When Scott Colom takes the oath of office for the U.S. Senate in January, he will not be the first Black senator from Mississippi to make history. But he will be the first in nearly 150 years and the ...

Rory McIlroy started the strongest of the Race to Dubai title contenders at the season-ending World Tour Championship on Thursday, shooting 3-under 69 to lie in third place and two strokes off ...

Bishop Guilfoyle Academy won the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference championship this season, a league that includes the District 6 Class 4A champion, the Class 3A top seed and the second and third ...

Men: Pitt at Butler Tipoff: 6:30 p.m., Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. Records: Pittsburgh (3-0, 0-0 ACC); Butler (2-1, 0-0 Big East) TV: NBCSN, Peacock (Eric Rothman and Jordan Cornette) ...

Dick Hoak, who spent more than 45 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a player and then an assistant coach, winning five ...

A cargo ship struck a bridge across the Delaware River on Thursday, disrupting traffic between Palmyra, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, according to a Pennsylvania lawmaker. The collision left the 3,659 ...

Note: Due to email issues Thursday, this Spiritual Note was omitted from Friday’s Altoona Mirror. Holiday Boutique will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday directed Vice President JD Vance to shift his focus away from the Iran war and instead devote himself to fighting what the president says is corruption and crime in ...

Whatever resistance you encounter, it not only makes you stronger, but it also gives you a varied skill set and excellent stories. Aries (March 21-April 19) It may seem you were passed over for ...

A city man is behind bars with bail denied after allegedly threatening to “wipe out” Altoona police and a district magistrate. Vincent Anthony Burr, 43, was arraigned Wednesday by Magisterial District ...

Carter Panick had a night to remember for the Altoona Area High School ice hockey team at the Northern Cambria Recreation ...

The city Department of Codes and Inspections is dealing with maintenance and repair issues caused by about 22 New Jersey companies that are connected by a common real estate management firm and that ...