BELLEFONTE — The face of the Centre County Library and Historical Museum is orange and furry, according to volunteer Kitty Wunderly. Among regular posts, the Centre County Library’s social media page is flooded with pictures of two cats, Horatio and Jojo, who are typically dressed each ...
ROARING SPRING — After driving trucks for Smith Transport for more than 20 years, Richard Fertig Jr. recently received the highest honor of a professional driver being named one of the five 2026 Truckload Carriers Association Professional Drivers of the Year. He was honored at the ...
Editor’s note: Altoona Mirror sports writer Michael Boytim accompanied Kristen Otto, Lauren (Otto) Wisniewski and Marc Wisniewski on their journey to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and documented the preparation and success of the trip. KILIMANJARO REGION, Tanzania — Africa’s Mount ...
Local developer Jeff Long recently began renovating one of downtown Altoona’s major buildings. Known for his Graystone line of apartment complexes, Long plans to create 30 one- and two-bedroom apartments on the upper floors of the Penn Central building across from the Post Office, with ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs. The sizable increase for the Pentagon, some 44%, ...
Altoona native William Darwin Thompson, 44, in a federal petition, last July challenged his conviction and life without parole sentence for the stabbing deaths of an elderly Altoona couple during a robbery that occurred 24 years ago. Thompson’s appeal presently is being reviewed by a federal ...