Kaden Henderson (left), 17, watches Elijah Weaver, 15, both of Hollidaysburg, try out a home shoulder press during early bird day of the Annual Blair Regional YMCA Yard Sale on Thursday afternoon. The sale runs 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 7 a.m. until noon Saturday. All proceeds benefit the ...
A Blair County bridge will be renamed to honor Jack and Sheldon Chambers, cousins from Altoona who fought in World War II, during a bridge dedication ceremony at 1 p.m. today, Friday, Sept. 18. The dedication will be held at Lakemont Park, 700 Park Ave., Altoona, Pavilion 7. The bridge, which will formally be named the Jack E. and Sheldon L. Chambers Memorial Bridge after Friday’s ceremony, carries Interstate 99 over Logan Boulevard. “On behalf of my office and the families of Jack and Sheldon, I’d like to personally invite all residents to this incredibly meaningful ...
The Hollidaysburg Area School District and its top officials filed a petition late last week asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two district teachers challenging a newer policy that prohibits classroom displays related to sexual orientation or gender identity. Both teachers ...
A pre-dawn fire Wednesday destroyed a house in the woods off Kettle Road in southern Sinking Valley, just past the village of Elberta. The man who lived there was at his third-shift job when the fire occurred, but his dog died in the blaze, according to Dave Miller, assistant chief at Sinking ...
WILLIAMSBURG — Dead trees and the costs associated with removing them was a topic of discussion for the Williamsburg Community School Board on Tuesday evening. The trees behind the elementary playground are dead and the equipment area has been closed for safety reasons, as some of those dead trees fell into the playground over the summer. Board members spent time discussing the pros and cons, and the price tag, of removing only the problem trees or clearing out a 30- to 40-foot section, starting around the basketball court along the back woods and around the kindergarten ...
A former inmate at the State Correctional Institution Huntingdon has lost his argument before the Pennsylvania Superior Court that his mental incompetence caused him to file an untimely petition seeking a correction in the sentence he was serving for possession of a weapon while in ...
