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Altoona man gets 5 years’ probation in drug case

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — The city man who was arrested as part of a roundup of suspected drug traffickers in the area was sentenced Friday to five years’ probation in Blair County court. Jarel Lee Nimitz, 57, was facing two felony counts of possession with intent to deliver, two misdemeanor counts ...

Food grants awarded to local nonprofits

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The Tyrone Area Food Bank received $10,370 from the Food Recovery Infrastructure Grant Program to help the organization safely provide food for those in need. The grant funds can be used toward the cost of equipment to reduce food waste disposal from food retailers, wholesalers, agriculture ...

HALAS tapped to serve Williamsburg Borough

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The Hollidaysburg American Legion Ambulance Service is now serving Williamsburg Borough, as well as Catharine, Woodbury and Huston townships. HALAS’s reorganization follows Martinsburg Borough Council’s decision in October 2025 to switch emergency medical service providers to AMED, ...

Rainy Day Fund at risk as spending outpaces revenue

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The state Independent Fiscal Office is warning that if Pennsylvania’s government spending continues to outpace revenue, the state’s Rainy Day Fund will be cut in half as the state confronts a structural deficit topping $5 billion in the 2026-27 fiscal year. The warning comes days before ...

Court weighs suppressed evidence in murder case

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A sharply divided state Supreme Court is ordering a lower court to take another look at the murder conviction of a western Pennsylvania man who has spent more than two decades behind bars after being convicted of killing a police officer. Among the evidence that was suppressed at his trial was ...

Judge decries DOJ statements on removal of slavery exhibit

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PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers on Friday that they were making “dangerous” and “horrifying” statements when they said the Trump Administration can decide what part of American history to display at National Park Service sites. The sharp exchange ...