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Stocks drift lower, oil prices ease ahead of Iran-US talks

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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 ...

Road work: Work to begin on Interstate 99

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Drivers along Interstate 99 in Blair County may encounter short delays the next two weeks. From Monday, April 13, to Friday, April 24, workers will complete work, including highway markings, grading, delineation and completion of 17th Street drainage. The work will be conducted between mile ...

Area briefs: Peoples sets work in Altoona, Logan

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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 ...

Martinsburg couple allegedly stole from VFW Post 43

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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 ...

Two presumed dead in Philly roof collapse

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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 ...