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Protection hearing process revised
May 15, 2013 HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County judges’ weekly meeting had just begun on Tuesday when a representative of the Protection From Abuse Office appeared and said she had a complaint that needed court... more »»
Murray report due out June 3
May 15, 2013 The Altoona Area school board will hear the results of an investigation into salary increases next month. more »» 
Senior citizens, athletes visit as a part of Older Americans Month
May 15, 2013 HOLLIDAYSBURG — Intergenerational communication isn’t always easy — Garvey Manor Nursing Home resident Monsignor Thomas Mabon recalls some visits with young people where neither side could find... more »»
PSU extension office may move to airport
May 15, 2013 HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners plan to move the county’s Penn State extension office from Valley View Home to the Altoona-Blair County Airport. more »»
Tyrone police to maintain backup coverage
May 15, 2013 TYRONE — Borough police will be allowed to respond to state police requests for backup in Snyder Township, provided state police are on scene or en route, allowing officers to fulfill their duty to... more »»
Suspect directs police to remains
May 14, 2013 After three weeks of searching a 150-acre tract near Warriors Mark, it was the suspect in Sherry Leighty’s murder who directed investigators where to dig for her remains, according to polic. more »» 
Former soccer coach charged
May 14, 2013 A former Altoona Area High School assistant girls soccer coach appeared Monday to face allegations she had sexual relationships with two former players. more »»
Staton punches lawyer
May 14, 2013 A Baltimore native on death row for killing his Altoona girlfriend nine years ago sucker punched his attorney at the conclusion of a hearing Monday morning in Blair County Court. more »»
Abortion doctor guilty in 3 babies’ deaths
May 14, 2013 PHILADELPHIA — An abortion doctor was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his... more »»
Mother sentenced for allowing gun access
May 14, 2013 BEDFORD — A Bedford County woman faces three weeks to a year in jail for allowing her teenage son to freely carry a handgun used in his friend’s 2012 accidental shooting death. more »»
Remains of Sherry Leighty found; suspect provided information on location of body, documents say
May 13, 2013 Update: Suspect met with investigators Friday, admitted killing and provided information on location of body, court documents say. more »»
Convicted murderer punches attorney in court
May 13, 2013 A Baltimore man on death row for killing his estranged girlfriend in 2004 punched his attorney in the face at the conclusion of a motion hearing in Blair County Court this morning. more »»
PSU paid Spanier $2.9 million in 2011-12
May 13, 2013 BUFFALO, N.Y. more »» 
On the lookout for ticks
May 13, 2013 The return of warmer weather means more individuals and pet owners have discovered parasitic ticks hitching a ride on their bodies. more »» 
Veteran public servant planning to step aside
May 13, 2013 BELLWOOD — When Raymond Amato announced in January he planned to step down as chairman of Antis Township’s Board of Supervisors at year’s end, some took the news with a grain of sal. more »»
Nurses push to escalate petition drive
May 13, 2013 Altoona Regional Health System nurses affiliated with SEIU Healthcare PA have expanded an ongoing petition drive questioning the hospital’s pending merger with UPMC. more »»
Cicadas not expected for a few years
May 13, 2013 If you are looking for one of the world’s most mysterious insects to return en masse to the Altoona area, you are going to have to wait several more year. more »» 
Vietnam veterans planning to reunite
May 12, 2013 Once, when Wayne Delozier of Altoona was a sergeant in an engineering brigade in Vietnam, he was welding a pipe in the rain and getting shocked again and agai. more »» 
Patricia Rooney addresses Mount Aloysius graduates
May 12, 2013 CRESSON — Addressing a packed gymnasium filled with the school’s largest-ever graduating class Saturday, Patricia Rooney — international philanthropist and wife of Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan... more »»
Phase II 17th St. property available
May 12, 2013 As Altoona-Blair County Development Corp. searches for land to develop another industrial or business park, a large tract of land in Logan Township is now availabl. more »» |
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