A Prayer Event for the 70th Annual National Day of Prayer will be held at Legion Park in Hollidaysburg on Thursday, May 6th beginning at noon. This will be a drive-in meeting, however, you may stand or sit outside of your vehicle if you wish, as long as you observe the CDC guidelines. The theme … Read more
A murder trial in Blair County Court came to an end on Tueday, when 48 year old Paul Ross of Hollidaysburg pleaded no contest to third-degree murder and three sexual assault offenses in connection with the 2004 death of Tina Miller of Hollidaysburg. Upon acceptance of the plea deal, Blair County President Judge Elizabeth Doyle … Read more
Law enforcement agencies in Blair County announced that over 300lbs of prescription drugs were collected Saturday during the spring 2021 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Agencies across the county utilized their locations as drop off sites for community members to dispose of any unwanted or unused prescription medications.
It ran late into the evening, but the Blair County jury tasked with the fate of the Hollidaysburg man who is accused of murdering a 26 year old Hollidaysburg woman back in 2004, called it a day just after 11 last night without reaching a verdict. The jury will continue deliberating today at 9am to … Read more
The SBA Western Pennsylvania District Office is hosting informational sessions to help the small business community better understand the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. These sessions can be accessed through a computer or phone and will cover eligibility, funding, the application process and where to go for free assistance. Multiple sessions are being offered, so businesses may … Read more
The Blair County Tea Party will host Paul Morinville as the featured speaker tonight at 7 at the American Legion Social Hall in Hollidaysburg. Morinville is an inventor with dozens of patents and pending applications. He is also the founder of US Inventor (www.usinventor.org), which works to end anti-inventor patent reforms and advocates for strong … Read more
Pennsylvania State Police said they are searching for a suspect in a deadly shooting Saturday. Officials said they were called to Mile Level Road around 2:00 p.m., where they determined that Tico Franklin, 38, had shot and killed Brian Hunter, 62, and fled the scene in a stolen vehicle. Police did not say what led … Read more
The Wolf administration now admits some medical supplies stored at the state Farm Show Complex have been destroyed as claimed by state lawmakers last week. On Wednesday, state Reps. Dan Moul, chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee; Karen Boback, chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee; and Seth Grove, … Read more
On Friday, drug related charges were filed against a state parolee after Altoona Police found illegal substances… including crack… in a house in Altoona where 45 year old Mark Ivory was living. According to authorities, Ivory was not listed as being under Blair County supervision at the time. A woman… Sharon McCall, and a child … Read more
Pennsylvania is believed to have the worst accumulation of old, unplugged, ownerless oil and gas wells in the nation. There are an estimated 200,000 of them, and the cost to plug them could exceed $6 billion. The state’s orphan well plugging program has been underfunded for decades, but it is primed to take advantage of … Read more