A group of six rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors are spending this week fully immersed in the visual arts at Penn State Altoona as part of a new summer academy. The program allows students to engage with traditional and digital modes of making art -- including drawing, ...
A moving observance rooted in faith, patriotism and civic pride will take place Sept. 11 at the Jaffa Shrine Center to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, officials said during a press conference Wednesday. Patrick White, a past president of the Friends of Flight 93 ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Florida-based company is expected to take over inmate medical care at the Blair County Prison as of Aug. 1, after the county’s longtime contract with PrimeCare Medical, a Harrisburg-based company, expires as of July 31. Commissioners voted Thursday to award a three-year ...
Local students working with the Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps rolled up their sleeves Monday afternoon to clean up the Holy Trinity Rain Garden. Part of the Student Conservation Association, the corps partners with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to provide ...
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 ...
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 time, ...
