News Staff Lou Barletta, the Trump-backing former congressman who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate, has taken a step toward possibly running for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022 and begun a political action committee to raise money.Barletta told The Associated Press a month ago that he was considering running and would decide in the coming weeks on whether … Read more
Getting shots in arms is taking top priority for the PA Department of Health that has now opened vaccine eligibility to anyone over the age of 16. Meantime the DOH reported 3,761 new coronavirus cases in the state Sunday along with 27 more deaths. Blair County reported 41 new cases and one additional death.
A man died in a fire Friday night in Clearfield County, and that fire has now been ruled an arson. 33 year old Matthew Troxell of Patton died in the blaze that was first reported just after 9pm on Main Street in Coalport. Investigators quickly arrested 36 year old Jonathan Gallaher, who is now facing … Read more
It’s not a good idea anyway, and it’s actually dangerous. Soon, it may even be illegal. Pennsylvania lawmakers are once again considering a new law that would take the cellphones out of drivers’ hands. The proposed legislation would ban the use of handheld devices by drivers and make violations a “primary offense” — meaning police … Read more
Guilty! That’s the verdict handed down last week in a case involving a man from Tyrone who broke into his girlfriend’s apartment in Altoona last November. 30 year old Devin Miller was convicted in Blair County Court of criminal trespassing, witness intimidation, harassment and disorderly conduct. The same jury acquitted Miller of other charges including … Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the CDC confirmed that a PA woman was one of the six cases of rare blood clots that occurred within two weeks of receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement on Thursday, the DOH said that the 26-year-old woman was being treated at a New Jersey … Read more
A buyer reportedly now has an option on the former Altoona Kmart building. According to printed reports, a managing partner of the owner says a so called “established national business” has tentatively contracted to buy the former Kmart building, and they are now “performing due diligence.” If all goes according to plan, they plan to … Read more
Due to a rise in active and pending COVID cases, the Hollidaysburg Area School District will be fully virtual today for all students. All school sponsored extracurricular and co-curricular activities will also be cancelled through the weekend. Unless otherwise notified, the normal in-person schedule will resume Monday, April 19th. This closure applies to all schools … Read more
The crisis at the southern border, which has been all but ignored by the Biden administration and much of the media, is growing and now it’s heading north. About 150 unaccompanied children from that area have now arrived in northwestern Pennsylvania, where they will be housed at a dormitory at the Pennsylvania International Academy. The … Read more
An Altoona man was covicted Wednesday in Blair County Court, of burning down a house… his former home, on West Chestnut Avenue. 39 year old Jerrett Aungst was convicted of a laundry list of charges yesterday, including arson, risking a catastrophe, burglary, recklessly endangering others and unauthorized use of an automobile. The former PennDOT employee … Read more