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Deeds — Nov. 7-8

News November 6, 2026

Bedford County Catherine A. and Stephen R. Stoudnour to Pine Mountain Properties LLC, property in Saxton Borough, $15,000. Colton and Christie Wassell to Ryan A. and Kecia J. Markel, property in Bedford Township, $525,000. Diane S. Miller and Diane Miller and Diane Sue Miller to E&P Fisher Service and Eugene Fisher and Phillip Fisher, property in Saxton Borough, $60,000. Tangi L. Claar to Joshua S. and Lynea R. Mingle, property in Bloomfield Township, $55,526.87. Sharlene Wood to Lynea R. and Joshua S. Mingle, property in Bloomfield Township, $15,526.87. Mountain Rock ...

Research group: Anthropic AI development growing

Local Business November 6, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO — Anthropic is developing its artificial intelligence systems around twice as quickly as it was a year ago amid the CEO’s calls to slow down the technology’s pace of improvement, according to an analysis released Thursday by an independent monitoring group. Anthropic ...

Make sure your savings can last

Local Business November 6, 2026

You’re nearing retirement, but you haven’t saved $1 million. That doesn’t mean you can never retire. Here are 8 financial do’s and don’ts for savers with a six-figure nest egg. 1. Do: Know your number Focus on the amount you’ll need in retirement, rather than how much you’ve accumulated. Realize that your wants may decline as you age. Consider Social Security as your inflation-protected lifetime income stream, as well as any other pension. Don’t try to use interest and dividends for your cash flow needs. That would limit your return and eliminate inflation ...

All clear

Local News November 6, 2026

George Romine uses a reacher grabber to clear a branch from his next pass as he mulches leaves in the backyard of his Kennedy Drive home in Altoona on Friday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

The Race Is On: In Arizona, community colleges rush to expand semiconductor training

Local Business November 6, 2026

TEMPE, Ariz. — For three years, Ethan Mock worked part-time at a gym to make ends meet while taking on more than $100,000 in debt to pursue a degree in business administration. Earlier this year — his fifth and final at Northern Arizona University — he began looking beyond his major ...

Altoona man arrested after 10-hour standoff with city police

Local News November 6, 2026

A 39-year-old Altoona man was taken into custody without incident when he came out of his house Friday evening after a standoff of more than 10 hours. The incident began about 10 a.m. when Justin Loomis reportedly came out onto the porch roof of his house at the corner of Spruce Avenue and ...