I kick off every morning by checking the local and regional sports scores in a newsletter emailed to my smartphone by my hometown newspaper. I then scroll through a feed of breaking news. This information matters to my family and me. It is a compilation of Pittsburgh-area news I cannot get ...

Pennsylvania Act 38 of 2023, which is keeping speed cameras in place in Philadelphia and which expanded their use there, also directed the state Local Government Commission to deliver a report within two years making recommendations about whether and how to allow other municipalities to install ...

Many Altoona residents no doubt feel uneasy about tax implications that ultimately may be tied to the proposed $23 million budget plan unveiled last month by the city council. Particularly for homeowners living on a fixed income and already having difficulty making ends meet, that’s a ...

In the Altoona-Johnstown area and around other communities in the Norfolk Southern/Amtrak railroad corridor west and east, when something railroad-related is in the news, residents tend to pay attention. For example, in recent years, some major issues attracting considerable public attention ...

Times change, needs change, leaders change, community visions change, attitudes change, and priorities and objectives change. That is what Blair County is experiencing regarding the somewhat controversial effort underway to designate a new tourism and promotion group to replace Explore Altoona, ...

Think what you want to think about the reliability of polls. That’s your right. But consider the finding of a Pew Research Center poll and reflect on if — and/or how — it applies to you. The poll in question, which surveyed 8,709 adults in April, found 62% of U.S. adults saying they ...