News Staff Blair County President Judge Elizabth A. Doyle has dismissed felony child endangerment charges against a couple from Freedom Township whose 36 day old baby died in 2019 while he was sleeping with his parents. State Police conducted an investigation at the time of the incident, and charged the baby’s parents… 37 year old Robert Zeth … Read more
Penn State University has launched a phased plan to restore in-person student activities. The plan is split into four phases that the university plans to increase based on “demonstrated student compliance with health and safety requirements, successful virus mitigation, and federal and state guidelines for gatherings.”
Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for any information in the case of Fawn Marie Mountain, a Blair County woman who has been missing since 2012.Investigators say Mountain was last seen at her residence, on Binks Mill Court in Claysburg, in November of 2012. Mountain was 25-years-old at the time of her disappearance … Read more
The Wolf administration and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers are forming a vaccine task force that will brainstorm ways to get COVID-19 shots into Pennsylvanians’ arms more rapidly. A persistent lack of supply and poor distribution system have slowed efforts to vaccinate more than 4 million Pennsylvania residents who are currently eligible for the … Read more
Altoona Water Authority crews worked to repair an early morning water break in the downtown area of the city. The break happened on the sidewalk towards the entrance of the main parking garage of the Altoona Transportation Center and the post office on 11th and 10th avenue. The break was reported around 5:30 a.m. this … Read more
Looking for a job? Well, listen up… The state Department of Labor & Industry has announced plans to hire 120 additional staffers to handle phone lines and emails this month, and even more people next month, as it deals with is says is a continuing increase of claims caused by the coronavirus shutdowns. Acting Labor … Read more
An Altoona man has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. 35 year old Vasilios Pentsas Jr was in Blair County Court on Tuesday, when he told Judge Daniel J. Milliorn that he will contest first-degree murder and other charges he faces in connection with the November death of 29-year-old Andrew Ozio of Hollidaysburg. Altoona police … Read more
The Wolf Administration has announced an expansion to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In a press briefing regarding the temporary policy change in The Commonwealth today, officials say SNAP will now cover certain students that would qualify financially by family income but wouldn’t qualify due to being a student. Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act … Read more
An arrest was made in a five-year murder case out of Centre County. On Monday, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office announced 35-year-old Christopher Kowalski was arrested for the murder of 60-year-old Jean Tuggy. Police said Tuggy was shot to death in her Pine Grove Mills home in January 2016. Initially, police had no suspects. Attorney … Read more
More than three dozen establishments operating in central Pennsylvania were recently cited by the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement for not following COVID-19 mitigation orders. The Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement oversees enforcement of restaurants, bars and social clubs with liquor licenses and is ensuring Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 mitigation orders are being carried out. … Read more