The Altoona Area School District enacted a stay-put alert Wednesday morning after receiving a bomb threat that was determined to be a hoax swatting call from California, said Paula Foreman, the district’s community relations director. According to Foreman, the suspicious call was received ...
The opening gambit in 2026-27 budget bill-passing happened Tuesday when the Democratic-controlled state House approved a measure conveying Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $53.3 billion proposal — one that caused Republicans who control the Senate to express “profound concerns.” Meanwhile, in ...
STATE COLLEGE Kish Bank income down Kish Bancorp Inc., parent company of Kish Bank, reported net income of $5.3 million, or $1.76 per share, for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $5.5 million, or $1.84 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2025, and $3.6 million, or $1.21 per share, for ...
The state Department of Human Services has restored the operating license for Blair County Children, Youth & Families — six weeks earlier than the pending expiration date of its provisional license. The state’s action, based on March 16 and 17 inspections, identified a few ...
Two police officers were fired and a new borough manager was appointed during Monday’s Tyrone Borough Council meeting. Borough police officers Traci Winters and Austin Miller were terminated after being placed on administrative leave for several weeks while officials pursued an internal ...
LONDON — The BBC said Wednesday that it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs to save 10% of its annual budget — $677 million — over the next two years. The layoffs announced during a call with staff are the biggest in more than a decade at the U.K. national broadcaster. “I know this ...