News Staff According to Cambria County coroner Jeff Lees, that body found Monday in a wooded area in Richland Township, the death does not appear to be suspicious. Authorities say Richland police and the Cambria County District Attorney’s office were called in to investigate the discovery made along Oakridge Drive just before noon.
State representative Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) announced his re-election campaign across the 171st District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Benninghoff, who announced his campaign earlier today said he’s delivered for people in both Centre and Mifflin counties during his tenure by continuing to fight low spending in the state, opposing broad-based tax increases, and investing … Read more
President Judge Elizabeth Doyle, court liaison County Commissioner Laura Burke, and Sheriff Jim Ott announce that beginning Wednesday, people coming to Blair County Central Court at 615 4th St., Altoona for preliminary hearings will be searched and magnetically wanded upon entry, to detect and exclude weapons or items that can be used as weapons. Any … Read more
Multiple crews were called out to three different fires in Blair County this morning. Fire companies were called to a multi-unit building in Tyrone at 4:15 a.m. at 601 Washington Avenue. No injuries have been reported but there’s no word on if the building is a loss. Roughly 5 minutes later crews were also called … Read more
The Centre County coroner’s office has officially made a ruling in the death of 19-year-old Justine Gross, the Penn State student who was reported missing in November and was later found dead after falling down an 11-story trash chute. Investigators say Gross suffered “multiple, acute blunt force trauma” as a result of the fall and … Read more
Two men were arrested in Altoona Thursday after police found multiple packets of heroin during a traffic stop. William Sands, 60, and Paul Pulcinello, 43, both of Altoona were pulled over on South 17th Street and Van Buren Ave. at 9:37 p.m. for a report of erratic driving, according to Logan Township police. During their … Read more
At a time when the number of state park visitors is climbing, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is facing a $1.4 billion dollar deficit. $135 million in funding from Governor Tom Wolf’s proposed budget plan would help with the backlog of projects. Officials say We want to make sure that they are … Read more
Authorities have identified the person killed in an Altoona fire Tuesday night. According to the Blair County Coroner’s Office, Mark Stuart died in the fire that happened at a home on East Fifth Ave around 6:30 p.m. Chief Deputy Coroner Paul Kerns said Stuart’s cause of death was smoke inhalation. Two firefighters were also injured … Read more
A bridge replacement project is scheduled to take place next week in the Borough of Tyrone and is expected to temporarily affect the flow of traffic according to PennDot. Work on the Hutchinson Run Bridge on Route 4027 and East Pleasant Valley Boulevard is expected to begin on Monday.
Authorities say one person was killed and two firefighters were hurt in a house fire in Blair County Tuesday evening. Emergency dispatchers say the fire broke out at a home along East 5th Ave., near Jefferson Park, sometime around 6:30 p.m. The Altoona Fire Department says the fire was upgraded to second alarm, and the … Read more