It may be too early to determine the true economic impact of having Union Pacific’s Big Boy locomotive in town, but there’s no doubt that hosting it for four days was huge for Altoona, officials said. According to Mayor Matt Pacifico, hotels for the week have been sold out for some ...
As thousands of visitors visit Altoona to catch a glimpse of the Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive, Sheetz is helping make the trip a little more affordable. Available now through the end of Saturday, the following Sheetz locations in Altoona are offering Unleaded 88 (E15) for just $2.50 per ...
With the Union Pacific Big Boy steam locomotive in town this week generating massive excitement thousands of miles from its home base in Wyoming as part of a national tour, it’s hard not to ask questions about Altoona’s own steam engine, the K4 1361, which has been languishing through 34 ...
For the fifth consecutive year, Pennsylvania’s government failed to pass a budget by the June 30 constitutional deadline. The latest delay adds to the state’s long history of missed budget deadlines, a pattern reflected in five decades of budget records. Lawmakers appear poised to vote ...
The governing body for high school sports in Pennsylvania has asked a federal judge to dismiss a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by Bishop McCort Catholic Academy of Johnstown that contends the statewide organization ignored attempts by the public schools in the Laurel Highlands ...
Because of lightning in the weather forecast, Indivisible Blair County postponed a sit-in it had planned for Friday evening at Tuckahoe Park, to protest a three-month-old city ordinance that the group says “criminalizes” homelessness. The group intends to reschedule the sit-in, which is intended to draw attention to what the group believes is a wrongheaded and counterproductive measure, according to group President Carol Taylor. The “urban camping” ordinance adopted in April is not meant to criminalize homelessness, and is paired with policies that are intended to help, not ...
