News Staff EAriler this week, Altoona Police Narcotics Division Officers, along with officials from the state Attorney General’s office, arrested SCOTT VIPOND at a home on 2nd Street in Altoona. During the arrest, officers developed probable cause to obtain a search warrant, which then turned up 793 packets of heroin and $3,838 in unexplainable cash. VIPOND was … Read more
Altoona police have made a second arrest in connection with a shooting on August 12th in the parking lot near Zach’s Sports and Spirits. 48 year old Clifford Baxter now faces felony counts of attempted homicide, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and several other charges. Police said Baxter pleaded guilty in 2011 to a … Read more
THE 25TH AVENUE RESURFACING PROJECT IS UNDERWAY IN ALTOONA, AND BEGINNING ON MONDAY, ROAD MILLING AND PAVING WILL BE DONE FROM JUNIATA GAP ROAD TO BROADWAY. THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST. TRAFFIC CONTROLS AND FLAGGERS WILL BE IN PLACE WITH ONE LANE OPEN TO TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. IF YOU … Read more
An Altoona man was taken into custody after Altoona Police say he barricaded himself inside a relative’s house, along with several firearms, and assaulted an officer. 42 year old Vaughn Ackerman is now facing 28 felony charges, after police say he made abnormal posts on Facebook, prompting a relative to say she was concerned about … Read more
State police say they are searching for two men involved in a shooting in Clearfield County Wednesday. According to state police, troopers were called around noon to a home along Allport Cutoff in Bigler for a gunshot victim. They say they arrived at the Bradford Township home to find a 62-year-old man sitting in a … Read more
A murder suspect from North Carolina is dead after shooting himself when Pennsylvania State Police closed in on him Wednesday afternoon. It happened yesterday around 3pm, when troopers found the man’s vehicle in Adams County after learning that he was in the area, and began chasing him. Police put down spike strips which finally stopped … Read more
After listening to the public, the Altoona Area School Board… during a meeting held last night at the high school, voted in favor of rejecting a mask mandate. It means masks will be optional for both students and for vaccinated employees. Unvaccinated employees will be asked to wear masks when indoors. The vote came after … Read more
The Altoona Curve, the Double-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, have released the dates in 2022 when the team will play at home at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The 138-game schedule includes 69 home games beginning on Opening Day at PNG Field on Friday, April 8th, against the Harrisburg Senators. The schedule continues the same … Read more
Altoona Police arrested VAUGHN ACKERMAN at his home on Logan Boulevard after learning that ACKERMAN was making abnormal posts to social media and then discovered that he had traveled to Hollidaysburg, where he confronted others with an AR-15 style rifle with a high capacity drum magazine while wearing a bulletproof vest. ACKERMAN was taken into … Read more
Blair County International Overdose Awareness Day is coming up this Saturday from 5-9pm at the Trans4mation Church at 1001 South First Street in Altoona. There will be information tables on topics related to substance abuse, live music by Heaven Bound, crafts, game and food, and special displays to honor loved ones lost. You are asked … Read more