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 ...
The Altoona Symphony Orchestra has narrowed down its music director search to four potential candidates who will create their own program and conduct the orchestra in front of a live audience during its 98th season. According to Executive Director Amanda Selvenis, two candidates will present ...
The Altoona Water Authority has been stymied in its attempt to get permission to construct a 12-inch water line that would serve the Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, including its new residence hall, by easement issues with the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Bureau of ...
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 ...
NEW YORK — At the pinnacle of the American cultural pyramid, one particular inspiration has echoed across the centuries through friendship and tension alike: France. The American love affair with French luxury goods and their cultural cachet and craftsmanship has spanned the younger ...