News Staff Well, this is a strange one…. In York, a woman accused of breaking into a home and helping herself to the items inside claimed “God” allowed her to be there. When police arrived, they found 36-year-old Ashley Trgovac inside, wrapped in a blanket, wearing a blue hat, with headphones on. She was also wearing a … Read more
It’s the anniversary of a memorial being built in Blair County to try and end the stigma around drug addiction and remember those who have died from it. The monument, located in Tuckahoe Park in Altoona, is also a symbol of hope for those who are still in recovery. Blair County International Overdose Awareness Day … Read more
Governor Tom Wolf on Friday, ordered Pennsylvania state employees to once again wear masks at work. Beginning today, all state employees, vaccinated or not, must wear a face covering while working indoors. His announcement also says all visitors to state offices also should be encouraged to wear a mask, but will not be required to … Read more
Staff and visitors must wear face coverings now at the Blair County Prison, and the is jail hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics for inmates and county employees. As of this weekend, 17 of the inmates… all of them who are awaiting transfer to a state facility… have signed up for the vaccine. Prison officials believe it … Read more
A UPMC Altoona nurse is facing felony drug charges. 36 year old Tiffany Wissinger of Indiana, PA is charged with administration of a controlled substance without a physician’s order; recklessly endangering another person; and failure to keep records. State investigators say Wissinger put a patient’s life at risk back in June, when she gave the … Read more
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped to a new post-pandemic low and the labor force shrank in July as payrolls jumped by nearly 29,000, according to state figures released today. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped three-tenths of a percentage point to 6.6% from June’s adjusted rate. The national rate was 5.4% in July, more than a point below … Read more
All that rain caused some big headaches for Altoona… which was swamped by the storm runoff. The storms this week dropped varying amounts across the region. The Altoona Water Authority’s Westerly Treatment Plant recorded 1.2 inches. 1.4 inches was measured at the Easterly plant. Just 18 miles away in Williamsburg, more than four inches was … Read more
As part of a PennDOT program to support Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale industry, Amtran has for years now, been replacing diesel and diesel-electric buses with new vehicles that run on compressed natural gas. Most recently, the authority took delivery of seven more such vehicles, meaning there are now only three more diesel-electrics to be replaced. The … Read more
Pennsylvania’s two statewide teachers unions on Wednesday urged K-12 schools to require masks in school buildings, a measure that state officials are encouraging but have not mandated as students prepare to return to class. The Pennsylvania State Education Association cited the threat of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, which is spiking infections … Read more
According to Somerset County District Attorney Jeff Thomas, a Paint Township couple was convicted Tuesday of felony child endangerment. Eric and Nicole Barkman were arrested in May of last year after authorities found their home in “deplorable condition.” Troopers say five children, ranging from ages 1 to 12, were taken from the home.