Following approval of the state budget, Rep. Lou Schmitt (R-Altoona), who voted against the spending plan, issued a statement reading, in part, “Children who attend Altoona Area School District will miss out on educational opportunities after an untold amount of money was slashed in the budget approved by House Democrats. The budget cuts 55% from … Read more
Eastern Light Cemetery in Altoona is receiving a grant from Pennsylvania Hallowed Grounds and Preservation Pennsylvania. The money is a part of the African American Cemetery Stewardship Program and will be put to use at the cemetary on 10th Street where 200 people are buried but there are only 50 tombstones.
Three to six years behind bars for a Hollidaysburg man stemming from six burglaries. 27 year old Dylon Gardner has to pay $121,199 in restitution to Penn Turf, JLS Construction, Zmac’s Riverside Pub, Hollidaysburg Wash-N-Go, Golf World by Knisely and Five Star Powersports. There is also the possibility of him entering into the state’s Drug … Read more
A Tyrone man is facing charges including terroristic threats, ethnic intimidation and simple assault in connection with an incident last month on the 12 hundred block of Lincoln Avenue. Police say they got to the scene where a woman said 78 year old Melvin Miller called her a racial slur, then went into his home … Read more
A Blair County jury has acquitted a former Altoona man of two drug-trafficking offenses. 41 year old Raymond Moore had been charged after a search at an Altoona residence turned up 700 packets of heroin, cash and an apparent drug debt sheet. He was cleared of charges including criminal conspiracy and possession with intent to … Read more
A guily plea in federal court from an Altoona man charged with receiving unemployment benefits under the names of seven people. 62 year old Thomas Brace copped a plea to conspiring to defraud the New York State Department of Labor. He and two co-conspirators used fake claims to pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars in … Read more
Altoona Community Theatre is pairing up with The Penguin Project to bring a new production to the area. The production will help kids with disabiliites perform lead roles in modified versions of Broadway musicals. Interested parties can attend a meeting a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6, or at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 8, … Read more
An Altoona man has been handed eight to 16 years in state prison. 23 year old Jason Sanderlin had pleaded guilty to a slew of charges related to two incidents. In one, Sanderlin, carrying an AR-10 assault style rifle, kicked open an apartment door and once inside, the men are accused of yelling racial slur … Read more
WISE Women of Blair County announces they are seeking applications for scholarship assistance. One or more scholarships will be awarded up to a total of $10,000. Deadline for applications is no later than 4 pm on Friday, September 29, 2023. Scholarships will be available to Blair County resident females 21 years of age or older … Read more
Preservation work on a bridge in Allegheny Township is set to begin by Wednesday. Published reports say PennDOT will start work on the bridge that carries U.S. 22 over Route 764 in Blair County. The work will be done one lane at a time to both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the bridge. Traffic … Read more