An Altoona City Council member, a retired police officer and a publisher of a small community newsletter are bidding to be Altoona's next mayor.

Altoona residents who believe they may have given money to Sean K. Davis for a children's cancer run/walk authorities have determined doesn't exist should call investigator Scott Kelley at 715-839-6090.

Valentine's Day is the busiest day of the year for a couple of Altoona businesses.

DENVER, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ProBuild Holdings Inc., one of the nation's largest professional building materials suppliers, today announced that it will host a grand opening event at its Altoona, ...

Officers arrest a man for fraud after he approached businesses and asked if they’d sponsor a children’s cancer run/walk. This happened in the Altoona/Eau Claire area.

Economic developers and strategists say it's not 'if,' but 'when' retail and business development will surge in Altoona.

Altoona City Council has talked for years about entering the state's distressed municipalities program, even as they struggled to avoid it with stopgap measures.

In the wake of a growing deficit and weakening revenue stream, city council members decided that they have run out of options and will pursue the possibility of declaring Altoona as a distressed municipality. At a work session inside City Hall on Monday evening, officials said they have balanced the budget over the past three years with a deficit, by dipping into the remaining reserve, and have ...

CURVE, Pa. - The Altoona Curve and Peoples Natural Gas today announced a partnership that will rename the Logan Township ballpark in which the Curve play and potentially help spur economic development with the use of green energy.

Officer Matt McCoy and his dog Charlie make up the Altoona P.D. K-9 unit. Their current vehicle provides too small a space for Charlie, and they are looking to citizen and local businesses for donations towards an SUV to keep Charlie healthy and this vital program in place.