By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Claysburg-Kimmel has been playing some of its best baseball lately after a rough stretch had left the Bulldogs on the outer fringe of the District 6 Class ...

Mark Haynes of Altoona pours a new sidewalk pad at the bottom of the front steps of his great-great-uncle’s home on Broadway in Juniata on Thursday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Mark ...

St. Aloysius Parish, 7911 Admiral Peary Highway, Cresson, will hold a first Friday evening Mass at 7 p.m. Friday, May 3. Praise and worship begins at 6 p.m., with confessions at 6:30 p.m. The Mass ...

Four-time national champion Carter Starocci announced on X late Wednesday night he was returning to the Penn State wrestling team for the 2024-25 season. Starocci will be seeking the first five-time ...

A juvenile has been charged as an adult in the shooting death of a 12-year-old girl, according to Clearfield County District Attorney Ryan P. Sayers. The shooting occurred about 7:30 p.m. Sunday in ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Vince Boland and Brady Steiner combined on a no-hitter to help Hollidaysburg beat Richland, 6-2, Thursday in high school baseball play. Boland worked six innings before the pitch limit ...

A city man wanted by Altoona police on an outstanding felony warrant of drug delivery resulting in death is now behind bars. Jameek Chamel Blocken, 41, was taken into custody Wednesday after police ...

United Methodist delegates on Thursday removed a 52-year-old declaration from their official social teachings that deemed “the practice of homosexuality … incompatible with Christian teaching” — part ...

A Mount Aloysius nursing student was recently recognized for his efforts to help in an emergency situation. When a fellow patron at a Sheetz in Johnstown began to experience a medical emergency, Mount ...

A Pennsylvania man who authorities say killed his girlfriend in a Nevada desert has been convicted. A jury in U.S. District Court in Nevada on Wednesday found John Matthew Chapman, 44, guilty of one ...

Sitting in the audience at UPJ campus Friday evening, April 26, listening to Admiral (U.S. Navy Retired) Michele Howard’s presentation on cybersecurity, security challenges in the world, challenges in ...

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Williamsburg made a few mistakes, didn’t have many opportunities to score, but the Blue Pirates found themselves with a chance to take the lead against ...