Sharing smiles
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
Ghost Town Trail honored as a 'great place in PA'
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, who starred in ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36
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 ...
Music critic and Bruce Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh dies at 76
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 ...
Ticker: States take Meta to trial in California
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 ...
Blair County municipalities, regional projects receive funding
Three municipalities in Blair County will receive funding through the state’s Multimodal Transportation Fund. According to a news release from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office, Antis Township will receive $300,000 to extend the Logan Valley Trail to Lower Riggles Gap Road. Bellwood Borough will receive $473,000 for Phase 2 of the Main Street Streetscape Project, while Woodbury Township will receive $1,235,000 to replace the Larke Road Bridge. The funding was announced Monday and includes 50 highway, bridge, aviation, port, bike and pedestrian projects across 27 counties. These new ...