News Staff Bicyclists of all experience levels will be able to train their skills or just casually ride some trails when the new bike park in Centre County opens for the season. The Harvest Fields Community Trails (HFCT) Bike Park will hold its grand opening Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and there will also be prize giveaways.
Data from Stanford University’s Education Recovery Scorecard shows the change in average reading and math scores are down from 2019 to 2022 in districts across Central PA. Altoona Area School District’s reading scores are down half a grade level, while their math scores are down 0.8.
HoopsFest is back and is set to take place on Saturday, July 22 in the city center of Altoona. The event works to raise money that benefits youth and community organizations. The deadline to register is Saturday, July 15.
Today through next week, motorists can expect traffic congestion on12th Avenue as the left lane will be closed to traffic at 17th Street. Rose Alley will be completely closed at the 17th Street Intersection.Through traffic can use the right lane of 12th Avenue to travel straight through on 12th Avenue but should expect delays. It’s … Read more
Starting July 15 the Altoona Area School District will have a new superintendent. Brad Hatch was appointed as the new Superintendent through July 14, 2027, during Monday’s meeting of the school board. Hatch holds a Master of Education from St. Francis University.
A Bedford County man was killed Monday after rolling his lawnmower over an embankment. According to Bedford County Coroner Rusty Styer, 95-year-old John Quinn was mowing his lawn on the 2000 block of Fleegle Road in Napier Township when the accident occured.
Penn State football announced earlier today the schedule for its annual theme games, including the ever-popular “Whiteout.” This season, the Nittany Lions will play host to the Iowa Hawkeyes for the “Whiteout” game, which will kick off at 8 p.m. on Sept. 23rd. on CBS.
Mail carriers from Altoona picked up and delivered Saturday to help out those in need. In honor of the annual Stamp-Out Hunger Drive, carriers picked up food that community members left in their mailboxes. Volunteers then sorted the food and delivered it to the Altoona Food Bank and four other local food pantries in the … Read more
This afternoon, Elon Musk announced that Penn State Graduate Linda Yaccarino has been named the new CEO of Twitter. She graduated from Penn State in 1985 with a degree in Liberal Arts, telecommunications and has worked for NBCUniversal since 2011 as she rebuilt its advertising business.
An Altoona woman is facing charges after she allegedly threatened to kill her mother with a knife. Sarah Keller, 36, was taken to Blair County Prison after police were called to her mother’s house Wednesday around 12:30 a.m. She met police outside of her residence and claimed that she woke up to Keller standing over … Read more