News Staff The Altoona Planning Commission heard a proposal Tuesday that would construct a five-story mixed-use building in the parking lot across seventh avenue from the Graystone Grande Palazzo. The building was proposed by Jeff Long who plans for the top four floors of the building to serve as apartments, holding around twenty four. He is requesting … Read more
One person was rushed to the hospital while another is now facing attempted homicide charges after a shooting in Bedford County. State police were called to a reported shooting on Douglass Road in Hopewell Township around 8 p.m. 32-year-old Ray Vincent was found in an apartment above a garage and taken into custody without incident. … Read more
A wide expansion of mail-in voting in Pennsylvania survived a legal challenge on today before the state Supreme Court in a case brought by some of the same Republican state representatives who voted for the legislation nearly three years ago. Millions of state voters have chosen to cast ballots by mail in recent elections, although … Read more
An Altoona man is facing charges after police say an argument over bed sheets led to him being accused of strangling and cutting a woman. Hunter Grossman, 22, is facing aggravated assault and strangulation charges after Altoona police were called to an apartment on the 2500 block of Maple Avenue last Sunday, just before 11:30 … Read more
Authorities with the Huntingdon County coroner’s office have identified the victim of a weekend drowning incident at Raystown Lake. Huntingdon County Coroner Paul Sharum says 33-year-old Brandon Green, of Cherry Run, WV, was killed Saturday in a drowning accident. Dispatchers confirmed rescue crews, from multiple counties, were called to Raystown Lake to search for a … Read more
An Altoona man is facing charges after police said he cut a woman who was holding her infant child, according to Altoona police. Tyson James Mountain, 23, is facing charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child after police were called to a home on the 600 block of 1st Avenue just … Read more
A 14-year-old boy was killed on Thursday in Tyrone from an accidental shooting. Police responded to a home on the 300 block of W. 15th Street at 12:50 p.m. The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound from a .40 caliber handgun, according to Tyrone Police Chief Jessica Walk. Blair … Read more
Four Pennsylvania universities said Wednesday they will follow through with tuition increases despite calls from House Republicans to roll back the price hikes. The lawmakers, including Sen. Doug Mastriano, the GOP nominee for governor, argue Penn State, University of Pittsburgh, Lincoln and Temple are receiving federal funds and do not need to increase tuition. The … Read more
The wife of suspended Somerset County District Attorney Jeff Thomas is now facing charges, according to state police. Court documents show Thomas’s wife, Amy Thomas, has been charged with felony perjury along with multiple misdemeanors related to witness intimidation and obstruction. Police say they originally charged Jeff after they learned that he had assaulted his … Read more
Police are searching for an Altoona man accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a grocery store during an armed robbery Monday morning. Suspect John Allen Jukes entered FeFi’s Grocery Store at 1224 2nd Avenue around 11:18 a.m. and demanded money from a cashier while holding a knife, according to Altoona Police . Jukes reportedly … Read more