NEW YORK — Twelve states sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, arguing that the $81 billion merger would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood and lead to fewer choices for consumers across the U.S. “Audiences on every sofa and in every movie ...
State College routinely draws 100,000 people several times a year to watch big boys play football for Penn State. Between Wednesday and Saturday last week, Altoona drew about 100,000 people to watch a single Big Boy — the world’s largest operating steam engine — pull into town, pose at Norfolk Southern’s Rose Yard for two days, then travel to the Horseshoe Curve, where it posed again for half an hour before heading west on the NS mainline. The event’s unspooling was smooth as the rails on which the behemoth rolls and the area’s management of the Big Boy visit elicited ...
The 165th Clearfield County Fair kicks off the local fair season on Friday, July 17, giving local residents and visitors much to do and see, including platinum selling country artist Gavin Adcock on July 19, Bull Ride Mania on July 22 and truck and tractor pulls on July 23. Powers & Thomas ...
Living in the area for more than 80 years, former New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. president and CEO Donald L. Detwiler knew Blair County like the back of his hand, according to family and friends. He knew of every road and dirt path within 200 miles of his house, daughter Kim Detwiler ...
ROARING SPRING — Members of the Spring Cove School Board welcomed the new Central High School principal at Monday’s meeting. Deborah Oakes — who started July 6 — will take over for current high school Principal Stephanie Thompson. Thompson’s last day is Aug. 3. A graduate of ...
Pennsylvania lawmakers approved and Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a $50.8 billion budget plan Sunday that does not raise taxes or drain the state’s Rainy Day Fund while shaving billions off the $53 billion plan proposed by Shapiro in February. “From day one, my Administration has been laser-focused on delivering results for the people of Pennsylvania — and what we’re doing is working,” said Governor Shapiro. “In a divided legislature, we’ve proven time and again that Democrats and Republicans can come together to get stuff done for the good people of Pennsylvania.” The deal ...
