HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County District Attorney’s Office withdrew all charges in mid-September against a Tyrone man accused of selling a firearm to a confidential informant after a key witness alleged she was threatened by law enforcement. Eugene Martin Morales, 37, was charged May 14, ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County Retirement Board is recommending commissioners budget nearly $304,000 more in 2027 toward supporting the county’s underfunded pension plan. The recommendation means the county’s general fund, targeted to provide the pension fund with almost $6.08 million ...
A group of lawmakers are planning a last-minute play to extend the Supreme Court’s Oct. 13 deadline concerning so-called “skill games” and they are doing it in court, rather than in the lawmaking chambers of the state Capitol. The group, in a pending filing with the court, is expected to ask the court to use its “King’s Bench” authority to reset the deadline to Feb. 10, 2027. Under the King’s Bench doctrine, the court can intervene in matters in lower courts or even those not in court if they are deemed to be of “immediate public importance.” Those who operate small ...
BEDFORD — A private jet operated by two pilots crashed in an empty field shortly after takeoff Wednesday morning from the Bedford County Airport. The pilots suffered only minor injuries and were taken to UPMC Bedford for standard evaluation, according to Bedford Fire Chief Gary ...
A Blair County judge denied and dismissed the petition for post-conviction relief filed by the Duncansville woman serving life without parole for her role in the “savage and gruesome” 2001 killing of Shari Lee Jackson. Kristin Marie Edmundson, now 45, pleaded guilty to first-degree ...
Nation District of Columbia Former CIA official pleads to stealing gold WASHINGTON — A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million, according to court records. David J. Rush fabricated a “highly classified” government program to justify the acquisition of luxury property in south Florida, according to a court filing. Tennessee Death row inmate conscious, speaking Tennessee death row inmate ...
