HOLLIDAYSBURG — The city woman sentenced in May to three to 15 years’ incarceration for causing a fiery crash was given an additional five years’ probation Monday in a burglary case that has been pending since 2020. Breanna Mae Lord, 26, was charged with single felony counts of burglary ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg man who admitted to sexually assaulting a 4-year-old child beginning when he was about 13 was sentenced Monday afternoon to 10 years’ probation after the victim asked the judge for leniency. Cory Lee Matley, 27, faced three felony charges each of rape and ...
Parents and guardians of young children are invited to have their car seats checked for safety and proper installation at the child safety seat inspection event from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, hosted by Rep. Andrea Verobish, R-Blair. The free event will be held at the AAA Altoona office, 1634 Valley View Blvd., Altoona. Certified technicians will be on-site to inspect individual car seats and check if they are fit for use. Verobish is hosting the event in partnership with PennDOT, AAA and Pennsylvania State Police. Participants are encouraged to bring their child, safety seats, ...
A growing chorus of red and blue state governors is urging Congress to regulate frontier artificial intelligence, as concerns intensify over the technology’s potential to cause catastrophic harm. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat up for re-election in November, was the latest to join the call for federal action in a keynote speech last week at the AI Horizons 2026 Summit in Pittsburgh, saying it does so “for nearly every other industry that significantly impacts our lives.” The bipartisan demands for federal guardrails follow a series of incidents over the past two ...
The Central Blair Recreation and Park Commission will conduct a pilot program designed to determine whether paying referees in cash will help alleviate a referee shortage. Commission referees now must wait up to two weeks for checks to be deposited into their accounts, according to Executive ...
EBENSBURG — With its lease in the Logan Valley Mall set to expire in December 2027, Penn Highlands Community College is considering the possibility of relocating its Blair Center after being awarded $1.9 million from the state Department of Education, said Steve Nunez, the community ...
