Altoona Blair County Development Corp. President/CEO Steve McKnight addressed the Logan Township supervisors with concerns about the Logan Valley Mall's conditions during their meeting Thursday. For decades, the mall has served as an important commercial center, employment base and community ...
MARTINSBURG -- Contour Airlines carried a record number of passengers in and out of the Altoona-Blair County Airport in July. With an overall completion rate of 100%, Contour carried 2,427 passengers outbound and inbound last month at the airport, according to manager Tracy Plessinger, who ...
An investigation into the derailment of about a dozen train cars traveling westward Tuesday afternoon along Altoona's Horseshoe Curve remains underway, according to Norfolk Southern officials. Senior communications manager Kasandra Jenkins wrote in an email that no injuries were reported and ...
Incoming Pleasant Valley Elementary School kindergarten students are learning a thing or two about their classrooms, teachers and peers this week, thanks to the Altoona Area School District's kindergarten readiness camp. Supported through Gov. Josh Shapiro's investments in public education, ...
Sheetz plans to rebuild its "superstore" -- its largest convenience facility -- at the intersection of 17th Street and the boulevards, according to a recent presentation to the city Zoning Hearing Board. The board granted all nine variances that the company requested in connection with the ...
Before cows are ready to be shown in competition, farmers maintain their animals in a variety of ways to keep them healthy and strong. At the Morrisons Cove Dairy Show, a local resident has turned her experience caring for animals into a business as a professional fitter, helping a local ...
