BEDFORD — The Bedford County Department of Emergency Services will need to replace emergency equipment in eight towers to ensure the county’s 911 system remains up-to-date. During budget talks Tuesday with the county commissioners, emergency services Director Brittany McConnell said the ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County’s Shop with a Cop program is adding a second shopping location as it enters its third year, with donations now being accepted to sponsor a child ahead of the upcoming holiday season. Freedom Township Police Chief Nathan Claycomb said during the kickoff announcement Tuesday morning that he was “proud to announce” the program’s expansion to include the Walmart located in Duncansville, Freedom Township, in addition to its Altoona location. “We feel that this is a good step forward to provide better for the children of Blair County,” Claycomb ...
Lawmakers in more than a dozen states are preparing to introduce legislation next year to address privacy concerns raised by smart glasses and other wearable devices. The nonprofit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen has been sharing model legislation with lawmakers that would bar wearables from using technologies such as facial recognition to identify anyone other than the user. Ilana Beller, Public Citizen’s director of state AI governance and tech policy, told Pluribus News that legislators in 14 states have said they will sponsor legislation on the topic in 2027, and three ...
A law signed Thursday by Gov. Josh Shapiro will end the use of a potentially harmful chemical in IV lines in hospitals and ban the use of so-called forever chemicals in firefighting foam. Another new law bans the sale of cosmetics tested on dogs and cats. The measures were among nearly 60 bills signed into law by Shapiro Thursday, a day after lawmakers left the Capitol at the conclusion of the fall legislative session. Both chambers have only a handful of lame duck session days remaining after the midterm elections. Other measures signed by Shapiro include a bell-to-bell ban on ...
The Altoona Water Authority board recently approved an interconnection agreement with the Tyrone Borough Authority that would provide a backup for the borough. The borough proposed the interconnection about a year ago in case of an emergency water shortage in Tyrone, whose only water source ...
In the aftermath of the fourth derailment this year Friday on the Norfolk Southern mainline near Altoona, U.S. Rep. John Joyce, R-13th District, Monday sent letters to the Federal Railroad Administration and Norfolk Southern, asking why there has been such a string of mishaps and what the ...
