Spotlight PA and two other news organizations are suing leaders of the Penn State Board of Trustees in federal court, accusing them of violating the First Amendment by controlling what individual trustees can say to the public and the press. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District ...
A Penn Run, Indiana County, man awaiting trial in Blair County on a charge of drug delivery resulting in death has filed a federal civil rights petition contending he was unwittingly duped into providing the drugs by a man he thought was a federal agent. Eldon Allen Sajko, 56, remains ...
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a ruling by Huntingdon County Judge George Zanic that dismissed criminal charges against a former corrections officer at SCI Huntingdon who allegedly smuggled a can of Stoker’s chewing tobacco into the prison for inmate use. According to a ruling ...
A Roaring Spring man is behind bars with bail denied after allegedly sexually assaulting a toddler. Joshua Daniel Ross, 29, was arraigned Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Andrew L. Blattenberger on felony charges of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a ...
The Central Blair Recreation and Park Commission has leveraged a suggestion made last December by the family of a man long connected with the commission that could enable the commission’s annual golf tournament to take flight. The suggestion from the family of late Blair County NAACP President Don Witherspoon was to hold a second golf tournament in memory of Witherspoon, commission Executive Director Mike Hofer said at a recent commission meeting. Hofer deflected that suggestion, persuading the family of his late friend and fellow supporter of recreation opportunities for young ...
The Adam Holliday Chapter DAR will host a Community Day, Then and Now from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 31, at Legion Park, Hollidaysburg. There will be a flag ceremony and wreath laying service, and visitors can sign the Declaration of Independence. Local historical and genealogical organizations will be on hand, along with Fort Roberdeau representatives, local authors, kids crafts, food trucks, entertainment and more. A car show will also be held in conjunction with these America250 events.
