News Staff Two people from Altoona have been arrested and are now facing felony charges after police say they tried to rip off Boscov’s last month. 38 year old Lisa Schmidt and 34 year old Quaaim Joyner are each now charged with one felony count of criminal conspiracy and one felony count of retail theft, after an … Read more
A woman died in a Bedford County fire over the holiday weekend. Flames broke out just after 6:30pm on Sunday in Woodbury, and the fire destroyed a three and a half story building that housed the post office and two apartments. The woman who died was said to have been older and bedridden. She lived … Read more
House Bill 101, providing farmers limited civil liability protections while opening their farms to the public for a fee, was signed into law. The move comes as many farmers in Pennsylvania are turning to agritourism to augment their income as they continue to raise traditional crops, helping them remain economically viable. Farm markets, pick-your-own produce, … Read more
Due to the overwhelming number of businesses that are still working through the process of re-opening to full capacity the Blair County Chamber of Commerce has received a number of requests to extend the deadline for applying to the Chamber’s Leadership Blair County Adult program. The deadline to apply is now July 15. Anyone interested … Read more
The D.U.I. Task Force will be organizing a series of traffic enforcement during the Fourth of July Holiday. Sobriety Checkpoints and Roving Patrols will be in place throughout the county by uniformed officers. Cops in Shops will also be in force, with police officers either in uniform or civilian attire. Officers may pose as employees … Read more
A former Altoona Area School District assistant soccer coach is now trying again to reduce the length of her sex offender registration requirement. 32 year old Kyla Hollingshead wants a hearing in Blair County Court for a 10-year registration period to replace a lifetime registration requirement that she still claims shouldn’t have been imposed in … Read more
A Clearfield County mother faces charges after police said she gave her seven-week-old baby formula mixed with vodka. On March 25, Jan Gaikwad, 37, told police she had vodka in a water bottle on the counter and prepared a bottle for the infant, and it wasn’t until the baby started drinking from the bottle that … Read more
Rep. Rich Irvin yesterday, issued a statement after the governor vetoed the Pennsylvania Voting Rights Protection Act… saying the bill was crafted with input from election experts gathered during 10 public hearings by the bipartisan House State Government Committee. It has become clear that our election processes are outdated and not as secure as they … Read more
The City of Altoona will hold a Public Meeting on Tuesday, July 20th at the Altoona High School Auditorium at 6:00 p.m., for the sole purpose of American Rescue Plan fund information. This meeting is intended to provide city residents with information on the guidelines and requirements set forth by the federal government for the … Read more
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has vacated the conviction of an Altoona man and ordered a retrial… citing multiple mistakes in the way the case was handled by the presiding judge and the attorneys. It involves the 2018 case of the Commonwealth v. 50 year old Thomas Yacobucci II, who borrowed a small trailer from another … Read more