Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday putting curbs on rampant data center growth, the hottest political issue in Pennsylvania. Executive Order 2026-05 puts Shapiro’s proposed Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) requirements into effect in an effort to ...
Emmy Irvin, 8, sells a glass of lemonade to Brian Myers of Altoona at her stand in front of her 57th Street home in Altoona on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association recently designated the Ghost Town Trail system in Cambria and Indiana counties as a great place in Pennsylvania. Through its “Great Places in PA” program, the association’s Pennsylvania chapter annually designates public ...
Hayden Panettiere, a onetime child star who soared to fame in the TV shows “Heroes” and “Nashville” while enduring struggles with alcohol addiction and depression, has died. She was 36. Police said Panettiere was found unresponsive in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday. Lifesaving measures were performed but she was pronounced dead at the scene. No cause of death has been determined and Panettiere’s death remains under investigation. An autopsy found no signs of trauma and police said officers saw no signs of foul play. The television ...
Dave Marsh, a longtime music critic who wrote several influential books about Bruce Springsteen, including the early biography “Born to Run,” has died. He was 76. Marsh died Friday in Connecticut, his friend Jeffrey St. Clair, a co-editor of the online magazine Counterpunch, told The Associated Press. St. Clair said Marsh had been suffering from a degenerative brain disease for several years. Jim Rotolo, the SiriusXM radio host, announced Marsh’s death on his social media accounts. Springsteen paid tribute to Marsh in an Instagram post, writing that the loss had left the band ...
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California. States are seeking extensive financial damages that could, in theory, total as much as $1.4 trillion, plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that are addictive. The trial set to begin Tuesday in federal court in Oakland, California, features four of the states as ...
