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The Claysburg-Kimmel School Board will eliminate five positions as part of its 2013-14 budget introduced Wednesday night.The ...
Two Blair County businesses are getting grant money from Harrisburg to aid in switching over to natural gas for their heavy-d...
Gambling regulators say gross revenue from table games at Pennsylvania's 11 casinos was up 8.9-percent last month when co...
The Hollidaysburg Area School Board has introduced their 2013-14 budget.The proposed $43.7-million spending plan does not...
The sale of Valley View Nursing Home is set to close at the end of the month.Commissioner Terry Tomassetti said Tuesday that ...
The Altoona Area School District has a new budget.Board members introduced their 2013-14 spending plan at their meeting Monda...
Business leaders say Gov. Tom Corbett was right when he said Pennsylvania employers are having trouble finding prospective wo...
State Rep. John McGinnis joined Gov. Tom Corbett and other lawmakers at a Capitol news conference Tuesday to introduce House ...
Both the Pennsylvania House and Senate have unanimously approved bills to fund a program designed by Dr Zane Gates of Altoona...
The Pennsylvania House is giving its approval to a bill that would eventually cut business taxes by hundreds of millions of d...
Don’t let choosing the wrong limo company be a bump in the road for your wedding or prom.The Pennsylvania Public Utilit...
Penelec is partnering with a green energy company in an effort to recycle old refrigerators and help consumers save some mone...
Pennsylvania's state tax collections are running a surplus, but not as big as Governor Tom Corbett had hoped.April revenu...
Pennsylvania's ranking state senator is warning that the nearing June 30th end of the fiscal year doesn't bode well f...
A new audit says overall spending by the General Assembly increased last year, but the year-end surplus declined.The report r...
Fiscal analysts in the Pennsylvania Legislature say expanding Medicaid eligibility under the landmark federal health-care law...
State lawmakers in Harrisburg have taken the first steps to sell-off 12 former armories – including the former 8-acre F...
Companies that want to convert larger vehicles to natural gas may soon be getting some help from the state of Pennsylvania in...
Conservative state lawmakers who are wary about plans to raise taxes or fees to boost Pennsylvania's transportation spend...
Pennsylvania's Senate Transportation Committee chairman wants to boost spending on highways and mass transit by almost 50...
Pennsylvania's state government websites are back online after being dark for nearly three hours, but the tax-day outage ...
Leaders of the Democratic minority in the Pennsylvania Senate say a potential $140-million surplus in school-pension reim...
Ninth District Congressman Bill Shuster will likely have a challenger this spring.That’s according to the Blair County ...
PennDOT has announced efforts to better manage staff vehicle usage which has resulted in a 30 percent reduction in staff-assi...
Logan Township officials are asking the Department of Community and Economic Development to review the operations of their fi...
A credit rating agency is downgrading the ratings on about $3.1 billion in Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission bonds. Moody...
The Altoona Curve beat the Harrisburg Senators, 5-4, on Opening Night in front of over 3,600 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Fiel...
Pennsylvanians in need of late-season tax help can benefit from extended service hours offered by the Department of Revenue&r...
As health insurance premiums continue to skyrocket…so does the net worth of one of Pennsylvania’s biggest medica...
The Altoona Area School District’s budget chief says impending federal healthcare reform laws could cost the district u...
The site in Altoona that was supposed to be the location of a new Walgreen’s Store before plans fell through, is now be...
The Blair County Commissioners may have to lease back some temporary office space at Valley View Nursing Home.Offices for the...
An impact fee from drilling for natural gas in Pennsylvania generated $198-million in 2012, about the same it raised the ...
The Department of Community and Economic Development has announced changes to the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) p...
Governor Tom Corbett's meeting with U.S. Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on whether he'll seek an expans...
A Pennsylvania lawmaker is questioning why Gov. Tom Corbett's administration awarded a no-bid contract to a firm to manag...
The February employment statistics released Friday by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry indicate that the state...
Finally some good employment news for Blair County.Marcellus GTL has announced it will establish a natural gas to liquids fac...
Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary C. Alan Walker announced today the award of a $519,000 ...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's new chief executive officer says he is directing a review of every professional se...
Pennsylvania's new auditor general says improper payments to charter schools may have cost state taxpayers millions of do...
Monday afternoon was to be the deadline for potential buyers of Valley View Home.That has been changed and now buyers have un...
The U.S. Federal Reserve's latest survey of regional economic trends is mentioning the Marcellus Shale natural gas boom i...
Agriculture Secretary George Greig is challenging Pennsylvanians to license their dogs by setting a goal to sell 100,000 lice...
If you live in Allegheny Township keep an eye on your mailbox for an amended Blair County property tax bill.Chief Tax Assesso...
With the approach of spring and increased risk of forest and brush fires across the state, federal grants are now available t...
The Altoona Regional Health System says it is moving forward with a proposed affiliation with the University of Pittsburgh Me...
The Obama administration says automatic spending cuts set to take effect this week would mean less money for Pennsylvania'...
Good news if you’re a customer of Penelec – the electric provider said Thursday that consumer power bills are goi...
If you do your banking at the Citizen’s Bank branch office in the Pleasant valley Shopping Center, you’re going t...
If you think gas prices are high enough already – brace yourself for even steeper increases.AAA says Pennsylvania is ex...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced today that Walmart is the newest retailer in the state to offer E-ZPass transp...
Blair County has received offer’s ranging from $12-million to $16.1-million from nine applicants interested in ...
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission says more than two-million electric customers are now benefiting from lower rates ...
Application forms for the Department of Revenue’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program are now available for eligible resid...
A Blair County chemical company is expanding – and adding jobs.An Albermarle company spokesman tells WRTA news their Ty...
An ambitious budget proposal by Governor Tom Corbett would boost state spending by nearly 3-percent while increasing support ...
Governor Tom Corbett says overhauling Pennsylvania's pension systems for state workers and school employees is the single...
Blair County officials are moving closer to a potential sale of Valley View Home.Commissioner Terry Tomassetti said Tuesday t...
You may have noticed some changes in your local morning paper recently.The Altoona Mirror has gone from a four section to a t...
As a first step in the annual budget process, Gov. Tom Corbett will present his proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year before a...
Applications for the 2013 Summer Turnpike Program are now available.The program will run from May 1 to Sept. 30. Positions wi...
As part of recent upgrades to its website, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) created PAGasSwitch, a natural ga...
Governor Tom Corbett last week announced that PennDOT has identified more than $50 million in savings through its Next Ge...
The NCAA said Thursday it has no immediate plans to spend the $12 million already paid to it as part of the sanctions aga...
It appears Gov. Tom Corbett is preparing to unveil a transportation plan funded primarily by nearly $2 billion a year in ...
If you don't gamble on Pennsylvania Lottery games, the British company that's poised to take over management of the &...
The owner of Hollidaysburg’s U.S. Hotel Restaurant and Tavern avoided a mortgage foreclosure hearing earlier this week ...
Gov. Tom Corbett has another day to consider a bid by the British national lottery operator to take over management the $...
Home care workers for the disabled in Pennsylvania claim that there’s been an interruption in their pay.The Associated ...
City officials in Altoona are looking to take advantage of one of the benefits of the ACT 47 Recovery Plan by applying for av...
Pennsylvania's elected fiscal watchdog said Tuesday that the turnpike commission lost about $109 million in interest ...
Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls are scheduled to go up this weekend.The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said Wednesday most cash...
The state Department of Revenue is reporting that half-way through the fiscal year, Pennsylvania's tax collections are ru...
Newly elected members of the Pennsylvania Legislature took their oath of office on Tuesday.Among them was State Representativ...
A potential deal to privatize management of the Pennsylvania Lottery was put off for an additional 10 days on Monday after Go...
Logan Township property owners who have not yet paid their real estate taxes have today as a dealine to do so.Property owners...
Today is the deadline for older adults and people with disabilities to apply for rebates of up to $975 from Pennsylvania&...
Corbett administration officials are willing to appear before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on a proposal to hire a priv...
The number of Pennsylvania’s unemployed decreased by 16,000 in November, the largest decline since 1983 and the second ...
For the third year in a row sewer rates are going up in Altoona.On Thursday, Water Authority board members voted to approve a...
The Corbett administration is unveiling a new website that it says will make state government more transparent.Corbett joined...
A report regarding Valley View Home’s unfunded pension obligation was offered up at Tuesday’s Blair County Commis...
Penn State Trustees Chairwoman Karen Peetz won't run for another term as leader of the university's governing body, b...
Pennsylvania gambling regulators say gross revenue from table games at the state's 11 casinos was up 3.4% last month comp...
Logan Township residents got some good news and some bad news coming out of last night’s supervisors meeting.The good n...
Senior Judge Charles Brown of Centre County will be reviewing a request out of Blair County dealing with real estate taxes.Co...
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey used a teleconference Wednesday to unveil his legislation that is an extension of the 2% payroll tax cut ...
Gov. Tom Corbett says that uncapping an oil tax on the wholesale price of gasoline is something he might consider as Pennsylv...
The Department of Environmental Protection has announced that is accepting applications for its Natural Gas Vehicle Grant pro...
Officials with the Pennsylvania Lottery say three winning $1-million Powerball tickets were sold in the state for Wednesd...
The Tyrone Area School District is being awarded $10,000 through a grant from the America’s Farmers Grow Rural Educ...
The cost of electricity is set to go up for area Penelec customers.Officials with Penelec’s parent company FirstEnergy ...
A new report is warning of higher taxes, lower business growth and steeper borrowing costs due to the state's public-sect...
The Department of Revenue says that holiday gatherings are a great opportunity to remind older friends and relatives about Pe...
A statement released to Altoona Regional Health system employees on Tuesday says the hospital’s board of directors and ...
The Britain-based company that runs the national lottery in the United Kingdom is pledging to produce more than $34 billi...
Pennsylvania's jobless rate is down for the first time in six months.The state Department of Labor and Industry reports t...
Property taxes may soon be going up in Blair County.Blair County Commissioners received their first glimpse of the 2013 gener...
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are looking to have an all-electronic toll collection plan in place within five years.Turnpik...
Governor Tom Corbett's administration is seeking ways to generate additional revenue.On Friday, the administration announ...
It looks like real estate taxes will be going up in Blair County.The budget to be introduced at the Blair County Board of Com...
Governor Tom Corbett will lead a delegation of Pennsylvania business, tourism and university leaders on a business developmen...
Another step has been taken by Blair County Commissioners in their effort to potentially sell Valley View Home.At their meeti...
Changes are coming at the top for a locally based company.Sheetz Inc. announced Thursday that current Executive Vice Presiden...
A clothing manufacturing and distribution company in Blair County has been sold.The Warnaco group has been acquired by the PV...
Pennsylvanians who may be displaced from their homes due to damage from Hurricane Sandy are reminded that an online housing l...
Altoona City Councilmen are preparing for the upcoming release of the Act 47 recovery plan.The consulting team chosen by the ...
Barnes & Noble Inc. said Tuesday that devices used by customers to swipe credit and debit cards have been tampered with in 63...
Pennsylvania's jobless rate rose again for the fourth straight month in September.The State Department of Labor and Indus...
As cold weather approaches, the Department of Environmental Protection is urging homeowners to act now to save energy and mon...
There's been plenty of debate over the Marcellus Shale natural gas field, but new research adds a twist that could impact...
Community members are rallying to raise money for additional rescue equipment.Residents gathered at the Seven Points Visitors...
It’s been a long time coming but Amtran finally has a tenant for its Trolleyworks building on 5th Avenue.Amtran officia...
The ratings agency Standard and Poors is revising Penn State University’s outlook to negative from stable and affirming...
Pennsylvania state agencies and local governments in places where drilling for natural gas is occurring learned Monday how mu...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board says state casinos generated $59.3 million in revenue from table games in September...
Altoona City Council members got their first look at the 2013 budget Wednesday night.Of course this is just a starting point ...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is stepping down.Officials say Roger Nutt cited health re...
Anyone in the market for heavy equipment or machinery may be able to find what they are looking for among the 161 items up fo...
The company that owns the Martinsburg Mill has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.Pennfield is expected to sell the Martinsburg,...
Lawmakers approved more than $1 billion in new borrowing for Pennsylvania on Wednesday.The bulk of the money will go to p...
Pennsylvania is receiving federal dollars to grow business.The Small Business Administration recently presented the state wit...
Peoples Natural Gas customers will notice an increase in rates.According to company officials the average residential bill wi...
The Allegheny Mountains Convention and Visitors Bureau is preparing to unveil a new name design.The design is aimed at attrac...
Ebensburg Borough Council is searching for a tenant or buyer for the old county prison.The former Cambria County prison, buil...
Governor Tom Corbett ceremonially signed a bill Wednesday that authorizes public private partnerships (P3) for transportation...
State lawmakers are hearing warning signs about the Pennsylvania Turnpike's debt load from the state's elected fiscal...
The state senate Local Government Committee, chaired by Sen. John Eichelberger, has rescheduled a hearing on Harrisburg's...
Pennsylvania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.1 percent in August, up two-tenths of a percentage point fro...
Protesters representing a number of causes repeatedly interrupted Gov. Tom Corbett during a town hall meeting in Philadelphia...
At last night’s Altoona Area School Board meeting a decision was made to issue $50 million in new general obligatio...
The Hollidaysburg Area school board is planning to file a civil lawsuit against the Central Tax Bureau of Pennsylvania Inc.Ce...
Logan Township's refinancing of a 2008 bond will yield a $446,000 savings, much of which is required to be spent duri...
Local residents are reminded that the Pennsylvania 529 College Savings Program is available to help families cover the costs ...
In the market for a used bucket truck, automobile or even a water slide?The city of Altoona might just have a deal for you, a...
One in eight Pennsylvanians has a hard time putting food on the table, a number that's been creeping up in the state sinc...
Pennsylvania collected $1.8 billion in General Fund revenue inAugust, which was $32.3 million, or 1.8 percent, less t...
State Treasurer Rob McCord recently marked a major milestone in Pennsylvania's nationally recognized Keystone Home Energy...
The price of electricity is going down.Starting this Saturday the average Penelec customer will see a 4.2 percent reduction i...
Pennsylvanians concerned with the rising cost of higher education have a few days left to get the most out of their college s...
Logan Township is looking to refinance some of its long-term debt.John McShane – the township’s bond agent &ndash...
Altoona City officials say they are expecting a smooth transition as the company collecting their mercantile, property and bu...
Valley View Nursing Home ended 2011 in the black for the second year in a row.Blair County’s 2011 financial audit shows...
When Pennsylvania released official data on Marcellus Shale natural gas production last week, there was no mention that numbe...
The city of Altoona is trying to decide what they will do about the collection of certain tax money now that a collection com...
The state Department of Labor and Industry said in a report released on Thursday that the unemployment rate shot up to 7.9 pe...
Logan Township Supervisors Thursday agreed to seek another independent appraisal on their former municipal building on Burgoo...
Blair County’s director of Children, Youth and Families says her department will need more funding in the future to kee...
The Marcellus Shale is about to become the most productive natural gas field in the United States, according to new data from...
Alternative energy could take a step forward in Pennsylvania after the US Senate Finance Committee voted late last week to re...
Silver Airways first day of providing passenger service at the Altoona-Blair County Airport got off to a somewhat turbulent s...
Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell will serve as the independent athletics integrity monitor at Penn State for the NCAA.The ...
A tentative recovery plan for the financially struggling city of Scranton includes a commuter tax and increased contributions...
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and her running mate have been arrested at a sit-in at a Philadelphia bank over h...
A new airline takes over passenger service today at the Altoona-Blair County Airport.Silver Airlines will offer three flights...
The Pennsylvania Lottery has posted a record year, spurred on by scratch-offs and record jackpots in big-ticket drawings like...
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley was in Blair County on Thursday.Cawley toured the New Pig manufacturing facility,...
Lieutenant Governor Mark Cawley will visit Blair County today.Cawley is set to tour the New Pig Company in Tipton – whe...
Lieutenant Governor Mark Cawley will visit Blair County today.Cawley is set to tour the New Pig Company in Tipton – whe...
Hiring in Pennsylvania is on the rise, but overall employment remained relatively stagnant for a fourth straight month.The st...
The New York-based credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has slapped a lower rating on Pennsylvania's debt ...
Penn State received more than $208-million in donations for the fiscal year that just ended, the second-highest total in ...
Governor Tom Corbett attended the Hormann Flexon groundbreaking ceremony Monday in Burgettstown, Washington County.Corbett sp...
The Blair County Commissioners have set a July 16th deadline to accept bids for a vacant lot in downtown Altoona.County leade...
Gross revenue from slot machines rose more than 5-percent for the fiscal year that just ended.The Pennsylvania Gaming Control...
On Saturday, just minutes before the deadline, Governor Tom Corbett signed the 2012-13 budget.The $27.66 billion budget w...
A Republican-crafted spending plan for Pennsylvania's state government is one big step closer to becoming law.Thursday...
Democrats are criticizing a $27.7-billion Pennsylvania state spending plan written by majority Republicans as a gift to b...
Details of the nearly $27.7-billion state spending plan endorsed by Republican Governor Tom Corbett and GOP legislative l...
Lawmakers and staff in Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled state Legislature are scrambling to finish writing a host of ...
A building on South Atherton Street in State College owned by the charity that Jerry Sandusky founded is up for sale.Last mon...
More money for private school scholarships and education nonprofits in Pennsylvania will be part of a nearly $27.7-billio...
The Hollidaysburg Area School District has passed a new budget – without a tax increase.School board members voted 6-3 ...
Governor Tom Corbett says he and top Republican state lawmakers have an agreement on a nearly $27.7-billion spending plan...
The Blair County Commissioners are selling the Downtown Altoona property that use to house the former Eagle’s Building....
The Legislature's leading advocate of privatizing liquor and wine sales in Pennsylvania has thrown in the towel, at least...
The Altoona Area School District has a new budget.Board members adopted their 2012-13 budget Monday night – and it does...
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development will hold an informational session this evening at which th...
Two environmental programs find themselves under the gun in state budget talks.The Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation...
The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania held steady last month even as the U.S. jobless rate rose slightly.The state Department...
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development has scheduled a public meeting for Monday to allow Altoona ...
Hollidaysburg School District officials are pushing for a 2-mill tax increase when the board adopts its 2012-13 budget next w...
Pennsylvania state government now has the authority to make one of its largest, if not its largest, bond issues ever as it lo...
A new poll shows Governor Tom Corbett's job-approval rating is lower than ever.The Quinnipiac University survey released ...
Penn State Altoona’s Railroad Transit Engineering program has received a financial boost from a Hollidaysburg engineeri...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 102-90 to approve a bill to license and regulate "payday lending" i...
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives has sent to the governor a bill that would allow up to $4.5-billion in borrow...
Seven Commonwealth Court judges will decide on a constitutional challenge by seven municipalities to portions of Pennsylvania...
A $27.7-billion budget plan written by Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania state House and Senate would send more mone...
A major bill to pay off Pennsylvania's nearly $4-billion unemployment compensation debt to the federal government is ...
The deadline to apply for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for older adults and residents with disabilit...
State gaming regulators say gross slots revenue at Pennsylvania's 11 casinos was up 3.4-percent last month compared to Ma...
Altoona City officials have given the owner of the former Russo Demolition Building one week to demolish part of the structur...
Citing an abundant supply of electricity as a major factor, Penelec has announced electric rates will be going down.The lower...
A new state-funded study says Pennsylvania should create an independent tourism commission and change the handling of county ...
Bigger class sizes and fewer class offerings are likely byproducts of massive funding cuts to public schools in the Keystone ...
Two education advocacy groups say a new survey shows that half of Pennsylvania's school districts expect their finances t...
The number of online tax filers is increasing each year.According to the Department of Revenue, four-and-a-half-million Penns...
A Pennsylvania company will invest $380 million to expand natural gas pipelines in the state.Penn Virginia Resource Partn...
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jeff Karstens will make a rehab appearance with the Altoona Curve at Peoples Natural Gas ...
The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania dropped slightly last month as more people found work, but the overall size of payrolls...
The Hollidaysburg Area School District is holding the line on taxes next year.School board members voted 6-2 last night to in...
Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary C. Alan Walker on Friday filed a petition with the Commonwealth Co...
A Chevron representative told Logan Township officials Thursday night that her company has no immediate plans to begin gas dr...
Blair County’s newest industrial manufacturer has officially opened its doors.State and local development officials gat...
The head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development will make a stop in Blair County today.Secr...
The Pennsylvania Senate has approved a $27.7-billion state budget plan that would avoid many of the cuts Governor Tom Cor...
A new report shows Pennsylvania pulled in more than $3-billion in gross casino revenue last year, an increase of more tha...
Pennsylvania's universities, public schools, hospitals, nursing homes and people who depend on county-run social services...
Pennsylvania college students are urging federal lawmakers to strike a deal that will avert higher interest rates on student ...
The Altoona Area School District has introduced its 2012-13 budget.The $88.5-million spending plan does not raise taxes, ...
Republicans who control the Pennsylvania Senate say improved tax collections will make more money available for education, so...
A local merchant is playing a farewell song this week.After seven decades in the music business, Ford Music Store is closing ...
The City of Altoona is joining a state program for distressed municipalities seeking help in coming up with a strategy to bec...
Altoona City officials are expecting a decision today on whether or not Altoona will become the state’s 27th distressed...
A proposal to cut business taxes and attempt to close the much-maligned "Delaware loophole" is on its way to the st...
A proposal to cut business taxes and address the so-called "Delaware loophole" that opponents say permits corporati...
State lawmakers returned to Harrisburg Monday and will probably spend much of the coming weeks deciding how to lessen Governo...
The Altoona-Blair County Airport has received the green light from the federal government to bring in a new airline.U.S. Depa...
An annual financial audit of the Pennsylvania Legislature expected to be approved next week says lawmakers' reserve cash ...
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission wants answers from a court before it moves forward with its role in carrying out P...
Someone in Blair County is $325,000 richer.That’s because the Pennsylvania Lottery says a winning Cash 5 Ticket was...
The state police are warning a certain segment of the business community to be aware of a current trend in crime.Businesses d...
Blair County officials have extended their contract by one year with the company that manages Valley View Nursing Home.County...
Altoona Water Authority officials say they are still considering a change to electronic meter reading.General Manager Mark Pe...
The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania dropped slightly last month as payrolls expanded by almost 8,000 jobs.The state Departm...
About 80 people attended Tuesday’s 4th annual Tax Day Rally held in Hollidaysburg.The event at the Canal Basin Park fea...
State Representative Rick Geist is calling for action on transportation funding in Pennsylvania.Leaders of Pennsylvania busin...
A total of 550 vehicles will be available for public bid today.The Department of General Services will hold the one-day aucti...
Emphasizing the importance of safe digging during summer projects, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and Pennsylvani...
Four communities will share $188,000 in Community Development and Block Grant Dollars awarded Tuesday by the Blair County...
One of five contenders seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania paid a visit to our region on Tuesda...
As Pennsylvania’s April 17 personal income tax filing deadline fast approaches, Department of Revenue Secretary Dan Meu...
A Pittsburgh newspaper reports that Pennsylvania Lottery officials awarded a $183-million advertising contract to a Pitts...
Pennsylvania's eleven casinos pulled in more than $233.1-million in gross slot machine revenue last month, setting an...
Governor Tom Corbett wants a private company to run the Pennsylvania Lottery, saying that would put it in a stronger position...
The City of Altoona is getting some financial help to pay for recent vandalism incidents at the 13th Street Pedestrian Crosso...
The Altoona Water Authority may temporarily shutter their Plane 9 Reservoir because of high amounts of sediment moving throug...
The Altoona Water Authority’s employee pension plan remains on relatively solid ground.Board members on Thursday review...
The Martin’s grocery chain says it will stop selling fresh ground beef containing the filler known as "pink slime....
Pennsylvania's payrolls expanded at the fastest rate in two years in February.The state Department of Labor and Industry ...
Two Blair County Commissioners will travel to Harrisburg next week for the Spring Conference of the County Commissioners Asso...
If you have matters to attend to at the courthouse you should expect some delays as you go through security.The Horner trial ...
The Borough of Tyrone is decorated in green just in time for Saint Patrick’s Day.That’s because the 6th Annual Ir...
Ten local high school students and six adults will travel to Saint Polten, Austria this summer as part of the Sister Cities P...
Funding for programs that support local residents with developmental disabilities are again on the chopping block.Southern Al...
Governor Tom Corbett says his upcoming trade mission to France and Germany is no vacation.The governor defended his trip duri...
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce has rolled out a new initiative to urge residents to spend more of their money locally.T...
Pennsylvania will receive over $1-million in historic preservation grants from the U.S. Department of the Interior’...
Pennsylvania's pension systems for state employees and school employees are reporting positive investment returns for 201...
A national publication has ranked Pennsylvania among the nation’s top states for new or expanded corporate facilities i...
Many Pennsylvanians may be looking forward to a tax refund this year, but trying to get one as soon as possible could lessen ...
Pennsylvania's employment picture continues to brighten, as the rate fell in January to 7.6-percent.It's the fourth s...
Local residents could see a rise in heating costs come this fall.Peoples Natural Gas could put in place a nine-percent increa...
The Blair County Commissioners are moving forward with plans to impose an impact fee on Marcellus Shale drilling.County leade...
State Democratic senators are challenging Governor Tom Corbett's top public welfare official over the administration'...
Officials from the four the state-related universities, the University of Pittsburgh, Lincoln, Temple and Penn State will hav...
Logan Township supervisors voted Thursday to implement a $10 flat-rate occupational tax.It’s a move that’s ex...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is critical of a bid involving his predecessor for control of Philadelphia's two major news...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is critical of a bid involving his predecessor for control of Philadelphia's two major news...
Altoona City officials say they would have to layoff 40 employees in 2012 just to make up for a projected $1.6-millon bud...
Representatives of Penn State, Pitt and Temple are asking the state House Appropriations Committee to reject Governor Tom Cor...
Today could be the last time that the City of Altoona isn’t officially known as a distressed municipality.City Council ...
Altoona Water Authority officials say they are working on a plan to bring some private water lines under the ownership of the...
Governor Tom Corbett paid a visit to Cambria County on Thursday.Corbett met with company employees and discussed his proposed...
The Blair County Commissioners say they are still trying to determine how much revenue the state’s new Marcellus Shale ...
The Blair County Commissioners say they are still trying to determine how much revenue the state’s new Marcellus Shale ...
The City of Altoona is accepting applications for housing rehabilitation assistance for income eligible homeowners.Loans of 0...
The administration of Governor Tom Corbett is expecting about $50-million from its new efforts to collect taxes on items ...
Pennsylvania's working class carries the burden of Governor Corbett's latest budget proposal, according to union lead...
Pennsylvania's attorney general says a landmark settlement with the big mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses will del...
State Senator John Eichelberger says the 2012-13 budget proposed by Governor Corbett is an important step in the right direct...
Governor Tom Corbett on Tuesday proposed a hold-the-line budget of $27.1-billion, with no tax increases, deep cuts to hig...
The Blair County Commissioners say they will begin this week examining the finite details in Governor Tom Corbett’s 201...
The state Senate voted Tuesday to impose a fee on natural-gas drilling in Pennsylvania and expand regulations for the booming...
A final framework is at hand on sweeping legislation to impose an impact fee and update safety regulations on Pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania ranks 14th when it comes to financial security, according to the 2012 "Assets and Opportunities Scorecard.&...
Blair County Ballpark will now be known as People’s Natural Gas Field.Altoona Curve and gas company officials made the ...
Blair County Ballpark is officially getting a new name today.The Altoona Curve and People’s Natural Gas have called a 1...
Pennsylvania's highest-ranking state senator says he thinks an agreement on a sweeping bill to impose a fee on the boomin...
The Justice Reinvestment Initiative, a newly-formed panel of judges, lawmakers, state cabinet members and other officials, ha...
Logan Township will levy a $5 Per-Capita Tax beginning this year.Township supervisors agreed to the move in a 4-0 vote Th...
Blair County officials are switching their checking and savings accounts to a new bank.Treasurer Jim Carouthers tells WRTA Ne...
Blair County Ballpark is getting a new name.Sources close to WRTA News say Altoona Curve sponsor People’s Natural Gas i...
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate dropped for the third straight month in December and payrolls expanded slightly.The state De...
An Altoona man was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of violating counterfeit laws.The one-...
Altoona City Council held an informational work session Wednesday night to learn more about the state’s ACT 47 Program,...
Pennsylvania gambling regulators say gross revenue at the state's 10 casinos topped $3-billion in 2011 as slot machine re...
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection has undercounted the number of wells producing Marcellus Shale natural ...
The 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show is underway and Governor Tom Corbett was on hand last week to get it started. During the open...
More bad news for Penn State.The university says it will receive $11.4-million less than its initial appropriation from l...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is ordering most state agencies under his control to cut spending by 3-percent for the curr...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is ordering a pay freeze for top state employees, including himself. Corbett spokesman Kevi...
Halfway through Pennsylvania's fiscal year, the state government revenue shortfall is already almost a half-billion dollars.F...
Property taxes are going up next year in Logan Township. Supervisors have approved their $26.5-Million budget, which incl...
Get ready to dig a little deeper into your pocket to pay for your sewer bill.Altoona Water Authority board members voted on t...
The City of Altoona is looking for volunteers for Authorities, Boards, and Commissions.Applications are currently available i...
Governor Tom Corbett's top budget adviser on Tuesday warned that Pennsylvania's tax collections will continue to suffer from ...
A bill to authorize Pennsylvania utility inspectors to enforce federal safety rules over many new natural gas gathering pipel...
Property taxes in the City of Altoona will increase slightly in 2012.Council on Wednesday passed their new $26.8-million ...
Altoona City Council will begin meetings with officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Developmen...
Transportation officials say electric car charging stations are coming to the Pennsylvania Turnpike.The Pennsylvania Departme...
The Blair County Commissioners will borrow just $3-million in 2012 to help cover expenses until tax dollars and state rei...
Individuals who live, work, or own a business in Huntingdon County are reminded that Wednesday is the deadline to apply for r...
Logan Township residents will likely face higher taxes in 2012. Board members on Thursday said the proposed 2-mill tax increa...
The bad news coming out of a budget meeting Tuesday was that local sewer rates might be headed for a 12 percent increase.The ...
The state Department of Labor and Industry has released the latest unemployment numbers.Blair County's unemployment rate fell...
The Blair County Commissioners say they will borrow just $3-million in 2012 to help cover expenses until tax dollars and ...
If you owe child support or alimony monies it will soon become more efficient to make your payments. Blair County officials o...
Twenty-one thousand public sector jobs in Pennsylvania have gone away in the last year, and a new report says it's been a maj...
An ongoing property tax dispute between the owners of the Logan Valley Mall and three local taxing bodies has come to an unex...
The Altoona Water Authority will spend $4.6-million on a major pipeline replacement project along Pleasant Valley Bouleva...
Logan Township residents are still facing a possible tax increase next year. In an interview with WRTA’s Doug Herendeen...
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate dropped in October for the first time in five months while payrolls expanded slightly.The st...
Despite ongoing economic woes, AAA says travel is expected to increase this Thanksgiving holiday.AAA estimates that 42.5 mill...
Blair County officials introduced their 2012 budget Tuesday morning. County leaders spent the last 24 hours revising their fi...
The Blair County Commissioners say some fee increases are coming to Valley View Nursing Home. Board members are mulling a pro...
As the winter months and winter heating bills quickly approach, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today remind...
Following a record-breaking third quarter Norfolk Southern Corporation is planning to increase its workforce by 500 employees...
Projects in eight Pennsylvania counties including Blair, Bedford and Cambria Counties will be receiving funding for the use, ...
Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary C.Alan Walker has released the Emergency Action Plan for the distr...
A bill to impose a local impact fee on natural gas drilling and establish new state regulations on the growing industry is ge...
Blair County could become a major hub for companies looking to service the state’s booming natural gas industry. That w...
Pennsylvania's tax collections remain behind expectations, although that may be partly by design. The Revenue Department said...
Altoona City Council has found a new way to raise some extra cash – but it won’t do much for their overall bottom...
Altoona City Council will introduce their 2012 budget at their first meeting next month.City finance director Omar Strohm cov...
Blair County officials released new details Tuesday of their plans for a $12.5-million bond issue. The spending was outli...
The Blair County Commissioners have settled a two-year-long civil lawsuit over the accessed value of a Tyrone senior housing ...
Having freshly signed a bill aimed at giving him unprecedented power to take control of the finances in Pennsylvania's capita...
Gov. Tom Corbett signed a new law this morning giving him unprecedented power to force Pennsylvania's capital into a state-sa...
A legislative study estimates Pennsylvania could generate up to $804-million in economic activity if it permits hunting o...
Some new jobs are coming to Blair County. A company with ties to the Marcellus Shale gas industry is opening a manufacturing ...
A bill to empower Pennsylvania's governor or someone he designates to take over many of the Harrisburg city government's cent...
A local farming operation will have their land preserved for future generations of agriculture use by a state wide program.K....
The last month has been bad for agricultural commodity producers, with plunging prices impacting Pennsylvania’s farmers...
A minority of Pennsylvania legislators has signed a national anti-tax group's "no-tax pledge," and some told a news...
An association of Pennsylvania's county commissioners has a split opinion on Governor Tom Corbett's proposal to allow countie...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett says intensive development and a lack of maintenance of storm drains may have contributed t...
The Blair County Commissioners have selected M&T Securities to help the county secure financing for an expensive 911 upgrade ...
Slot-machine revenue at northeastern Pennsylvania's casinos grew at a faster clip last month than it did at casinos in the re...
Pennsylvania's Department of Revenue says tax collections are lagging $215-million behind projections after the first thr...
Attorney General Linda Kelly today urged Pennsylvania consumers to carefully review their privacy rights related to the sale ...
People’s Natural Gas customers will see an increase in their monthly bills beginning today. Rates will increase from &#...
Governor Tom Corbett will be touring a carpenters training center in Pittsburgh today, where he's also expected to discuss hi...
As Governor Tom Corbett looks to cut spending and the size of government in Pennsylvania, he'll look to recommendations from ...
The City of Altoona has received an extra $900,000 from the state towards its annual pension fund contribution. Officials...
Blair County ended 2010 with a $4-million fund balance.That’s according to the findings released Tuesday in the cou...
The director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency says there are still 114 people living in shelters as a result o...
A former coal company owner from Armstrong County is announcing his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination in next yea...
Democrats in the Pennsylvania Senate are offering a revised plan to create jobs after the state's unemployment rate rose from...
The Blair County Commissioners say their financial woes at Valley View Nursing home may be easing a bit. Commissioner Diane M...
A Blair County printing business is shuttering its doors.Workers say the Canan Station Print Shoppe will close by the end of ...
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says its one-year experiment with wine vending machines at grocery stores is over, at l...
The Corbett administration is making changes to the state agency that primarily regulates Pennsylvania's booming natural gas ...
Governor Tom Corbett is revealing more details about the kind of fee he wants to impose on Pennsylvania's booming natural gas...
Pennsylvania's top environmental official says the state will use tough enforcement when it comes to regulating natural gas d...
The Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation and Woodbury Township will be the recipients of Blair County’s 2011 Co...
The 2011-12 state budget slashed funding for the Pennsylvania’s Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program. Howev...
Representatives from the United States Small Business Administration are recognizing a Blair County company for its recent gr...
Unemployment rates continue to rise in the region.Figures released by the state Department of Labor and Industry show that Bl...
Residential electric customers will pay more starting next Thursday according to Penelec officials.The average residential cu...
A review of the City of Altoona’s 2010 finances shows the city’s budget crisis continues to worsen. An auditor fr...
The Altoona Water Authority will lease a half-acre of land off the Interstate 99 Pinecroft Exit to build a new bulk water pum...
Among the thousands of visitors at Penn State's AG Progress Days Wednesday were dozens of state and local officials, who came...
Another Blair County farm will forever be preserved for agricultural use. County leaders Tuesday agreed to pay Kenneth Wayne ...
Small-business owners in Pennsylvania hoping to prevent pollution and save money by improving energy efficiency are now eligi...
U.S. Senator Bob Casey announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $5 million grant to Penn State...
Logan Township Supervisors are spending $104,000 on a new plow truck. The purchase was approved at Thursday’s meeti...
Penn State Altoona’s first Business Case Competition is scheduled for November.The event will be held at the new Sheetz...
A local financial expert says personal investors need not to worry too much about the rocky road on Wall Street that’s ...
Verizon workers in Blair County are among the tens of thousands of Verizon Communications employees nationwide who are on str...
Pennsylvania may be ending its one-year experiment with wine vending machines at grocery stores amid a contractor dispute.The...
Congressman Bill Shuster has voted in favor of legislation agreed to by House and Senate leaders to prevent a default on the ...
Pennsylvania collected $1.7 billion in General Fund revenue in July, the first month of the 2011-12 fiscal year, Secretar...
The Pennsylvanian Public Utility Commission has fined People’s Natural Gas $20-thousand for violating the state&rsq...
The Corbett administration says Pennsylvania state government can operate for a while without interruption even if Congress d...
The General Assembly's leading advocate of privatizing liquor and wine sales in Pennsylvania is already pitching his plan to ...
Blair County isn’t facing any immediate post office closures.But other neighboring counties aren’t so lucky. The ...
Altoona Water Authority board members have rejected two bids on property in Antis Township where the authority wants to build...
It’s not the drive through window that was previously promised.But the Altoona Water Authority has now installed a paym...
If you owe back property taxes in Blair County prepare to have your house or business tagged with a fluorescent colored flier...
Pennsylvania's environmental regulators are agreeing to take more precautions before they approve certain permits for oil and...
A new casino in Philadelphia spurred much of an increase in tax revenue from slot-machine gambling in Pennsylvania.The Pennsy...
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is toasting a banner year for liquor and wine sales.The board reported Tuesday that sal...
Ohio has become the latest state to begin looking at selling or leasing its tolls roads. The Buckeye State’s governor i...
Governor Tom Corbett signed Pennsylvania’s new state budget into law Thursday night just 15 minutes before midnight.The...
Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled state legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to a $27.15 billion budget.The bu...
Tuition rates remain in flux at Pennsylvania's 18 state-supported universities as lawmakers advance a plan to reduce aid to t...
Pennsylvania counties may soon get some much needed help when it comes to recovering some of the costs associated with keepin...
Tentative contracts covering 55,000 state employees would cost taxpayers an additional $164-million over four years. Gove...
Pennsylvania's education secretary says he's dismayed so few school districts are taking up Governor Tom Corbett's challenge ...
An online financial scam is using a similar name and the former address of a legitimate, licensed Pennsylvania company to sol...
Governor Tom Corbett and Republican legislative leaders closeted themselves in private meetings Wednesday in an attempt to so...
The Blair County Commissioners are moving forward with plans to finance a $460-thousand phone system.County leaders began...
Top state Republican lawmakers are working with Governor Tom Corbett to clear up final disagreements in a state spending plan...
The Altoona Area School District has a new budget for the 2011-12 school year.Board members adopted an $85.4-million spen...
With less than two weeks left in the fiscal year, top Republican lawmakers hope to finalize a state spending plan that can pa...
A Pennsylvania public policy group is calling on state lawmakers to breathe new life into a ten-year-old healthcare plan for ...
Withgas prices declining but still a dollar more than this time last year, AMTRAN is joining other public transportation syst...
A dramatic new plan and new direction to bring competition to high-speed and intercity passenger rail service across the coun...
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is once again saying "no" to retail price increases for liquor and wine. The ...
A Senate panel is sending to the floor a bill to impose an impact fee on natural-gas drilling in Pennsylvania. The Environmen...
A bill to tap into the revenue stream from Pennsylvania's natural gas drilling boom is expected to be taken up by a state Sen...
Starting today AMTRAN will institute service improvements to the bus system based on customer feedback. To help our customers...
Pennsylvania environmental groups have signed a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, urging her to reject a proposed...
The administration of Governor Tom Corbett is trying to reach agreement on new contracts with 17 state employee unions in the...
Altoona City Council netted $32-thousand Wednesday by approving the sale of several pieces of former city property.Dozens...
Blair County’s Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds says someone has been trying to sell copies of homeowner deeds a...
More than 200 people rallied in the Pennsylvania Capitol for tougher environmental protection — if not an outright ban ...
The Altoona Area School District is set to adopt its 2011-12 budget later this month. Board president James Walstrom tells WR...
Wegmans Food Markets Inc. is telling Pennsylvania's government liquor agency that it's canceling an agreement to sell wine th...
The Corbett administration is recommending tougher laws to protect drinking water against pollution from natural gas well dri...
Retired military leaders are asking Pennsylvania lawmakers to reject proposed cuts in state aid for early childhood education...
Pennsylvania state government had another good revenue collection month in May, and is heading into the final month of the fi...
A U.S. House report on spending for the first quarter of 2011 shows that Pennsylvania’s representatives spent some $...
A week after a grand jury report exposed shortcomings in Pennsylvania's casino licensing process, there are questions about w...
A grocery store in Logan Township will become the first in Blair County to sell beer.Officials from the Pennsylvania Liquor C...
Lower electric bills are on the way for many in Blair County.Just as the wraps are coming off air conditioners, Penelec custo...
Pennsylvania House Democrats weren't able to overcome raw numbers in an effort to force consideration of a proposal to tax dr...
The Blair County Commissioners say it was an overload Web Site that caused a delay in the posting of election results during ...
Some Blair County tourism groups received a small financial boost Tuesday thanks to the local bed tax added to hotel room ren...
The Pennsylvania House Republicans' $27.3-billion state budget bill is a vote away from passage.The House voted 110-89 on...
It will soon cost student drivers more money for behind-the-wheel training in the Altoona Area School District.The Driver&rsq...
Altoona School Board members approved $280-thousand in capital improvements for the high school at last night’s mee...
Voting along party lines, the state House Appropriations Committee has stamped its approval on a House Republican budget plan...
Pennsylvania's state House Republican majority is unveiling more details of a counterproposal to Governor Tom Corbett's budge...
Altoona Area School District board members introduced a no tax increase budget at their meeting last night.The tentative $...
A bill moving through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives could soon make it less expensive for counties to seek bids f...
The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania is backing a state Senate bill that calls for the implementation of user...
State Police are looking for information about a theft that occurred at a local business last week.Sometime between 6pm Thurs...
The Altoona Water Authority will spend nearly $30-thousand to student the potential impact of natural gas drilling on the cit...
The Pennsylvania Treasury is holding at least $5.2-million in unclaimed property for Blair County residents.State Treasurer R...
Budget Secretary Charles Zogby on Friday certified that $776.2 million in gaming revenue will be available for property tax r...
Blair County officials say they continue to support the idea of keeping Valley View Nursing Home a county-owned facility.Thei...
Blair County officials have hired a new engineering firm to oversee and inspect their bridges.County officials on Tuesday app...
Pennsylvania still has the largest percentage of structurally deficient bridges than any other state, raising questions about...
Blair County’s Emergency Management Agency is in the process of assembling a group of volunteers who can assist first r...
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