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Blair County Commissioners mull ways to cut inmate population

Local News

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Some Blair County inmates may soon have the option of being released if they’re willing to comply with court-ordered conditions, including ankle bracelet monitoring. While the county’s parole and probation office has a history of relying on ankle bracelets to supervise ...

South Fork man guilty of first-degree homicide

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EBENSBURG — A South Fork man was convicted Friday afternoon of first-degree homicide for killing 55-year-old Richard Morgan in May 2023. A jury of five men and seven women deliberated for about an hour before finding Austin Louis Kline, 25, guilty of criminal homicide, felony aggravated ...

Bankruptcies

Public Records

The following people have made filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Pittsburgh. Chapter 7 involves selling assets to pay debts. Chapter 13 is a plan to pay debts using income. Chapter 11 involves reorganization to pay off debt. Filings by county include: Blair County Rene N. ...

Jury deliberating on homicide suspect’s fate

Local News

A jury of five men and seven women are deliberating on criminal homicide and related charges after being given their instructions by Cambria County Judge Tamara Bernstein on Friday morning. Austin Louis Kline, 25, is on trial for the 2023 killing of 55-year-old Robert Morgan, an Altoona ...

Federal court strikes down new global tariffs

Local Business

A federal court ruled Thursday against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. A split three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade in New York found the 10% global tariffs were illegal after small businesses sued. The ...