News Staff Logan Township police announced the arrest of the man who ran a red light and crashed into an Altoona family in June after he was found in North Carolina. According to police, Shawn Reed, 50, of Altoona, was found in North Carolina after a warrant was put out for his arrest after a crash that … Read more
Beginning this Sunday, free tickets will be available for the upcoming Central Pennsylvania commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which will be held at 7PM on September 11th at the Jaffa Shrine Center in Altoona. The featured speaker will be Jim O’Bryon, a national defense and security consultant who held a … Read more
In Logan Township, some good samaritans are being credited with saving the lives of some people who were involved in a crash Wednesday afternoon near the Blair/Cambria County line. Logan Township Police say it happened around 3pm on Colonel Drake Highway, when an SUV hit a utility pole, and then flipped, and caught fire. There … Read more
A Greenfield Township man has been arrested on child sex charges. The arrest of 64 year old David Dobrowolsky of Portage (PORT-age) comes after an investigation was launched based on the testimony of five alleged victims, saying the abuse goes back to at least 1997. Dobrowolsky now faces two felony counts of indecent assault of … Read more
Five people were injured in Blair County Wednesday when a vehicle crashed into a utility pole and then caught fire. The crash happened just after 3 p.m. near 5005 Colonel Drake Highway in Logan Township. Fire crews from Logan Township and Ashville responded. The Logan Township Police Department is investigating.
The name of the person who died in that horrific gas-leak explosion and fire in Tyrone Monday afternoon has been officially released. According to Tyrone Mayor Bill Latchford, 83 year old Anna Hunsicker, who lived at 1306 Pennsylvania Avenue… the house that exploded and caught fire… lost her life in that explosion. Hunsicker reportedly lived … Read more
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did another about face, and recommended that areas showing substantial or high rates of COVID-19 transmission return to masking indoors… and now the recommendation applies to people regardless of vaccination status. That has many now questioning the whole vaccination thing…. saying if vaccines do what we … Read more
After being cancelled last year, the CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BIBLE CONFERENCE will conduct its 101ST year of existence during the ANNUAL SUMMER SESSION at the Casino at Lakemont Park in Altoona, August 1st through the 6th. Speakers will include Dr. David Kistler with HOPE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL from Hickory, North Carolina and Dr. Wendell Calder with LOCAL … Read more
A Hollidaysburg man was arrested Tuesday and charged with homicide. State Police say 18 year old Vasudev Aswathappa stabbed a man to death early yesterday morning at a home in Frankstown Township. The victim, 24 year old Suryadev Aswathappa… also of Hollidaysburg… was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say he sustained multiple stab wounds. … Read more
An Altoona man will head to trial after a jury has been seated to hear some pretty serious charges against him… 33 year old Michael Copley is facing charges including homicide and aggravated assault in connection with the death of his wife, 29 year old Catherine Copley, whose decomposed body was found about five years … Read more