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The Pennsylvania Department of Education's online measure of school effectiveness will be updated with the latest PSSA and Keystone test results this week, department spokeswoman Nicole Reigelman said.

An Altoona man is behind bars after police say he assaulted his girlfriend and smashed up their apartment.
Michael S. Erb, 54, of 793 Old Sixth Ave.

A plan to save the Altoona Area School District about $248,000 next year on transportation costs could be achieved by changing bell times for the junior and senior high schools and two elementary schools.

TYRONE - A controversial local fire police organization is no more after Tyrone Borough Council on Monday decided to terminate the positions of all fire police officers.

While simmering tensions in the Republican Party boiled over into open conflict Monday, local congressmen stayed silent or remained loyal to nominee Donald Trump.

It's a Servello family joke:
Parents Gibby and Rose of Altoona raised their kids to avoid the criminal justice system, not wanting to see their names in the news.

EBENSBURG - In 1989, the skate of a tumbling opponent sliced the carotid artery of Buffalo Sabres goalie Clint Malarchuk, releasing 1.

On Friday morning, kindergarteners at Spring Cove Elementary School performed a blitz of reading and writing activities.

As concerns mounted Friday that Russian government agents have hacked U.S. political systems, Pennsylvania officials noted that the state is already getting high-level help to prevent similar occurrences.

A routine statewide audit of Gallitzin Fire Company showed the department did not maintain a complete list of equipment between 2013 and 2015.