News Staff Pennsylvania’s top election official said Wednesday that the margin between the top two candidates in last week’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate is tight enough to trigger a statewide recount, dragging the outcome into June as the candidates fight in court. The state’s acting secretary of state, Leigh Chapman, said the difference in vote totals … Read more
Altoona police say a 15-year-old student has been arrested and charged after allegedly make threats towards the Altoona Area School District. Police say on Wednesday, authorities were notified that a student had threatened violence towards the Altoona Area Junior High School. Police say upon further investigation, the student was taken into custody and charged with … Read more
Officials have identified the man and woman found dead in a Blair County home Tuesday morning. Blair County Coroner Patty Ross has identified the deceased as 85-year-old Oriville Smith and 89-year-old Wanda Smith. Ross is calling their deaths a homicide-suicide. She says both were well-known in the community and both were struggling with health-related issues. … Read more
An Altoona man who was facing a slew of charges related to the sexual assault of a minor is now facing federal charges according to court documents. Kevin Myers, 45, was indicted by a federal grand jury and faces multiple charges. According to the paperwork, the charges alleged that Myers created digital content on his … Read more
State police say they’re investigating the deaths of two people found at a Blair County home. Details are limited, but troopers say two people were found dead at a home on the 100 block of Polecat Road in Greenfield Township. Authorities say there is currently no threat to the public and PSP Hollidaysburg is handling … Read more
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in the state’s high-profile U.S. Senate contest, has been released from the hospital after a stay of more than a week following a stroke, his wife and his campaign said Sunday. Fetterman, 52, won the Democratic nomination while in the hospital, easily beating U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, just … Read more
A Johnstown woman has been charged in the death of her 14-month-old daughter, authorities announced Thursday. According to a criminal complaint filed by the Johnstown Police Department, 38-year-old Veronica Lewis faces charges related to criminal homicide, aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children. The death of Gianna Rice-Lewis was reported in the early morning … Read more
A woman was put in jail earlier today after unintentionally letting a 5-year-old boy get into her bag of meth while she was taking a nap, according to state police. On April 10 around 6:30 p.m., police were sent to Nic’s Grab N’ Go in Frankstown Township for a child that they later learned was … Read more
Johnstown police say one man is in custody following a shots fired incident near Oakhurst Homes this morning. Officers were dispatched to the area of the community center for a report of a black male who had fired a gun in the direction of Building #6 at Oakhurst Homes. Upon further investigation, police identified the … Read more
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the leading Democrat in the state’s high-profile Senate contest, suffered a stroke just days before the primary election but was on his way to a “full recovery,” his campaign said on Sunday. The 52-year-old Fetterman, who confirmed that he had been hospitalized all weekend, insisted the health emergency wasn’t slowing … Read more