Success stories from the Altoona Area School District’s Adult Education Program took centerstage Wednesday during a roundtable discussion with state Department of Education officials. The free Adult Education Program has received more than $474,000 in funding from the Shapiro ...
Stocks drifted mostly lower on Wall Street and oil prices slipped Friday ahead of planned U.S.-Iran talks following a shaky ceasefire agreement. The S&P 500 inched 0.1% lower after a day of choppy trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6% and the Nasdaq composite rose ...
A stairwell roof at a parking garage being built in Philadelphia collapsed suddenly, killing one person, while two others are missing and presumed dead, authorities said. The section of roof at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s garage fell Wednesday, triggering a “progressive ...
A Martinsburg couple is each facing more than 100 felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $200,000 from VFW Post 43 in Martinsburg. Jason Caruso, 54, and Patricia Ann Caruso, 42, were arraigned Friday by Magisterial District Judge Andrew L. Blattenberger on 100 felony counts of ...
A city teen is being tried as an adult after allegedly threatening to kill a cashier and their family while robbing a convenience store. Kingston Kyler Bingham, 15, was arraigned April 5 by Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio on two felony counts of robbery and single misdemeanor ...
Peoples Natural Gas will begin its latest infrastructure modernization project in Logan Township and the City of Altoona on Monday, April 13. The project will stretch from the Morningside Plaza shopping center on West Plank Road to South Terrace Drive, Elm Spring Drive and Beaumont Drive to ...