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To many, a quarter mile of asphalt does little to inspire passion, but 50 years ago this month in Tipton, a similar stretch drew hundreds of motorists week after week.

The main opponent of a recently proposed federal rule that would forcibly limit the speed of heavy trucks claims that statistics show the change would actually increase the number of crashes.
Crash frequency is not the issue, according to the U.S.

With a shrinking pool of certified teachers available, Altoona Area School District is looking to pay parents, recent college graduates, retirees - anyone with a four-year-degree who completes the online guest teacher training and passes the...

HOLLIDAYSBURG - A man who once bragged that he was the biggest drug dealer in Altoona will continue serving a 20-40 year prison sentence, despite his claim of reform.

The captain of the Tyrone fire police faces charges he used the organization's money for his own use.
John F. Eirich Sr., 74, 703 Park Ave.

An Indiana County truck driver who struck and killed an Altoona man on I-99 will face trial on an involuntary manslaughter charge, a judge ruled Friday.

It's not a good time to be a clown.
With rumors of creepy clown sightings ravaging news reports and social media, times are tough for the men and women who have made clowning their vocation. And it's no laughing matter.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - Blair County has received requests for almost 800 absentee ballots so far from registered voters who want to participate in the November election.

Two people wanted in Clearfield County were nabbed Thursday by members of the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force and state police.
U.S. Marshal David Zerjav said that David J. Clark, 35, and Amanda E.

A volunteer group will help Rails to Trails of Central Pennsylvania Inc. officials get rid of ash trees along the 17-mile Lower Trail.
The project will be conducted from Oc.