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Two state parks added to Forest Network

HARRISBURG — This past week, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources celebrated the addition of two forest tracts in Potter and Schuylkill counties into the national Old-Growth Forest Network: Ole Bull State Park in Potter County and the Tuscarora State Park in ...

Fish and Boat Commission raises size limit for trout

During its quarterly business meeting last week, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission gave final approval to a measure that will raise the minimum size limit for trout from 7 inches to 9 inches. This change will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2027. The last time the size limit for trout was ...

Sheetz rallies to oust Cumming Motors from Teener playoffs

Sheetz overcame a 10-0 deficit and scored 18 unanswered runs to beat Cumming Motors, 18-10, to sweep a best-of-three Altoona Teener Major League semifinal series at Seitz Field on Thursday night. Shane Gority drove in five runs on three hits, including a triple, for Sheetz — which had 19 ...

Carmichael hits 2 HRs in victory for Curve

The Altoona Curve continued their season-long home run display Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field in a 14-10 win over Chesapeake with five long balls. Those home runs brought Altoona’s total for the season to 108 through 99 games. Coming into Thursday’s game, 20 different players ...