The Associated Press Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, ...

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held Saturday, Oct. 5, at Peoples Natural Gas Field, home of the Altoona Curve. The opening ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. with the walk ...

By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press A second loss in the Eastern Conference Final in three years still stings for the New York Rangers, months after getting eliminated by eventual Stanley Cup ...

Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83.

Mason Rudolph led seven scoring drives after starter Will Levis left with a shoulder injury, and the Tennessee Titans beat the Miami Dolphins 31-12 on Monday night. Rudolph threw for 85 yards and ...

Lisa Beiswenger will teach participants how to paint vintage and modern ceramic Halloween ornaments from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 12 and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Cresson Public Library. The $8 ...

A Clearfield County man, charged with the simple assault of a woman, contended in a petition to Pennsylvania Superior Court that his charges should have been dismissed because he was not tried within ...

Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes was named Baseball America’s 2024 Rookie of the Year on Monday. Skenes is the second player from the Pirates to be named the publication’s rookie of the year along with Andrew ...

Central High School’s doubles team of Kate Dunn and Zoe Grill pulled off two upsets over seeded teams on Monday at the Summit Athletic Club to advance to the District 6 Class 2A Doubles Tennis ...

Senior Sport: Tennis Athlete of the week achievement: Ritchey avenged a loss in last year’s District 6 Class 2A singles championship to Central Cambria’s Marley Ratchford and won, 6-3, 6-2, to claim ...

Many Altoona residents no doubt feel uneasy about tax implications that ultimately may be tied to the proposed $23 million budget plan unveiled last month by the city council. Particularly for ...

Diane Burko, a Pennsylvania research-based climate artist-activist, will give a lecture at the Palmer Museum of Art at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m., as part of Penn State Sustainability’s ...