HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Philadelphia man scheduled for jury selection Monday afternoon was sentenced to three and a half to 15 years in a state correctional facility after accepting a plea agreement rather than proceed to trial. Ruben Almando Rivera, 31, was found by police to be in possession of ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, which recently has been embraced by combat veterans and conservative lawmakers despite having serious safety risks. Ibogaine and other ...
Among the tall grasses and wildflowers that sprout each spring and summer lies a stealth predator just waiting for its chance at an easy meal. Ticks may be small in stature, but their impact on bite victims is potentially significant. Lyme disease affects an estimated 476,000 people each year ...
Michael Seiler pushes his granddaughter, Everlee Kirshner, 4, both of Altoona, on a swing at Canal Basin Park on Monday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
A group of local veteran advocates is planning to create a museum of modern American military history in Allegheny Township. The Central Pennsylvania American History Museum will be located in a recently acquired building on the 6000 block of Sixth Avenue that previously housed the Milanak ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A jury was seated Monday afternoon to hear the case against a city man accused of stabbing two fellow inmates at the Blair County Prison. Raymond Thomas Oechsle Jr., 54, was charged with a felony count of attempted criminal homicide, four felony counts of aggravated assault, ...