News Staff Pennsylvania’s state prisons announced earlier today they will not allow in-person visits for the coming month because their staff has been thinned by coronavirus infection. In-person visits will be stopped , at all state correctional institutions, starting on Thursday and lasting until Feb. 28. Free video visits will be expanded and cable TV in inmates’ … Read more
The community is invited to join Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) in the first town hall in a series of them for 2022. The town hall, to facilitate conversation about substance abuse disorder and recovery issues, is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at Tyrone-Snyder Public Library, 1000 Pennsylvania Ave., Tyrone, on Thursday, Jan. 27. Guest … Read more
The Blair County Republican Committee will host a Debate and forum of the 15 declared candidates for the Republican Nomination for the 2022 Governor’s Race Thursday, January 27th, 7pm at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona. Doors open at 6:15. Admission is free, but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Go to https://blairgop.org to register, or the … Read more
A follow up on yesterday’s events in Tyrone. Tyrone police have charged an Altoona man following an hours-long standoff on Thursday. Police say Shaquille Williams, 27, faces charges of illegally possessing a firearm, theft, receiving stolen property, making terroristic threats and simple assault. Authorities say just before 9 a.m. Thursday, officers received a report from … Read more
An Altoona family was displaced after a fire broke out at their home Wednesday evening. According to Blair County dispatch, the fire broke out at the 2000 block of S. 10th Avenue. The fire displaced a family of three. They were able to find a place to stay. An investigation for the cause of the … Read more
State police were at the scene of a standoff situation in Tyrone this afternoon. The suspect was taken into custody at around 1 p.m. They have not been identified at this time. Sources say there was a person possibly armed inside a house on the 800 block of Washington Avenue and making threats. The road … Read more
The free drive-through COVID-19 testing site at the Galleria Mall in Cambria County will remain open until Jan. 29, according to officials. The site is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. each day. Officials say it is due to the increased demand for testing. Last week they tested more than 200 people a day … Read more
A car accident took place on Manor Drive in Cambria Township around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. According to the Cambria County 9-1-1 Center three people were injured in the crash, two were taken to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center and the third was taken to Altoona.
The Altoona Curve announced there will be free COVID-19 tests going on at the Peoples Natural Gas (PNG) Field. The free testing is available now through Friday, Jan. 21, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. No appointments are necessary. The PNG Field is located at 1000 Park Avenue in Altoona and is home to the … Read more
A woman died Monday while shoveling snow, according to Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees. The 53-year-old woman was shoveling snow around 12:30 p.m. and had a medical emergency. Lees says she later died at the emergency room from a stress-induced heart attack. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, shoveling snow can be a … Read more