Today marks 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, but to visitors at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Somerset County, it sometimes seems like only yesterday. Retired member of the Air Force Kirk Lear was found Tuesday, standing beside ...
Sept. 11, 2001 is a day that many Americans will never forget. Thoughts of where people were, what they saw and how they felt that day remain in their minds 25 years later. At the Flight 93 National Memorial Park, visitors carry those memories with them as they honor the 40 passengers and ...
Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Altoona Community Theatre will present the hit Broadway musical “Come From Away.” The performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 to 19 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 20 on the Benzel Stage at the Mishler Theatre. Based on the true story of ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg Area School Board re-voted and approved Wednesday evening the AP Human Geography textbook denied last month after district parents advocated for reconsideration. The approval was initially denied during the board’s Aug. 11 meeting, with board member Ying ...
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives returned to the birthplace of the nation’s early government Wednesday evening, gathering at Philadelphia’s Congress Hall for a historic legislative session commemorating the United States’ 250th anniversary. The session marked the House’s ...
Three men are behind bars after an alleged kidnapping attempt in downtown Altoona was thwarted by the victim and her father. Altoona resident Harley James Paynter, 31, and Philadelphia resident Shawn Lamar Sellers were arraigned Thursday morning by Magisterial District Judge Kevin ...
