News Staff State Police in Hollidaysburg say one person was killed Monday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash along Woodbury Pike in Taylor Township. Investigators say the crash occurred just before 4 p.m. when the driver of a Subaru Legacy crossed into the northbound lane of travel and collided with a Ford Transit vehicle. Police say the driver … Read more
Authorities say one of three people injured in that multi-vehicle crash Tuesday night on Scalp Ave. in Cambria County has died. Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees says 20-year-old Toby Shreffler from Windber died Wednesday evening in the ICU. He was pronounced dead at 4:55 p.m. Lees says Shreffler was the passenger in the car being … Read more
Pennsylvania continues to see a fall in unemployment rates. The state’s Department of Labor & Industry reported that the rate dropped to 4.5% in June. While the national unemployment rate has not changed since March (3.6%), the commonwealth’s unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point. Compared to June 2021, the rate is down about … Read more
State Police are investigating after multiple campers were vandalized in Antis Township. According to the owner of Hagerty Farms, someone cut the power cords to six different campers on Tuesday night. One camper tried to do maintenance and saw his cord had been cut, leading to them finding five other campers with the same issue. … Read more
In his first media interview since having a stroke two months ago, Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman said Wednesday he is “100% able to run fully and to win” against Republican Mehmet Oz in November. Fetterman, speaking over video with a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter, disclosed for the first time that he is having lingering, sporadic … Read more
According to a statement from UPMC, a report of a suspected armed individual inside the building led to a lockdown Wednesday afternoon at UPMC Somerset. Authorities say UPMC security and local law enforcement investigated the report to “ensure that there was no threat to patients, employees or visitors.” Officials say the lockdown has since been … Read more
A Huntingdon duo was busted with bundles of heroin in Altoona just days after the alleged supplier for one of them was arrested. Altoona police arrested 24-year-old Noah Hess and 22-year-old Mackenzie Chaney after both came into the city June 10, reportedly to deal heroin with an informant. Hess was arrested on his warrants and … Read more
Casinos and other operators in Pennsylvania set a new annual record for gambling revenue, according to state regulators today, rising above $5 billion for the first time amid surging betting on online casino games and a post-pandemic return to the casinos’ slot machines and table games. Operators in one of the nation’s largest commercial casino … Read more
The Blair County District Attorney’s Office announced during a press conference this morning they have closed their investigation into the homicide of a Hollidaysburg man in 2020. District Attorney Peter Weeks spoke during the conference where he shared details of the investigation into the murder of Tyler Richard Slippy, 27. Police later identified Kenneth Kim … Read more
The 2022 Blair County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event set for Friday, July 29th, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday, July 30th, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Jaffa Shrine. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! Please go to www.ircenvironment.org for more information. ONLY the following items will be accepted: Fluorescent bulbs and … Read more