News Staff Little League could cancel the world series if a Lycoming County judge orders the addition of two teams. On Monday, Dan Velte, senior operations director, said it would be virtually impossible to restructure the series that is scheduled to begin Thursday… citing the challenges in terms of umpires, extra games and staffing should the series … Read more
The Cambria County coroner was called to the scene of a deadly shooting on Lunen Street near Park Avenue in the Moxham district that happened around 2:48 p.m. Sunday. A male who appears to be in his late 20s was found dead in the driver’s seat of a car parked along Lunen Street. It is … Read more
The union that represents about 10,000 guards in Pennsylvania’s state prisons told Governor Tom Wolf that it plans legal action to stop his effort to force them to get COVID-19 vaccines over the next month. The president of the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association… John Eckenrode… sent a letter to the Democratic governor two days … Read more
The Altoona Curve has announced that the Reverse Phil Bobblehead Giveaway, originally slated for Friday, August 20, has been postponed due to an unforeseen shipping delay. The bobblehead giveaway, presented by Peoples Natural Gas, features Punxsutawney Phil holding his handler and will be given to the first 1,000 fans in attendance on a date to … Read more
“Best Patient Experience”…. that’s the latest award handed to the James E. van Aandt VA Medical Center from the Department of Veterans Affairs, after the local facility scored the highest in the nation for patient experience, trust and best place to work, with a top overall combined experience score. During the last three years, the … Read more
Following their preliminary investigation, Peoples Natural Gas says they believe they know what caused a deadly house explosion in Tyrone last month. Peoples Spokesperson Barry Kukovich says the company has been led to believe that the gas leak was caused by a pipeline being struck by a horizontal drill operated by a contractor working on … Read more
Federal authorities announced 31 people, most of them from Johnstown, have been charged in a multi-state drug trafficking ring. Acting United States Attorney Stephen Kaufman made the announcement Thursday in front of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Johnstown office. The group has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of … Read more
An Altoona man was arrested after an early morning raid at his home yesterday. 34 year old Joshua Matt is now facing 50 felony charges related to child pornography after detectives seized hundreds of images and video files of child pornography from his house on the 3000 Block of Burgoon Road in Altoona. Matt also … Read more
The Altoona Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place early Thursday morning. Officers were dispatched to reports of multiple shots fired near Zach’s Sports Bar on 6th Avenue yesterday at 12:48am. When they arrived, the found vehicles and people on foot were fleeing for their safety. Police found a few spent shell casings … Read more
Borough leaders in Hollidaysburg have voted to release funds to the Phoenix Fire Company for a fire truck and insurance payment. The vote came during yesterday’s council meeting amid ongoing concerns surrounding the fire department’s finances that have arisen after former firefighter Benjamin Rhine and former Chief Anthony Dibona pleaded guilty to embezzling grant money … Read more