NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with four astronauts. After a day ...

Blair County Planning Commission members Thursday rejected a surface water withdrawal plan submitted by New Enterprise Stone ...

U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets ...

The Altoona Area School District’s 2026-27 preliminary budget projects a $3.8 million shortfall, which could be wiped out ...

Priesthood was the Rev. Nancy Threadgill’s third profession in life, after becoming a medical technician and a nurse. While working as a nurse in the early 2000s, Threadgill felt a nudge toward ...

HAVANA — Cuba prepared Monday to receive a sanctioned Russian tanker carrying roughly 730,000 barrels of oil, the first such ...

Since its founding in 2019, Selfless Solutions, an organization focused on increasing access to educational opportunities for Tanzanian children and youth, has grown significantly in both size and ...

Philadelphia Flyers right wing Owen Tippett, second from right, celebrates at the bench after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Thursday, March ...

Jean Wohlbruck (Mary Regina Schachtner) of Altoona will celebrate her 100th birthday on Friday. She was born April 3, 1926, in Altoona, the daughter of Florence Watson and Francis Schachtner. She was ...

Conrail was to officially take over Penn Central and six other bankrupt railroads at one minute after midnight on April 1. Penn Central was a combination of the bankrupt Pennsylvania Railroad and New ...

Joel Embiid scored 29 points, Paul George finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds and Philadelphia 76ers rallied from 13 points down in the second half for a 118-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets on ...

I’m writing with a small story that left me with a surprisingly big question. Every morning before work, I stop by the same little coffee shop down the street. I started going there because it was ...