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Zoning board nixes townhouses
May 10, 2013 The city Zoning Hearing Board this week denied permission for builder Joe Crossman to construct eight townhouses in a single-family residential zone, because — by his own admission — he needed a... more »»
Cambria County plans to drop Wi-Fi service
May 10, 2013 EBENSBURG — Cambria County commissioners hope to get the county out of the wireless Internet provider business by dropping the Cambria Connected service. more »» 
Man hurt in 3-car accident
May 10, 2013 ROARING SPRING — A three-car crash Thursday afternoon left a man in serious condition, emergency responders said at the Taylor Township scene. Firefighters received a call shortly before 5 p.m. more »» 
Gildea gets school’s top job
May 9, 2013 HOLLIDAYSBURG — The excited talk among a group of Hollidaysburg Area teachers Tuesday evening was that they knew who the board was going to choose to replace 14-year Superintendent Paul Gallagher. more »»
Unions to start talks with city
May 9, 2013 Altoona and its three labor unions will start negotiations today — for the first time under the constraints of the city’s Act 47 recovery plan — to replace contracts that expire at the end of the... more »» 
New districts create disputes
May 9, 2013 The state Supreme Court unanimously upheld a redistricting plan Wednesday that could pit two Cambria County Democratic representatives against each next year. more »»
Judge tosses invasion charges
May 9, 2013 The prosecution’s case against three men accused of forcing their way into an Altoona apartment and assaulting a woman evaporated Wednesday after one of the residents took the stand and blamed the... more »»
Bullying program gives adults hope for children
May 9, 2013 Mary Foor of Duncansville said she transferred her son, then a seventh-grader, out of the Hollidaysburg Area School District in February 2012 because other students were teasing him about his... more »»
Gates’ free health clinic bill passes
May 8, 2013 The General Assembly has passed a bill — unanimously — that would distribute funding to replicate the free health clinic model pioneered by Altoona doctor Zane Gates. more »»
Cambria juvenile faces charges
May 8, 2013 EBENSBURG — Cambria Township police have filed juvenile charges against a sixth-grade Central Cambria Middle School boy involving alleged sexual abuse of other male students. more »» 
20 under 20 recipients honored
May 8, 2013 Twenty future area leaders were urged Tuesday to “think big” by a man who helped turn a convenience store into a multibillion company. “You can be anything you want to be. This is America. more »»
Mistrial denied after ‘prosecutorial misconduct’ claim
May 8, 2013 HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County judge denied a defense request for a mistrial Tuesday morning in the Rodney “Rocco” Williams case, despite testimony implying the accused has a criminal record. more »»
Judge candidates speak at courthouse luncheon
May 8, 2013 HOLLIDAYSBURG — The three candidates seeking to replace retired Blair County Judge Hiram A. more »» 
Students save a life
May 7, 2013 HOLLIDAYSBURG — A pair of student athletes saved the life of a man who collapsed Sunday afternoon on the Hollidaysburg Area High School track where they were practicing football footwork drills. more »»
Authority might sell water for fracking
May 7, 2013 The Altoona Water Authority hopes to sell water for Marcellus Shale fracking to Chevron Appalachia, a Coraopolis company that has targeted an area near Coupon, above a section of authority watershed... more »»
Parents question Central Cambria district about alleged sexual abuse
May 7, 2013 EBENSBURG — A concerned parent questioned Central Cambria School District officials during Monday’s school board meeting about rumors of alleged sexual abuse involving a sixth-grade boy and multiple... more »»
Defense: Client supplied cocaine
May 7, 2013 HOLLIDAYSBURG — A defense attorney for a Baltimore man told a Blair County jury Monday morning that his client was the source of almost a half-kilogram of cocaine being transported to Altoona in... more »»
New testimony heard in Ross homicide trial in wake of decision
May 7, 2013 HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County assistant district attorney said Monday that nearly eight years ago Altoona defense attorney Thomas M. more »»
Hotline hopes to stop bullying
May 6, 2013 It takes place in classrooms and hallways, on playgrounds and over the Interne. more »» 
Preschool funding rebounds
May 6, 2013 Pennsylvania preschool programs could begin to bounce back from funding losses that a new report says have devastated enrollment. more »» |
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