News Staff Republicans in Pennsylvania’s state Senate prepared today to test how far they can go in pursuing what the GOP calls a “forensic investigation” of last year’s presidential election, as they help perpetuate claims that Democrats cheated former President Donald Trump out of victory. The meeting of the Republican-controlled Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee included a motion … Read more
A Five Guys employee has been charged after stabbing his coworker who told him he wasn’t working hard enough, according to Altoona police. Officials say 51-year-old Anthony Towles, of Tyrone, is facing charges related to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and making terroristic threats. Police say they were called Sunday to the Five Guys … Read more
The union that represents corrections officers in Pennsylvania prisons wants a state court to intervene over the governor’s recent mandate that they all get coronavirus vaccines or submit to weekly testing. The six-page Commonwealth Court complaint over a rule Gov. Tom Wolf announced last month requests that the court issue a preliminary injunction to end … Read more
A reminder that GRANNAS BROS. WILL BE COMPLETING ROAD MILLING AND PAVING ON WALNUT AVENUE FROM 25TH STREET TO 29TH STREET. WITH MILLING TAKING PLACE TODAY AND PAVING WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH. WALNUT AVENUE WILL BE COMPLETELY CLOSED TO ALL MOTORISTS ON BOTH DATES AND MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE ALTERNATE TRAVEL … Read more
An apparent loophole in Pennsylvania’s mask mandate for schools is making it easier for some students to go to class without having to cover their faces, even as state education regulators sought to make an example of one openly defiant school board. The state health secretary’s order requiring masks to be worn inside K-12 school … Read more
The Blair County District Attorneys Office Tuesday evening announced that law enforcement will not issue citations or prosecute children or parents who refuse to wear face masks in Blair County schools. The office issued a release stating their position following multiple local law enforcement and school board members who contacted them requesting information and guidance … Read more
A new park to honor the sacrifices millions of American service men and women have made to serve our country after the 9/11 attacks is now open to the public. Patriot Park is in Somerset County on U.S. 30 just west of the Flight 93 National Memorial. There are more than 7,000 American flags planted … Read more
Crews were on the scene after a motorcycle and car collided on Frankstown Road in Altoona this morning. The call came in around 9:30 a.m. after a motorcycle and car collided on Frankstown Road at Fairway Drive and the I-99 ramp. Two people were transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.
The Altoona Police Department will be monitoring the McDonalds right by the UPMC Altoona Station Medical Center after the police have responded the location nearly every day since school has started. Since school has started, they have responded to reports of fights between students at around 3:30 p.m. Now students will no longer be allowed … Read more
An Altoona man is headed to prison for decades… 36 year old Ryan Bare was sentenced Thursday, to 18 – 39 years in prison for dealing in drugs and charges involving firearms. Bare pleaded guilty almost a year ago to the charges, after he first went to trial, but testimony quickly showed that Bare sold … Read more