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Briefcase: Independent Catholic Foundation in new location

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The Independent Catholic Foundation recently moved into its new location at 1300 12th Ave., Altoona. Established in 1990 to grow endowments for Catholic schools in Blair and Cambria counties, ICF has grown to 310 endowments benefitting Catholic parishes, schools and agencies throughout central Pennsylvania. Among the services offered are family endowments, donor-advised funds and agency custodial accounts. The ICF office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. DuBOIS Penn Highlands hospitals recognized Three Penn Highlands Healthcare hospitals have been recognized among ...

World leaders diverge on AI at UN General Assembly

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UNITED NATIONS — It’s killer robots versus super intelligence. Visions of the future straight out of comic books are playing out at the United Nations as world leaders talk about the threat — or promise — of artificial intelligence. Once again it was Donald Trump against the U.N, ...

Hollidaysburg unveils Slinky Center exhibit at Reiser House

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The Hollidaysburg Borough marked the official opening of the Slinky Center at Reiser House Tuesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which welcomed borough council members, state representatives and members of the community. Hollidaysburg has been home to the Slinky toy since 1964. To ...

Overdose death suspect rejects plea, will head to jury trial

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — The city woman implicated in the March 2025 overdose death of a 32-year-old man is heading for jury selection after rejecting a global plea deal of 15 to 40 years’ incarceration across three separate but related cases. Casandra Michelle Williams, 44, was charged with ...

Area briefs: I-99 paving project to create delays

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Drivers are restricted to one lane due to a paving project on I-99 South near the Pinecroft exit, PennDOT announced. Short delays should be expected from mile marker 38.4 to 29.4. Work on the passing lane began Monday and is scheduled to continue through Oct. 9. Once the work is finished, the passing lane will be opened and the travel lane will be closed for the same project. Work includes milling, paving, line painting, joints and rumble strip installation. New Enterprise Stone and Lime Inc. is the contractor for the $26.7 million overall project, which spans from the Newry crossover ...

Cambria County swears in prison K-9 officer Storm

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EBENSBURG — For the first time in its 154-year history, the Cambria County Prison has a trained narcotics detection K-9 who is ready to serve the community on all assigned missions with her handler, Deputy Warden Carmelo Furnari. Her name is Storm, a 16-month-old Dutch Shepherd, who ...