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Fuel at record Labor Day high

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It’s never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend. The average price of regular gas was $4.14 a gallon heading into the holiday, nearly a dollar higher than last year and well above the Labor Day weekend record of $3.82 from 2012, according to AAA motor club. Nicole Collins planned to head from Philadelphia to South Carolina to visit friends, but she said her family has spent most of the summer close to home and not taking their typical weekend trips because driving has gotten so expensive. “Gas is pretty ...

Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill 12 people

International News

KFAR RUMMAN, Lebanon — Israel’s air force carried out two airstrikes early Monday on a southern Lebanese village, killing at least 12 people and wounding others, including children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. Monday’s strikes came amid a new round of escalation between Israel and the militant Hezbollah group despite a truce reached more than two months ago. The strikes also came days after Israel’s military said it is in “operational control” of the strategic Ali Taher hill that overlooks several villages as well as main roads leading to the city of Nabatiyeh. The ...

Old Log Church to hold tribute to Revolutionary War soldiers

Local News

A special tribute to Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Schellsburg Cemetery will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Old Log Church, Cemetery Road, Schellsburg, Bedford County. Those being remembered are: James Burns, Christian Dannaker, Tobias Hammer, Frederick Hill, Johan Peter ...

Fresh coat

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Heritage Pizza employee Zachary Kerin paints the front of the 16th Street shop in Altoona on Friday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

New Shapiro order could face challenges

Local News

Gov. Josh Shapiro could face legal challenges to some areas of his multi-faceted executive order on data centers, according to a former two-time state cabinet secretary. “The question of the governor’s authority isn’t necessarily set,” said John Quigley in an interview. Quigley ...

Dozens of former lawmakers now lobbyists

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HARRISBURG — At least 48 former members of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly are now registered lobbyists seeking to influence policies they once shaped, according to a Spotlight PA analysis. They range from former rank-and-file lawmakers to the onetime most powerful members of the ...