Anime and gaming festivities are underway this weekend at the Blair County Convention Center, with people traveling in from Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey and Delaware to have fun and shop the vendor booths at Setsucon. The convention was started in 2007 in State College by the Penn State Anime Organization, a group of […]
Junior high students in the Altoona Area School District were reminded to stay safe and stay smart while using the internet and social media during a presentation Tuesday by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. Danielle Moore talked with students about the Sticks and Stones program, which aims to change the way students think about bullying. […]
After eight years in office, former Cambria County Commissioner William “B.J.” Smith is ready to close the chapter on his political career to spend time with his family. Smith, 69, said he will still be active with charitable work and donating to organizations, like St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. But after failing to win re-election […]
The debate about how cyber charter schools are funded and impact public school district budgets has been ongoing for years. Many agree there needs to be reform efforts made, but there are differences of opinion about how to move forward. House Bill 1422, a Democratic-backed attempt to reform cyber charter school funding, passed the state […]
PATTON A family of two was displaced after a cigarette was thrown into a bin and caught the front porch of a house on the 300 block of Highland Avenue on fire about 9:38 a.m. Tuesday. The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental, according to Patton Fire Company No. 1 First […]