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Blair County Proud deadline nears

Local News September 1, 2026

When a helping hand is needed, service organizations are there — to provide food to those who are hungry, to offer shelter to those in need, to offer a shoulder to lean on or to simply listen. These groups make Blair County special — and make us proud. The Mirror is seeking help to highlight the good works these organizations provide in its annual Blair County Proud edition coming Sept. 29. To help collect information on these helping hands, a series of web forms have been created on the Mirror’s website, using general categories such as nonprofit, social and fundraising ...

Fetterman joins Trump’s embrace of data centers

Local News September 1, 2026

The ongoing contentious debate around data center development is not solely falling along partisan lines. The latest example is U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., backing President Donald Trump’s support of the industry. On Monday, Trump posted on social media expressing his support for ...

Logan Township planners approve proposal for updated Long John Silver’s restaurant

Local News September 1, 2026

Logan Township Planning Commission members unanimously approved the Long John Silver’s land development plan Tuesday that will replace the existing restaurant on West Plank Road. According to Karpinski Engineering project engineer Fritz Alderman, the restaurant will decrease from about ...

Alleged PSU cocaine ring leader seeks bail

Local News September 1, 2026

The defense attorney for the alleged head of the Penn State fraternity drug ring filed motions Tuesday asking a Centre County judge to grant bail in the case. Agostino Sebastiano Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury, New York, has been held at the Centre County Prison with bail denied since turning ...

Daily briefing

International News September 1, 2026

Nation District of Columbia Army secretary resigns after 18 months WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said Monday, in the latest departure of a top military leader during the Trump administration. No reason was given for the departure of Driscoll, who is a friend of Vice President JD Vance, but tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported. Arizona Family identifies man killed in flood GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK — The bodies of a Texas chiropractor and at least one other person ...

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Local Business August 31, 2026

FTC, 22 states sue Amazon over ad prices The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states have filed a lawsuit against online retailer Amazon claiming that it defrauded advertising customers. The lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington. It claims Amazon overcharged 1.2 million advertising customers by misleading them on prices for online auctions for ads. The complaint says Amazon said it was offering competitive prices on several ad products when it was actually inflating auction prices. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson says millions of ...