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Penn Cambria School District seeks grant for campus improvements

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CRESSON — The Penn Cambria School District is seeking a $588,104 multimodal transportation fund grant from the state Department of Community and Economic Development for the district’s campus improvements project. Superintendent Jaime Hartline said the purpose of the grant, if awarded, would be to pave an existing gravel road from the student overflow parking lot up to McGarrity Lane. The project would include installing a sidewalk beside the road, so there’s a safe pedestrian pathway leading to the district’s athletic fields, Hartline said, adding lighting would be included ...

Community celebrates Logan Valley Trail progress

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Before it became the newest section of the Logan Valley Trail, the space connecting Becker Road and Lower Riggles Gap Road was a hazardous waste site. Funded by a $1.3 million Abandoned Mine Lands grant, workers administered by the Department of Environmental Protection hauled from the ...

Altoona Metro Transit Authority Board recognizes 2 drivers

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The Altoona Metro Transit Authority Board commended two drivers, Joe Beach and Jose Silva, who recently competed in the Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association Bus Roadeo during its meeting Wednesday. The annual competition took place Aug. 9 in Williamsport, bringing together top fixed route and shared ride operators from transit agencies across the commonwealth to showcase their skills, professionalism and commitment to safety. Beach took first place in the fixed route division and will advance to a national competition in Seattle later this year, an honor he’s had about ...

Lawmakers look to reduce disability support turnover

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Low reimbursement rates are contributing to high turnover and staffing shortages at agencies employing direct support professionals, forcing families of those with intellectual disabilities and autism to scramble for service or deal with the strain of providing care by themselves. An estimated 58,000 Pennsylvanians with intellectual disabilities and autism need some assistance every day to reach their highest level of independence and opportunity, according to the state Department of Human Services (DHS). In Pennsylvania, the average direct support professional (DSP) wage is $18.53 per ...

ABC network sues FCC over challenge to broadcast licenses

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Further escalating its battle with the Trump administration, ABC on Tuesday took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission on First Amendment grounds, saying the agency’s demand for early review of its broadcast licenses posed an “existential threat” to the ...

Ticker: Meta trial begins with vulnerability arguments

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Opening statements started Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children. Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking extensive financial damages plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram. Twenty-nine states sued the tech giant in 2023 over child safety and privacy. The other 25 will go to trial later. The company also faces lawsuits in state courts. Meta said in a statement that it believes it has a strong ...