When redistricting time arrives, the parties flip a coin and the winner picks one district and redraws it — then the other party picks a different district and redraws it — and then the first party goes again. And so on, until the whole process is done. That’s the essence of a new ...
It’s hard to believe that railroad history buff Matthew Wolff didn’t grow up in Blair County. Ridgway native Wolff, 26, is the current archivist and historian at Altoona’s Railroaders Memorial Museum, where he works to preserve local artifacts for future generations. He’s also ...
Norfolk Southern railroad’s first-quarter profit fell 27% because it didn’t collect big insurance payments related to the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and its planned merger with Union Pacific added to its costs. The Atlanta-based railroad said Friday that it earned $547 million, or ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before an attack that authorities ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into ...
Portage Area students (from left) Konner Zock, Easton Slanoc and Gabe Johnson build dams in Kane Run after stocking the stream with 750 rainbow trout Friday in preparation for an upcoming May 16 fishing derby for children age 12 and under. The derby will take place from noon to 4 p.m., and ...