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Alleged drug trafficking ring busted

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Altoona police busted a suspected drug trafficking operation Monday evening after a man contacted law enforcement for a welfare check on his paramour. According to court documents, police were dispatched to a home on the 1900 block of 13th Avenue to check on Ivory McCartney, who was to be ...

Thompson Pharmacy to close downtown location

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Thompson Pharmacy will close its downtown location along 12th Street next Wednesday after years of service. Owner Bill Thompson confirmed five to seven employees at the location will be asked to transfer to one of the chain’s other Altoona locations, which are along Chestnut Avenue and ...

City hires firm to rework zoning, land ordinance

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City Council this week authorized a payment of $275,000 to consultant czb to rework the city’s zoning ordinance and its subdivision and land development ordinance, following completion of czb’s work on a new comprehensive plan. Half the money will come from the city’s $39.6 million ...

Officers respond to call of reported gun incident

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Police officers from Altoona and Logan Township responded Tuesday morning to an urgent call that there was an individual with a gun in a room at the Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott on the 2900 block of Pleasant Valley Boulevard. The call came to the Inn from James E. VanZandt VA Medical ...

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ROARING SPRING Spring Cove receives $156,000 in grants The Spring Cove School District was awarded more than $156,000 in grants by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Superintendent Betsy Baker announced during Monday’s board meeting. “The PCCD has informed us that ...

Railroads get earful on safety

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OMAHA, Neb. — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has reiterated his concerns about railroad safety and scolded the industry for not doing more to improve since last year’s fiery Ohio derailment. In a new letter to the freight railroads’ main trade group, Buttigieg acknowledged that ...