News Staff The Flight 93 Ceremony will be closed to the public on September 11. Pennsylvania State Police say only invited guests will be allowed in the park. The closure also includes roadways surrounding the park and State Route 30. Nobody will be allowed to be parked along the roadways. State police ask the public to avoid … Read more
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WILL BE PROVIDING THE CITY OF ALTOONA WITH FLOOD CLEAN-UP KITS TO DISTRIBUTE TO CITY RESIDENTS WHO MAY NEED THEM FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF FORMER HURRICANE IDA. THE KITS CONSIST OF A MOP, BROOM, SPONGES, CLEANING DETERGENT, AND GLOVES. FLOOD CLEAN-UP KITS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM FIRE STATION NO. ONE… 1319 … Read more
The Blair Bedford Central Labor Council has canceled Saturday’s Labor Day Parade in downtown Altoona due to cancellations of groups planning to take part, which they say are a direct result of the recent spike in COVID related hospitalizations locally.
According to Somerset County District Attorney Jeff Thomas, three individuals were sentenced earlier this week for their involvement in the “group assault” of a Somerset County man last spring. 26-year-old Eric Flamm and 25-year-old Charles Sleasman plead guilty to felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. 30-year-old Nicole Cramer plead gulity to harassment.
Some businesses at the Logan Town Center found themselves without power for a time Wednesday during the bad weather. The cause is believed to have been a transformer fire at Valley View Boulevard and 15th Street. Many stores there had to shut down because they had no way to ring up customers. A few of … Read more
Some tense moments yesterday, after the Wilmore Dam reached capacity, and some residents had to be evacuated over concerns of flooding. Now though, they have all been given the all clear to return to their homes in Summerhill Borough and Wilmore Borough. Route 53… which was also shut down out of caution, has now reopened. … Read more
The centerpiece of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fight climate change will confront its last regulatory hurdle today, in a fight pitting Democrats, nuclear power plant owners and the renewable energy sector against Republicans, fossil fuel-plant owners, blue-collar labor unions and heavy industry. The plan to impose a price on carbon dioxide emissions from fossil … Read more
An Altoona man was arrested by police who say he strangled a woman during an argument. 39 year old Joel Ramsey faces a felony charge of strangulation after the altercation that took place on July 31st, in which Ramsey is accused of wrapping both arms around the victim’s neck and choking her as she tried … Read more
Altoona Area School Board member Mike Baker submitted his resignation on Monday night, after he got an offer for a position in the high school. That resignation left an open board spot for the next four months. The Altoona Area School Board voted to offer Stephanie McGinnis the open seat on the board, after considering … Read more
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has refused to overturn the 40-year minimum prison sentence handed down 19 months ago to a juvenile who was convicted of the 1988 murder and robbery of a 72-year-old Altoona man, Pasquale Lascoli, who was found dead in his home. He had been stabbed 78 times. James Rodgers, who was later … Read more