HOLLIDAYSBURG — Students and teachers alike light up when Foot of Ten Elementary School’s therapy dog Callie walks through the doors. “Callie brings me peace,” fifth grader Kandace Peppetti said. “When I’m struggling on a test, she makes me feel calm. She makes me feel like I ...
Chambers family representatives Eric Wagner (left) and William Schirf unveil the sign designating the span carrying Interstate 99 over Logan Boulevard the Jack E. and Sheldon L. Chambers Memorial Bridge during a ceremony at Lakemont Park on Friday. U.S. Marine Jack E. Chambers was killed by ...
The Pittsburgh area must address housing imbalances in both the home ownership and rental markets, Allegheny County’s executive told lawmakers Wednesday. “Housing is the foundation from which we grow from,” said Executive Sara Innamorato. Innamorato testified before a House Housing & Community Development Committee hearing in Pittsburgh. The hearing focused on increasing the supply of houses in the area. Innamorato outlined the findings of a new county housing needs assessment. The county’s supply of starter homes is dwindling making it harder for first-time buyers to enter ...
HENRICO, Va. (AP) — In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues. Election administrators say they are prepared and confident the vote will be accurate and secure. Friday was the start of early voting in Virginia. Voters in a few other states, including Minnesota and South Dakota, can cast absentee ballots in person, typically at a local election office or voting center. More ...
A New Enterprise woman who broke into her former boyfriend’s Clearfield home and took a firearm was sentenced Tuesday to county prison by President Judge Paul E. Cherry, according to a report by The Progress. Danyel Nicole Brallier, 51, pleaded guilty to felony charges of theft by unlawful ...
COMSTOCK, Texas — The Trump administration has started building the border wall through a west Texas section of the Big Bend region, marking the first major construction in an area of the U.S.-Mexico border where the administration’s plans have met heavy opposition. The start of construction marks an important milestone in the administration’s $46 billion plan to line the border with walls, barriers, roads and technology as it seeks to make good on a key campaign promise by President Donald Trump to finish the wall. And it comes as Customs and Border Protection says it has ...
