Area railfans won’t have to travel far this summer to see the world’s largest operating steam locomotive as Union Pacific’s famed Big Boy No. 4014 will be steaming into Altoona on July 8 for a nearly four-day engagement as part of the America250 celebrations. While the engine’s East ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County District Attorney Pete Weeks took the stand Wednesday morning during the final evidentiary hearing for the post-conviction appeal of the city man convicted of first-degree murder. Weeks was the first assistant district attorney during the January 2020 trial of ...
The Altoona Parking Authority will begin enforcing its regulations on the streets May 11. Workers have not been writing tickets for on-street violations since August, when employees of parking management consultant Metropolis asked city officials to look for ordinances that give explicit ...
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 7:30 a.m. today, Friday, May 1, at the Saxton Giant. The store, formerly Saxton Market, will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week. The store has been remodeled and will include a market-feel produce department, meat and seafood, deli with ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County judge heard arguments for and against moving the case against a city teen allegedly involved in the 2024 New Year’s Day shooting from adult court back down to juvenile court. Hezikiah Stehley, 18, appeared alongside defense attorney Joseph Addink for a ...
American filmmaker and Penn State University 2025-26 laureate Pearl Gluck discussed her award-winning short documentaries with Penn State Altoona students Tuesday in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center of Performing Arts. Penn State professor emeritus Jerry Zolten, who also ...