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One of the most famous statements uttered by the late President John F. Kennedy was, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your countr.

The grinder that turns branches into mulch at the Intermunicipal Relations Committee compost facility near Buckhorn has broken, leaving committee members this week chewing over gnarly options for regaining control of a growing brush pile ther.

The zombie apocalypse continued in Altoona on Saturday as the living dead took over Heritage Plaza and downtown businesses.

MARTINSBURG - The airline that serves the Altoona-Blair County Airport is still working on arrangements to add flights to Baltimore starting in mid-October, even though a federal order issued Friday indicated that future subsidy is for Pittsburgh...

PATTON - During planting season, farmer Tom Nagle sees his crops more than his kids.

An Altoona woman faces charges after police say she exposed her breasts at a Logan Township fast food restaurant.
Krista Noel, 36, of 818 Bell Av.

It doesn't have the graveyard look of the hillside along the northbound ramp of I-99 at 17th Street, but the slope behind Ashley Furniture in Logan Town Centre has been pinned.

The state Department of Agriculture closed a Huntingdon County restaurant earlier this month after repeated food safety violations.

An Altoona teen was injured Friday after police say he rode a skateboard into a busy city intersection.
The 16-year-old, whose name was not released, suffered moderate injuries about 1:15 p.m.

There was a crowd on the Health Walk near Station Medical Center Friday - looking none too healthy.