News Staff Tyrone Borough police are searching for a wanted man, accused of strangling and assaulting another individual on Wednesday. Police say David Vazquez faces felony strangulation and aggravated assault charges in relation to a physical domestic incident. Vazquez is believed to be driving a 2008 black BMW X3. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked … Read more
Pennsylvania’s high court today dealt a blow to victims of child sexual abuse, throwing out a lawsuit by a woman whose lower court legal victory had given hope to others with similarly outdated claims who’d sued in the wake of a landmark report that documented decades of child molestation within the Catholic church in Pennsylvania. … Read more
An Elk County was flown to UPMC Altoona after crashing his Suzuki in Fox Township overnight into Monday morning. The crash happened on Shelvey Summit Road just after midnight on Monday. The driver had reportedly lost control of the motorcycle and began to fishtail. After tipping over on its side, the bike slid approximately 100 … Read more
State Police are searching for a Blair County man and woman wanted in connection to an attempted homicide incident. Troopers say the incident happened Sunday around 8:30 p.m. in Frankstown Township. According to a release, 30-year-old Caleb Lanzendorfer, of Roaring Spring, got into a fight with a man at a home along Huntingdon Pike. Troopers … Read more
A Blair County Prison inmate who escaped last week by walking off a work detail, has been captured and is back in custody. 41 year old William Hampton was arraigned Sunday on one felony charge of escaping custody. Altoona Police found Hampton yesterday at 1am at a home in the Juniata section of Altoona. Hampton … Read more
The new school year is right around the corner, and now there is a new problem with trying to get all the students to and from school each day…. a shortage of school bus drivers. Many of the local bus contractors say a driver shortage has been an ongoing problem, but it has worsened since … Read more
Penn State will impose its first tuition increase for incoming in-state undergraduate students since the 2017-18 school year, under a plan approved by trustees on Thursday. Incoming Pennsylvania resident students will see a 2.5% tuition increase at all campuses for the school year.
An Altoona arsonist will spend the next 5 to 10 years in prison after he was sentenced yesterday in Blair County Court. 39 year old Jerret Aungst set fire to own home while using methamphetamine back in June 2019. That fire destroyed the house on West Chestnut Avenue. In April, Aungst was found guilty of … Read more
Yesterday, an inmate at the Blair County Prison walked away from a community work detail at Fairview Cemetery at around 7:45 pm. William Lynn Hampton, Jr. who goes by the nickname “Billy”, is a white 41 year old male from Tyrone. He was serving an 11 ½ – 23 month prison sentence for a parole … Read more
Overdose deaths in Pennsylvania grew along with the national rate last year during the pandemic, according to new federal estimates. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 5,172 overdose deaths in Pennsylvania last year, a jump of 16% from in 2019. Nationally, the agency’s estimate of over 93,000 was a 29% increase. The … Read more