Patton fire
Patton, Carrolltown, Hastings and Ashville volunteer fire companies and Hastings and Carrolltown ambulances were dispatched to a house fire at 709 Palmer Ave. in Patton at 12:03 p.m. on Sunday. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
Western Pa. revolutionized energy extraction
Editor’s note: America would not be the nation it is today without its vast stores of natural resources. But those resources would have done us little good without individuals and companies willing to take risks. Much of that happened in Western Pennsylvania, where leading developments in ...
Divorces
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Cambria County CAUFFIELD — Richard D.; Alyssa M. GOLDEN — Edward; Lisa. GOODERHAM — Daniel M.; Margaret R. Huntingdon County HALVERSON — Daniel A. Robertsdale; Kaitlyn M. Wood. Married Nov. 17, 2013. RAMSEY — Tina., Mill Creek; Rodney Jr., Calvin. Married May 15, 2024.
Marriage licenses
Editor’s note: the following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Blair County Elliott J. Shirk and Elizabeth A. Stevens, both of Altoona. Marissa R. Smilnak and Austin M. Stivanson, both of Roaring Spring. Brandon M. Smith and Alicia M. Smith, both of Martinsburg. Gabrielle M. Smith and Alexis N. Wetzel, both of Martinsburg. Leah R. Smith and Andrew L. Wilt, both of Hollidaysburg. Logan M. Smith and Jenna J. Sutton, both of Fallentimber. Seth T. Smith and Ashley E. Andrews, both of Altoona. Kara R. Snyder and Keith A. ...
Migrants deported to Sierra Leone may be sent back to home countries
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Asylum seekers deported by the U.S. to Sierra Leone risk being sent back to their home countries where they face persecution, according to one of their lawyers and documents seen by The Associated Press, despite prior U.S. court orders barring their deportation to those countries. About a dozen people deported from the U.S. arrived in Sierra Leone Thursday, the second deportation flight to the country after nine West African migrants landed there last month, Erica Reilly, an attorney representing one of the migrants, said Friday. Sierra Leone is one of at ...
Mourners bury 6-month-old Ebola victim in Congo outbreak
BUNIA, Congo — Mourners gathered Friday to bury a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola earlier this week, the third child to die at an orphanage in eastern Congo as authorities have struggled to contain the latest outbreak. Carrying a cross, people stood at a distance as the small coffin ...