News Staff The Altoona City Council is looking to apply for a grant to help revitalize their transportation system. Altoona Mayor Matt Pacifico said they plan to apply through the RAISE grant program. This grant is made possible through the infrastructure bill. The U.S. Department of Transportation set aside 1.5 billion dollars in grant funding to help … Read more
The Centre County Coroner was called to the scene of a farming accident in Potter Township this morning. The accident happened on Lower Brush Valley Drive around 10 a.m. A 16-year-old was pulled under the wheels of a horse-drawn manure spreader. Although first responders were able to pull the teen out, he was pronounced dead … Read more
Rep. Rich Irvin is hosting a Senior Expo on Wednesday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Smithfield Fire Hall, 10 Firehouse Lane in Huntingdon. Irvin sayng, “Unfortunately, we had to halt the annual senior expo for a couple of years due to the pandemic.” During the expo, materials and information on … Read more
An Altoona man was arrested over the weekend when Altoona police and other agencies executed a warrant for his arrest. Vova Boyd, 30, was reportedly seen on his front porch on 4th avenue during a saturation patrol Friday. State Parole recognized Boyd, saying they had a warrant for his arrest. After executing the search warrant, … Read more
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board this week reversed decisions from last year and said it will not allow beer and wine licensees to sell edible products containing the marijuana extract called CBD. The decision to rescind the approval was made at the request of the state Department of Agriculture, which told the liquor board that … Read more
State police have released additional information regarding Thursday’s ATV accident in Clearfield County that claimed the life of a child. Troopers say just before 2 p.m., authorities were dispatched to a private residence, in Beccaria Township, for an ATV accident involving a juvenile female. Investigators say the 5-year-old girl was later pronounced dead from injuries … Read more
Emergency crews were sent to the scene of a fatal multi-vehicle crash in Altoona Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred on 17th Street near the off-ramp to Interstate 99 South and heading towards the Logan Town Centre. Police say at 12:44 p.m., Diane Derose, 67, of East Freedom, was driving a Saturn SUV in the westbound … Read more
Authorities say one man was flown to the hospital after an explosion in Somerset County earlier today. Crews were called to a home along Ord Street in Salisbury. Police say the man was trying to light a heater in a garage when it exploded. Emergency officials say the man suffered second degree burns to his … Read more
Four Republican candidates for governor in the party’s crowded primary race say they will not join a debate before the primary election unless it is moderated by a Republican who lives in Pennsylvania, eliciting criticism that they are afraid of hard questions. The four — Lou Barletta, Jake Corman, Bill McSwain and Dave White — … Read more
A Cambria County man who pled guilty to shooting and killing his grandson last April has been sentenced to prison time, according to the Cambria County District Attorney’s office. Authorities say 68-year-old John Oblinsky, of Summerhill, was sentenced Wednesday to serve 3 1/2 to 9 years in state prison. In January, Oblinsky pled guilty to … Read more