News Staff State police are searching for an Altoona man after receiving a warrant for his arrest for violating a protection from abuse order. Robert Noren, 59, of Altoona is being sought after violating the PFA on Feb. 5 in Antis Township in the area of Lower Riggles Gap Road. According to the report, Noren may be … Read more
There will be a free drive-thru only COVID-19 testing clinic this week at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona. A free, mid-nasal passage swab PCR test will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis Monday through Friday. The hours for each day are from 9am to 6pm….Testing is not exclusive to Blair County residents. Anyone … Read more
Multiple crews were called to a fire at a bed and breakfast near Treasure Lake in Clearfield county this afternoon. Flames broke out at the Narrows Creek Bed and Breakfast along Route 255. Sandy Township’s police said the fire started in a detached garage before jumping to the main building. Route 255 was closed between … Read more
Police say a third person is being charged in the investigation surrounding a string of burglaries across Cambria and Somerset counties. The charges come after investigators from various municipalities served multiple search warrants Saturday in Richland Township and the city of Johnstown, according to Windber Police Chief Andrew Frear. While executing the search warrants, investigators … Read more
The Bedford County Coroner has confirmed that a female was pronounced dead in a late-night trailer. The fire broke out around 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday in the 400 block area of Fish Hatchery Road in New Paris. It wasn’t until this morning that crews had the trailer fire under control. An investigation is underway.
Police in Somerset County are searching for a man accused of throwing a hammer at a woman during a domestic dispute and strangling her, according to a criminal complaint. Authorities say Steven Kerik, 44, is facing charges of strangulation, aggravated assault, making terroristic threats and reckless endangerment following the dispute. Police say the victim told … Read more
Pennsylvania’s highest court said today that it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the state’s expansive 2-year-old mail-in voting law, whose fate is in doubt after a lower court ruled the law violates the state constitution. The state Supreme Court said it will hear oral arguments at its March 8 session in Harrisburg. Written … Read more
Governor Tom Wolf and his Democratic allies in the Legislature today laid out a proposal to spend federal pandemic relief money on workers, environmental programs and a one-time property tax subsidy for lower-income homeowners and renters. The plan was announced less than a week before Wolf is expected to present his state budget proposal to … Read more
The COVID-19 testing clinic at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona will continue through Friday February 11th. The Drive-thru clinic is open weekdays from 9am till 6pm. It is free of charge on a first come first serve basis and is also open to individuals who are not county residents. No appointment is necessary and … Read more
Altoona police say they’ve arrested and charged two people in connection to an October arson investigation that later led to attempted homicide charges. Police say 26-year-old Daniel Sipes Jr. and 30-year-old Maria Frye set fire to a home along 5th Ave. on Oct. 15. They say the pair was in a relationship and set the … Read more