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Ticker: Wall Street rallies within 0.4% of its record

Wall Street climbed to the edge of its all-time high, and stocks rallied worldwide after oil prices and yields in the bond market surrendered their market-rattling gains from last week. The S&P 500 jumped 1.5% Monday and pulled within 0.4% of its record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 2.3% as chip stocks led the way. Stocks benefited from a drop for Brent oil back toward $100 per barrel, while the 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.95%. The easing pressure helped indexes rise more than 1% from Germany to Hong Kong to South Korea. China, US ...

Raindrops, won’t stop

Dan Casey of Juniata takes his daily 30-minute walk along North Fifth Street despite the rain on Monday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Altoona woman gets probation in burglary case pending since 2020

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The city woman sentenced in May to three to 15 years’ incarceration for causing a fiery crash was given an additional five years’ probation Monday in a burglary case that has been pending since 2020. Breanna Mae Lord, 26, was charged with single felony counts of burglary ...

Hollidaysburg man gets probation for child sex assault

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg man who admitted to sexually assaulting a 4-year-old child beginning when he was about 13 was sentenced Monday afternoon to 10 years’ probation after the victim asked the judge for leniency. Cory Lee Matley, 27, faced three felony charges each of rape and ...

Verobish to host car seat safety event

Parents and guardians of young children are invited to have their car seats checked for safety and proper installation at the child safety seat inspection event from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, hosted by Rep. Andrea Verobish, R-Blair. The free event will be held at the AAA Altoona office, 1634 Valley View Blvd., Altoona. Certified technicians will be on-site to inspect individual car seats and check if they are fit for use. Verobish is hosting the event in partnership with PennDOT, AAA and Pennsylvania State Police. Participants are encouraged to bring their child, safety seats, ...