News Staff In a prepared statement, Congressman John Joyce said “It is devastating that U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick has died from injuries that he sustained on Wednesday while protecting the U.S. Capitol and the people inside. Our hearts are heavy for Officer Sicknick’s family, loved ones, and Capitol Police colleagues, and Alice and I keep … Read more
The system that Pennsylvania hunters, anglers and boaters use to buy their licenses will be out of service this week. The Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced that the Pennsylvania Automated Licensing System, commonly known as PALS, will be unavailable from 12 a.m. Tuesday, January 12, through 8 a.m. Friday, … Read more
Altoona Police say last Thursday night just before 9, they assisted PA State Parole and the PA Office of Attorney General with an open investigation involving 41yr old ANTHONY BROWN of Philadelphia. An officer with the State Parole Department observed BROWN in Altoona and attempted to make contact with him as got out of a … Read more
John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, is taking a definitive step toward running for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2022. Fetterman said Friday that he is exploring a run for U.S. Senate. Previously, Fetterman had said that he was looking at running for either governor or U.S. Senate in 2022.
The post holiday surge in COVID-19 cases is here as The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard showed an increase of 10,178 new coronavirus cases in the state today with an additional 215 deaths. Blair County with 104 new cases and two new deaths.
A Pennsylvania Congressman says he objected to his state’s electors even after reconvening last night following the riots in D.C…. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WRTA-010821-SMUCKER1-OBJECTION.mp3 Congressman Lloyd Smucker told a local Harrisburg radio station it shook the confidence of the people of Pennsylvania in the election process. He said he was left frustrated with the election process…. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WRTA-010821-SMUCKER2-OBJECTION.mp3
An Allegheny County couple is thanking police for returning their stolen dog. The dog owners say they had taken their pup for a walk Tuesday night when a man came up and asked if he could pet the dog. They say, the next thing they knew, the man had unhooked the dog’s leash and ran … Read more
The state Departments of Education and Health are allowing elementary schools the option to return to in-person learning. Prior to the change, schools were to only do remote learning. Officials say they encourage schools to consider a return to some form of in-person instruction when they start on January 25th, provided that they meet all … Read more
A Pennsylvania man is among the dead from the chaos that erupted at the Nation’s Capital on Wednesday. Police say Ben Philips of Bloomsburg died as a result of an apparent medical emergency. Phillips… according to other sources… led a busload of President Trump’s supporters to Washington D.C., and in his words, he went there … Read more
The Duncansville Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 8724 will hold its monthly Military Food Share distribution at noon Monday at the post on Newry Lane. It is for all active military, veterans and widows or widowers of veterans living in Blair County. Be sure to bring your military and photo ID. They also remind you … Read more