PORTAGE — Two advisory committees were established during Wednesday’s Portage Borough Council meeting with the hopes of involving the community in more of the borough’s affairs. Borough Manager Makayla Zonfrilli-Lang is currently soliciting letters of interest from borough residents ...
A racketeering conspiracy trial of Huawei Technologies has begun in New York, with federal prosecutors accusing the Chinese tech company of a litany of crimes, including stealing technology from American companies, abusing the U.S. financial system and helping Iran snoop on its citizens. Huawei is the world’s biggest supplier of gear for wireless telecom networks, but it is banned from selling equipment to U.S. carriers over fears it poses a security risk and has been blacklisted by other Western allies, including Canada and Britain. Taylor Stout, a Department of Justice attorney, ...
CARLISLE The Giant Company, known locally as Giant and Martin’s, announced COVID-19 vaccines are now available at all Giant and Martin’s in-store pharmacies. COVID-19 vaccines are administered by immunizing Giant and Martin’s pharmacists and specially trained pharmacy team members, subject to state regulations. Individuals can receive the updated vaccines if it has been at least two months since their last COVID-19 vaccine dose. In Pennsylvania, vaccines are available for patients ages 5 and above, and ages 3 and above in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. For minors, parental ...
CUPERTINO, California — Apple on Wednesday unveiled its latest generation of iPhones, including a widely anticipated foldable version called Duo. The company’s new CEO, John Ternus, who took over from Tim Cook on Sept. 1, introduced the latest lineup at the company’s Cupertino, ...
A pending House bill seeks to bring more public involvement to the process for closing a campus at public institutions of higher education. A memo filed by Rep Jill Cooper, R-Allegheny, with bipartisan cosponsors gives an additional job to the state Education Secretary when deciding whether to approve a campus closing application or not. The secretary would publish a notice about the application in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and post information on the department’s website. The public would have a 30-day comment period after that under Cooper’s proposal. The secretary would ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is preparing to borrow up to $144 million through a pending bond issue up for authorization today when commissioners convene their weekly meeting at the courthouse. While a bond issue was anticipated in light of the county’s plan to build a new prison, ...
