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Chipmaker TSMC explores US expansion

HONG KONG — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is exploring potential investments in Texas to expand its chip production in the United States, the advanced chipmaker said after posting another record profit on strong artificial intelligence demand. TSMC said during an earnings ...

US markets weighed down by an extended tech sell-off

A broad sell-off in technology companies pulled stocks lower on Wall Street Friday, capping off the market’s worst week since late June. The S&P 500 fell 1.1%. Its roughly 2% drop for the week wiped out its gains from last week, when it set an all-time high. The Nasdaq composite, which is ...

UPMC settles with blacklisted travel nurse

UPMC has reached a settlement with a travel nurse whom the organization blacklisted in 2022, after she spoke to the media about pressure on nurses at UPMC Altoona to care for more patients than they believed they could handle safely. The hospital must reimburse Dina Norris of Bellwood for ...

Shawnee State Park celebrates 75th anniversary

Once lauded as a “vacation wonderland” by state and local officials and criticized by Bedford County residents as a “Two Million Dollar Folly,” Shawnee State Park is marking its 75th anniversary Saturday with special afternoon and evening activities. Events begin at 1 p.m. with a ...

Logan Township police chief accepted into ARD program

BELLEFONTE — Suspended Logan Township Police Chief Devon Moran was accepted into Centre County’s Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program for first offenders Wednesday on charges of tampering with public records — charges related to his departure from a sergeant’s position in the ...