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Briefcase: Independent Catholic Foundation in new location

The Independent Catholic Foundation recently moved into its new location at 1300 12th Ave., Altoona. Established in 1990 to grow endowments for Catholic schools in Blair and Cambria counties, ICF has grown to 310 endowments benefitting Catholic parishes, schools and agencies throughout central Pennsylvania. Among the services offered are family endowments, donor-advised funds and agency custodial accounts. The ICF office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. DuBOIS Penn Highlands hospitals recognized Three Penn Highlands Healthcare hospitals have been recognized among ...

World leaders diverge on AI at UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS — It’s killer robots versus super intelligence. Visions of the future straight out of comic books are playing out at the United Nations as world leaders talk about the threat — or promise — of artificial intelligence. Once again it was Donald Trump against the U.N, ...

Hollidaysburg unveils Slinky Center exhibit at Reiser House

The Hollidaysburg Borough marked the official opening of the Slinky Center at Reiser House Tuesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which welcomed borough council members, state representatives and members of the community. Hollidaysburg has been home to the Slinky toy since 1964. To ...

Overdose death suspect rejects plea, will head to jury trial

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The city woman implicated in the March 2025 overdose death of a 32-year-old man is heading for jury selection after rejecting a global plea deal of 15 to 40 years’ incarceration across three separate but related cases. Casandra Michelle Williams, 44, was charged with ...