The first of six Norfolk Southern locomotives that will be painted at the Juniata Shops to represent historic American “icons” to mark the nation’s 250th birthday this year rolled out of the local railyard and up and over the Horseshoe Curve Monday, with several NS executive office cars ...
HUNTINGDON — As part of the United States semiquincentennial celebration, Huntingdon County has fun events planned all year long, said Lonnie Smith Jr., a local historian and the county’s America250PA adviser. Perhaps the biggest event will be the first-ever Huntingdon County History Day, ...
Using a template of the American flag, Hollidaysburg native Abraham Onkst created a layered language in his work, “United We Stand,” to represent the many experiences, beliefs, and perspectives that overlap across the nation, developing a visual rhythm. “For me, this represents the ...
Two kittens might have used up one of their nine lives as they traveled from Claysburg to Altoona on Tuesday morning, tucked in the engine compartment of a Claysburg woman’s car. According to Altoona Fire Department Captain Josh Link, firefighters were dispatched about 8 a.m. to the ...
As residents pull off their swimming pool tarps and vacationers flock to state park lakes, local organizations are encouraging individuals, both young and old, to take swimming lessons. About 1,000 children and adolescents die from unintentional drowning in the United States, making it the ...
Tyrone’s high school baseball team entered the 2026 season with some lofty goals as did senior leader Brayden Parsons. Early in the season, it wasn’t working out for the Golden Eagles or Parsons. Tyrone was 2-5 and Parsons was scuffling at the plate until a win over Somerset in early ...