CRESSON — A few dozen area high school students had the opportunity to get a first-hand look at some of Mount Aloysius College’s health care programs during the fifth-annual Future Healthcare Leaders Camp, which concludes today. The camp kicked off Tuesday morning with a simulated car ...
East Freedom Surgical Associates has achieved accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, a nationally recognized organization dedicated to advancing excellence in outpatient health care. The accreditation recognizes EFSA’s commitment to providing high-quality, safe and patient-centered surgical care. AAAHC accreditation is awarded only to organizations that demonstrate compliance with rigorous national standards in patient safety, quality improvement, clinical care, infection prevention, governance and operational excellence. The accreditation ...
A city woman was taken into custody after allegedly attacking her boyfriend with two knives during an argument. Molly Ryan Leslie, 45, was arraigned Tuesday by Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones on a felony count of aggravated assault and single misdemeanor counts of simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and possession of an instrument of crime with intent. She was remanded to the Blair County Prison after being unable to pay her $175,000 bail. Altoona police were dispatched to a residence along the 1400 block of 18th Avenue Tuesday morning for a report of a ...
WILLIAMSBURG — The Williamsburg Community School District board unanimously approved the district’s 2026-27 budget without a tax increase, meaning the district’s millage rate remains at 9.482. The approved budget reflects a revenue of $9,872,305 and expenditures of $10,536,321, resulting in a $664,016 deficit. “Thank you to the administration, teachers and everybody else, for giving our kids a good education at a good price,” board President Barry England said after the budget’s approval Tuesday evening. Following the meeting, Superintendent Lisa Murgas said that the ...
A city man is behind bars after allegedly fracturing a 5-month-old baby’s leg while changing their diaper. Deven Shameree Boykin, 25, was arraigned Friday by Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio on single felony counts of aggravated assault – victim less than 13, aggravated assault – victim less than six and endangering the welfare of children, as well as single misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person and simple assault. He was remanded to the Blair County Prison in lieu of $40,000 bail. According to the affidavit of probable cause, Boykin woke up ...
NEW YORK — Stock markets rallied worldwide Monday, and oil prices eased after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to get the global flow of crude going again. The S&P 500 rose 1.7% on hopes that this time, the announcement of an Iran-U.S. agreement will mean a long-term fix to a conflict that has worsened inflation around the world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 468 points, or 0.9%, to a record, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 3.1%. Stocks got a lift after the price for a barrel of Brent crude oil ...
