Sydney Roach

Union nurses at UPMC Altoona will vote on a new three-year contract with hospital leadership on Thursday, following months of negotiating and public demonstrations. The tentative agreement includes pay raises, more ability for nurses to choose their sched... See more

Starting Tuesday, January 13, there will be eight counties in northwestern Pennsylvania without a hospital where a person can give birth. Warren County is the latest addition to the region’s expanding maternity care desert. Leaders at Warren General Hospi... See more

Penn State officials say two unique programs at closing Commonwealth campuses will move to the Altoona campus, but some people are hesitant about the change. The associate degree programs in forest technology at Penn State Mont Alto – and wildlife technol... See more

Sandy Township and DuBois in Clearfield County officially consolidated into the new “City of DuBois” on Monday. Seven new council members were sworn in during the new city's organizational meeting. They then voted on several resolutions, including assumin... See more

Stephen Sheetz, the former president and CEO of Sheetz, died Sunday night at the age of 77, according to a press release from the company. The Altoona Mirror reports Sheetz died from respiratory complications at UPMC Altoona. Sheetz worked part-time at th... See more