An Altoona man faces child porn counts after what authorities call a yearslong investigation by the AG’s office. That probe got underway in 2021 regarding more than 100 images being uploaded and viewed from a suspect’s accounts. 24 year old Marcus Reed was arraigned Tuesday. He was released on bail and faces a July 12th … Read more
Demolition getting underway Wednesday on that century old building on Main Street in Bellwood that suffered a roof collapse Monday night. The structure, at 408 Main, was a theater at one point and experts called in after the collapse deemed it unsafe to stand any longer.
New ownership for the Altoona Curve announced Wednesday. The team has been soled to it’s been sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), an organization that owns and operates minor league baseball clubs that are affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB). The team will continue to be led by GM Nate Bowen and the current front … Read more
The air quality throughout Central Pennsylvania is considered to be unhealthy as smoke from the Canadian wildfires shifts into the area Wednesday. Blair County is listed under the second most serious level, a code orange by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, until at least 8am Thursday.
That partial building collapse Monday evening at 408 Main Street in Bellwood is under investigation as structural engineers and PennDOT determine if the structure will have to come down. The building, now vacant, was a theater starting back in the 1930’s.
A judge will weigh suppressing search warrants and dismissing at least 11 felony charges against Daniel M. Sipes, after hearing arguments from his attorney Thomas Dickey during a pretrial motions hearing recently. The 27 year old Sipes is facing a number of charges including attempted homicide and aggravated arson after allegedly starting a house fire … Read more
Follow up on a story we told you about Monday. The Aviation Inn restaurant in Duncansville will establish a code of ethics and conduct in cooperation with the NAACP after a customer’s receipt from the restaurant with a derogatory racial term written on it went viral. Three members of the group met with the restaurant … Read more
A Sunday night shooting reported at the Altoona Grand Hotel. Police went there just before midnight after getting reports people heard multiple shots. There were no injuries reported. No word on possible suspects.
In Blair County, the NAACP is calling for violent threats against the Aviation Inn to stop after a now former employee wrote the N-word on a woman of color’s receipt on May 18th. The NAACP says it does not condone violence and is asking the community to not retaliate against the Inn for the actions … Read more
The Altoona Water Authority is considering implementing a program to help bring water customers into compliance with laws requiring backflow prevention valves and annual testing. Controlling backflow helps to keep contaminated water from flowing into public systems. According to a rep from the National Weather Specialties Company, most commercial and institutional customers have such valves … Read more