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HOLLIDAYSBURG - Two Pittsburgh-area residents were welcomed to the United States on Wednesday by Blair County leaders who conducted a naturalization ceremony at the courthouse.

Police throughout Blair County have ramped up patrols to target aggressive driving, impaired drivers and distracted motorists as "Summer Drive Time" gets into full swing.

Most men who've gone through adolescence would like to be able to walk down the street knowing they can take care of themselves, come what may.

From Mirror staff reports
TIPTON -- Summer Thunder 2016 at DelGrosso's Park has been rescheduled for 10 p.m. Saturday. Pre-show music will begin at 9 p.m.
The event was postponed on July 4 because of fog and rain.

Three days before Brian Gergely committed suicide, the state Senate unanimously stripped language from a proposed bill lifting time limits for past victims to sue their abusers.

HARRISBURG - Negotiators reported no agreement on financing the state government's $31.5 billion budget plan as top lawmakers met privately and apparently fruitlessly Tuesday in the quiet state Capitol five days into the state's fiscal year.

BEDFORD - An overhaul of the Bedford County government's phone system will include sweeping upgrades that could aid protections for children, officials said Tuesday.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - A Blair County jury declined Tuesday to convict a prison inmate of assaulting another inmate, despite testimony from three inmates, a police officer and a deputy warden.

Ebensburg resident Brian Gergely was an outspoken child advocate and, for many, the public face of the victims in a widespread sex abuse coverup through the Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Diocese.

EBENSBURG - A Pennsylvania man who spoke out against clergy abuse after publicly identifying himself as a victim of a predator priest has killed himself, authorities said.