News Staff According to the Altoona Police Department, Jason Michael Brandt turned himself into authorities and is currently in custody after facing hundreds of charges in connection to a lengthy child sex assault investigation. The 41 year old Brandt charged with over 200 counts. Brandt is a resident of Altoona but police believe that he may have … Read more
Pennsylvania is finally lifting its mask mandate… but that will still not happen overnight. According to the Department of Health, it will happen no later than June 28. Yesterday, state officials said Pennsylvania will no longer require unvaccinated people to wear masks in public on June 28 or once 70% of adults are fully vaccinated, … Read more
A gun threat affecting the Altoona Area School District was posted on Instagram Wednesday night. It included a picture of a person making an obscene gesture, and it included a threat about someone bringing a gun to school. School officials deemed the threat “credible” and that led to an investigation being opened by Altoona Police. … Read more
Wreaths Across America’s Mobile Education Exhibit, which has been traveling the country to honor our nations veterans, will make 15 tour stops in Pennsylvania beginning on June 6. The exhibit serves as a mobile museum, educating visitors about the service and sacrifice of our nation’s heroes as well as serving as an official ‘welcome home’ … Read more
A MIFFLIN COUNTY MAN IS BEHIND BARS ON DOZENS OF GAME CHARGES. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS… http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WRTA-052721-MOODY-Game%20Charges%20VO.mp3 41-YEAR-OLD CACHARY SCHEFFEL FACING MORE THAN 70 CHARGES INCLUDING TWO COUNTS OF UNLAWFUL TAKING OF DEER DURING A CLOSED SEASON. GAME WARDEN AMY NABOZNY SAYS SCHEFFEL WAS ARRESTED MAY 10th IN KENTUCKY… THE FBI IS ALSO INVESTIGATING … Read more
Altoona’s deputy fire chief says he plans to retire and move to North Carolina to be closer to his family. After 22 years of service to the city, Altoona Fire Department Deputy Chief Michael Tofano will step down tomorrow. Tofano has served in his position as deputy chief for the past nine years, and in … Read more
OUR AREA STATE PARKS-BEACHES AND POOLS INCLUDING PRINCE GALLITZIN (Ga LIT zin), BLACK MOSHANNON, AND CANOE CREEK ARE SET TO OPEN FOR THE SEASON ON SATURDAY. FREE SWIMMING IS PERMITTED AT DESIGNATED BEACHES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES IS OFFERING FREE SUNSCREEN AT SOME OF THE BEACHES
He’s been successful at delaying it for a long time, but now it appears inevitable… former Penn State president Graham Spanier will soon have to report to jail. Spanier was forced out as the school’s top administrator when Jerry Sandusky was arrested. That was now a decade ago. He has been in a legal fight … Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Thursday that the state’s mask mandate will be lifted on June 28th. To date, 52.7 percent of the 18 and older population are fully vaccinated, health officials say, and according to the CDC, 97.7 percent of Pennsylvanians over 65 have received at least one dose of vaccine. DOH officials … Read more
Altoona police and the Altoona Area School District are investigating a social media post made late Wednesday evening in which an individual threatened to bring a gun to school, according to a post on the district’s Facebook page. School officials say as a precautionary measure, middle and high school students did not report to school … Read more