News Staff Governor Tom Wolf is issuing a reminder to Pennsylvanian students who will receive President Joe Biden’s Student Debt Relief that it will not be taxed. According to a release issued by the governor, students who will be receiving up to $20,000 in relief under President Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan will not be taxed. This … Read more
The estate representing the family of Blair County Corrections Officer Rhonda Russell has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, on their behalf, against Blair County and several officials, including the estate of the officer who pulled the trigger in the fatal shooting. Officer Russell was shot and killed last November by an Altoona police officer during … Read more
As International Overdose Awareness Day approaches, Blair County announced it will be doing its own event to remember those who lost their battle with addiction. Blair County’s event will take place Saturday, Aug. 27, at Trans4mation Church located at 1001 S. 1st Street in Altoona from 5 to 9 p.m. Organizers said they will be … Read more
According to Somerset County dispatch, the Windber Church of the Nazarene caught fire early Sunday morning. The church, located at the corner of Graham Ave. and 9th St., lost a portion of its roof in the fire. Dispatch reported that one person had been taken to the hospital and the Fire Marshall had been contacted … Read more
Two COVID-19 vaccination clinics are scheduled at the Altoona Area Public Library over the next month. In cooperation with Mainline Pharmacy, the Altoona Area Public Library is inviting all Blair County residents to two walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics. The first one is scheduled Monday Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The second clinic … Read more
Democrats Josh Shapiro and John Fetterman are both now considered favored to win their respective races, according to election analysts FiveThirtyEight’s forecast model. Both candidates were recently considered to be slightly favored prior to the recent projections. Shapiro, the commonwealth’s attorney general and Democrat nominee for Governor, is projected to have an 86% chance of … Read more
Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Health have confirmed the first case of monkeypox at Penn State’s University Park campus. According to a press release from the university, a student tested positive for the virus on Aug. 13. University officials say the student lives off-campus and is isolating and recovering.
As another semester is nearing at Penn State University, State College is bracing for the large number of new and returning students to campus. The State College Police Department issued a high traffic alert Wednesday warning residents of traffic delays and lane restrictions on area roadways during the move-in which is scheduled to begin on … Read more
It’s been four decades since Altoona has had an autocross event but that ends soon. The Allegheny Highlands Region – Sports Car Club of America will be holding an autocross event on Saturday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 21. at the Jaffa Shrine located at 2200 Broad Avenue, and the public is invited. Each day … Read more
Authorities in Centre County say a man who pleaded guilty to “severely” abusing an infant last year was sentenced this morning. Court officials say Clayton Dobson, 28, was sentenced to serve 4 to 8 years in state prison, followed by two years of probation. Dobson was charged last July after police say the five-week-old child … Read more