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Need for Speed?

Speeding in your car to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money in gas and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says. It is something to think about as gas prices stay elevated throughout the ...

Bankruptcies — July 18-19

The following people have made filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Pittsburgh. Chapter 7 involves selling assets to pay debts. Chapter 13 is a plan to pay debts using income. Chapter 11 involves reorganization to pay off debt. Filings by county include: Blair County Kathy M. Stitt. Chapter 7. June 10. Margaret Jackson. Chapter 7. June 11. Cambria County Jennifer N. Wherry. Chapter 13. June 8. Jeffrey A. Guinivan. Chapter 13. June 9. Matthew C. Thomas. Chapter 13. June 11. Bedford County Bridgette M. Ramsey. Chapter 13. June 10.

Food inspections — Northern Cambria

Name Location Number of violations Date of inspection Hastings Boro Pool 129 Edgewood Drive, Hastings 0 July 10 Tri County Golfers Assn 1137 Municipal Road, Hastings 1 July 10 American Legion Post #748 277 St., Mary’s St., PO Box 37, Loretto 0 July 9 Iron City BBQ & Catering Mff4 244 Riverside Drive, Elmora 0 July 9 Polish Citizens Club 1600 Shoemaker St., Nanty Glo 1 July 9 Smoke Em Up BBQ Mff4 871 Baumgardner Road, South Fork 0 July 9 The Ranger 490 Locust St., Sidman 0 July 9 Valko’s Grocery 511 Maple St., South Fork 2 July 9 Panda Buffet 8810 Hills Plaza, ...

Deeds — July 18-19

Blair County Andre P. McCarville to Lion in the Hills LLC, 527 E. Park Ave., Altoona, $155,000. Brian and Ruth Anderson to Kyle M. and Apryl M. Shiffler, 513 Oak Lane, Tyrone, $399,900. Julia M. and Spenser D. Karns to 120 East Carroll LLC, 2320-2322 W. Chestnut Ave., Altoona, $70,380. Joshua L. and Jenna L. Franks to Jason L. and Nicole S. Issenhood, property in Antis Township, $265,000. Vickie B. Richards to Trent and Hollie Gorczyca, 2807 Fourth Ave., Altoona $198,000. Elizabeth F. Happeny to Joel and Teri Myers, 5601 Eldorado Ave., Altoona, $320,500. Michael D. and ...

FAA: Boeing can resume self-certifying Max jets

Boeing will be allowed to take responsibility for certifying all of its 737 Max and 787 planes starting next week, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The FAA said that after months of review the agency decided that Boeing’s final safety checks on its planes are good enough to ...

US oil firms, Iraq sign partnership deals

WASHINGTON — U.S. companies signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government Friday, including deals intended to create alternative routes for shipping oil out of the Persian Gulf. The deals, signed at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, also involved other ...