Heavy rains pounded the area as the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred moved through central Pennsylvania. Locally, the Altoona-Blair County Airport recorded more than 3.5 inches of rain throughout the day on Wednesday, with a little more than two inches of it coming down in just 40 minutes, between about noon and 1pm. Some area … Read more
A negotiated plea deal has resolved a rape case filed late last year in Blair County juvenile court. 20 year old Trevor Zimmerman of Hollidaysburg will spend a minimum of 6 months in the Blair County Prison, after entering guilty pleas to first degree felony counts of rape of a child and involuntary deviate sexual … Read more
The Hollidaysburg Area School Board on Wednesday, decided that masks will be optional for all staff and students in the coming school year, as long as covid case numbers remain within the low, moderate or substantial transmission ranges. However, board members said that if cases reach the high transmission range, masks could be mandated, but … Read more
More details are being unveiled for a Centre County casino project. A public hearing was held Monday afternoon. It’s planned for the old Macy’s store site at the Nittany Mall. Included would be 750 slot machines and 30 table games, and sports betting. Another public hearing is expected this fall on the Centre County casino … Read more
Here in Pennsylvania, we often have to deal with invasive species, but this one is a little more strange than normal. The Game Commission says a wallaby is running loose in eastern Lebanon County. The animal – which some have described as a baby kangaroo, has been spotted several times over the last week in … Read more
Two teams that were disqualified in regional play because of what they termed were two false positive tests for COVID-19 will not be in the Little League World Series after all. That comes despite a Lycoming County Judge saying in an opinion Tuesday that the Little League’s decision to remove Needville, Texas, and Tulsa, Okla., … Read more
A Hollidaysburg man who threw a 24″ x 12″ wooden cross through the front window of Representative Jim Gregory’s office back in January, has now pleaded guilty to criminal charges in a plea deal with Blair County prosecutors. On Tuesday, 31 year old Joseph Fox Jr entered guilty pleas to possessing an instrument of crime, … Read more
Still no arrests made in a deadly shooting that happened in the Moxham section of Johnstown over the weekend. Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees did identify the victim as 29-year-old Messiah Rhodes, of Philadelphia. Police were called Sunday for reports of shots fired on Lunen Street near Park Ave.
A man from Roaring Spring was arrested after police say he tried to sell heroin to a confidential informant. 32 year old John Giselman is now facing felony charges including drug possession with intent to deliver and criminal use of a communication facility. Police say as Giselman was being arrested, his girlfriend, 33 year old … Read more
A woman from Mapleton Depot was arrested after an incident in which an infant is said to have ingested drugs… including fentanyl. 26 year old Bethany Witters is facing felony charges including endangering the welfare of children, aggravated assault and drug possession, after state police say a 1-year-old child was taken to Penn Highlands Hospital … Read more