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The Hollidaysburg Area School Board and the district teachers' union Wednesday ratified a four-year contract with annual raises between 2 and 3 percent and added teacher health insurance burdens.
The approvals were retroactive to Sept.

STATE COLLEGE (AP) - Penn State is offering voluntary retirement packages to about 1,270 faculty and non-academic staff members in order to address "budgetary and ongoing workforce challenges."
That number accounts for about 4.

Blair County saw a 43 percent increase in calls about suspected child abuse in 2015, but there was a slight dip in the number of cases substantiated, a state report says.

An Altoona-area doctor considered an expert in pain management and anesthesiology is among 16 defendants charged this week in the U.S. District Court of Southern Florida as part of a $175 million insurance fraud scheme.
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Local nonprofit organizations and service clubs have until Friday to submit information on their activites for inclusion in the 2016 Blair County Proud edition.

A series of proposed ordinances introduced last month by City Council to clarify Altoona's planning, zoning and land development regulations doesn't include proposals pertaining to sometimes-controversial issues.

COLVER - By the end of an hourlong town hall meeting, several Colver residents had already signed up for natural gas.

DUNCANSVILLE - Two congressmen met with locals on the frontline of the opioid abuse crisis Tuesday, as legislation connected to the national drug epidemic moves toward a possible Senate hearing.

An Altoona man charged in the death of a pregnant Juniata woman and her unborn child will be headed to trial.
A judge found Tuesday that police and prosecutors have enough evidence to try 23-year-old Tarence M.

The Blair County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding that could help ensure the future of minor league baseball in Altoona, as well as that of the Blair County Convention Cente.