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Rural first responders need digital tech upgrade

Local News September 8, 2026

First responders in rural areas need funding from several sources to upgrade digital technology to help save lives, a new legislative agency report says. The report by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania recommends tapping federal broadband funds, a proposed state $30 million grant program for fire companies, the 911 state surcharge on wireless phones and lifting caps on local property tax revenue going to first responders to address the issue. “Rural first responders face unique challenges in both accessing and using devices such as radios, smartphones, tablets, computers and ...

Teamwork

Local News September 8, 2026

Caregivers with Heart CEO Pattie Markley helps owner and director Philip Bottenfield install a banner on the for the Frankstown Road office in Altoona on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Taylor Township supervisors quizzed on proposal for data center at former mill site

Local News September 8, 2026

ROARING SPRING — Taylor Township residents packed the municipal building Tuesday night to ask supervisors questions about a proposed data center. According to board chairman Jerome Dodson, the township recently met with Terawatt about installing a data center in the wooded area near the ...

Trump honors 9/11 victims at remembrance event

Local News September 8, 2026

WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter century after a day “etched forever into the memories of Americans,” President Donald Trump honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Tuesday by vowing to “never forget.” The event at the Ellipse was spearheaded by the Tunnel to Towers ...

Sandusky won’t present recanted testimony

Local News September 8, 2026

BELLEFONTE — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky appeared in court remotely Tuesday where he said he agreed with his lawyers not to go forward with testimony from an accuser who wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago. The hearing was ...

Lawmakers race to update e-bike law

Local News September 8, 2026

As accidents, injuries and fatalities tied to e-bikes and e-scooters add up, lawmakers are increasingly looking to make changes to better protect riders and others. Monday, a Senate committee discussed strategies to respond to the problem. That same morning, a woman on an e-bike in Delaware ...