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Cambria County crash claims teen, 17

Local News

A 17-year-old was killed in a motor vehicle accident along Beaver Valley Road in Cambria County Saturday morning. Carter R. Gallaher, a senior at Glendale High School, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident in Clearfield Township, according to the report from state police. The ...

Ticker: Stocks drift higher ahead of bombing deadline

Local Business

The U.S. stock market drifted higher in tentative trading ahead of a deadline President Donald Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%. Like stock indexes, oil prices ...

Four Altoona residents accused in alleged assault

Local News

Three city residents are behind bars and a fourth is facing additional charges after allegedly coordinating the assault of a witness to the crime that resulted in the fourth individual being incarcerated. Ashley Aurandt, 29, Erickson S. McKinnon, 36, Taivon Robert Mitchell, 27, and Sidney L. ...

Homeless committee looks to create system of support

Local News

At a recent meeting of Blair County’s Hope for the Homeless committee, member Kevin Dellape presented his ideas on how to make a complicated social services landscape work for the vulnerable, troubled, resource-limited individuals who need the help that may be available. It would be ideal if ...