News Staff Nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed late Wednesday in Pennsylvania, with no hazardous chemicals on board and no reported injuries. The derailment happened outside of New Castle.
Authorities with the Altoona Police Department have filed charges against a Blair County man following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault from March of last year. According to the affidavit, police say the victim told officers that she had reportedly been assaulted while intoxicated by 31-year-old Armando Floyd while the two were allegedly “hanging … Read more
The Altoona Amazon facility now has more than 50 employees and is still hiring. Workers make a minimum of $16 an hour. Since opening, the company has started making an impact on our local community and already donated $1,000 to Blair Family Services during their first week.
A run-in with UPMC police in Altoona after reports of someone filming patients in the ER has led to a child pornography charge for a Duncansville man. 57 year old Hugo Richard Derosa is facing one charge of child pornography and was released with unsecured bail set at $10,000.
The Altoona City Council approved the submission of the Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program grant application at their meeting Monday evening. If approved, the money would go toward the Horseshoe Mountain Bike Trail Project. The project would bring new biking trails to Blair County.
Altoona Police Department Chief Joe Merrill gave his annual police report for 2022 at the Altoona City Council meeting Monday evening. Average calls per day were up from 63 in 2021 to 70 in 2022. Despite the increase in calls, Merrill says that it is on par with what they saw in the crime statistics … Read more
A former Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School basketball standout will return to lead the boys’ hoops program into a new era of athletics. Ryan Lestochi has been hired as head coach of the BG varsity boys’ basketball team. Lestochi has been running his nationally recognized All Day Hoops training program full-time in the Altoona area … Read more
Volunteers gathered at Heritage Plaza in Downtown Altoona early Saturday morning as part of Redd Up Altoona to help clean up litter around the city. The event was organized through Facebook as volunteers formed groups and chose sections of the city to survey.
In honor of National Nurses Day, multiple chains are offering some discounts on Saturday. This includes the Applebees in Altoona, Dunkin is offering free medium hot or iced coffee. Also, Firehouse Subs, Outback Steakhouse, Chipoltle and Vera Bradley to name a few. For more National Nurses Day Discounts, check out Nurse.org’s website.
A Johnstown man is in prison after being accused of trying to meet what he thought was a 15-year-old girl for sex. Once at the scene officers spoke with the group Altoona Predator Hunters. According to the group, they had been posing as a 15-year-old while messaging the suspect.