Joe Merilli News Today

Years ago, when Mitch Cooper was an officer in the Altoona Police Department, pamphlets were available containing information about dealing with stress on the job and other troubling issues. But those pamphlets weren’t easily accessible, and officers worried that if it became known they needed help with stress, anxiety, depression or fear, they’d seem weak […]

A local app created to identify those at risk of suicide is growing in acceptance across the United States and around the world. “Just think of how many liv

Brooke Colledge (left) and Makenzie Lukehart (right) from March 2020. Image: Penn State Penn State Altoona takes fourth in AMCC Softball Preseason Poll March 16, 2021 NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. — The Penn State Altoona softball team was predicted to finish in fourth place in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference this season, when the league announced the results of its 2021 Preseason Coaches’ Poll.  Mount Aloysius College, which won each of the previous two AMCC championships, was voted int...