use fireworks around the Fourth of July legally and courteously. Township code prohibits setting off fireworks between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m.; within 150 feet of a building that’s typically occupied; on any ...
The Van Zandt VA Medical Center, in collaboration with the Fair Housing Law Center and Summit Legal Aid, will host an educational event aimed at empowering veterans and their caregivers with the latest information on housing rights and protections under the Fair Housing Act. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, June 29, at the Van Zandt VA Medical Center, second floor mini auditorium, 2907 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona. The Fair Housing Act makes housing discrimination illegal. Laws protecting the right to fair and equal housing change frequently — this event ...
The attorneys for the mother of a Clearfield County man who was murdered in 2024 and the manufacturer of the gun that killed him have agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit out of court. The mother, Jodi Lynn Parks, who is serving as the administrator of the estate of Kody Lee Parks, 33, ...
Although Cambria County has celebrated America’s semiquincentennial with several events throughout the year, the headlining event — a July 4 parade and ceremony in Ebensburg Borough — is quickly approaching. Officials originally planned to have the ceremony take place outside the Cambria County Courthouse. However, because the current roof project has lasted longer than anticipated, officials changed the location to Veterans Park, which is on the corner of Crawford Street and North Center Street, only a few blocks down the courthouse, next to the county’s old stone jail. During ...
IRVING, Texas — Nexstar Media Group Inc. announced that the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation is making a $5,000 contribution to a local organization as part of the company’s “30 Days of Giving” initiative, a monthlong program recognizing and supporting nonprofit and charitable organizations serving communities across Nexstar’s nationwide footprint. The Spencer Davis Foundation was nominated by employees at WTAJ. The nonprofit was founded by Spencer Davis, a 10th grade student at Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School who survived a sudden cardiac arrest during football ...
