After an outcry for help by residents, the city has taken preliminary steps to address an apparent rat infestation on Howard ...

Thousands of people from all over Blair County honored the nation’s veterans Monday morning in Altoona. A parade honored ...

Like a former runner at a track meet or a former construction worker at a building site, veteran Robert Kenny feels ...

While retailers with “already-built-up” clienteles’ can do well in downtown Altoona, those that rely on high foot-traffic volume have struggled since the late 1970s, said Patrick Miller ...

But as Altoona continues to grow, officials in recent years have turned up the volume as they eye new development that feeds off its downtown feel. Already, a bright new mural graces the side of a ...

In a small office in downtown Altoona, where a wall of Harris campaign posters had been fashioned into a US flag, Gillian Kratzer honed her party's rural battle plan, surrounded by maps of the ...