TYRONE — One of the biggest myths about drug crimes is that they are isolated, victimless and nonviolent, Blair County District Attorney Pete Weeks said. “I say this hoping you think it’s funny and ridiculous, but I will tell you that our legislature thinks it’s true because they keep ...
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Judy Ward, R-Blair, to help address a shortage of qualified instructors who train emergency responders across the state, is now law. Act 97 of 2026 allows retirees from the Public School Employees’ Retirement System and the State Employees’ Retirement System to return to work on a part-time basis as certified EMS, fire or police instructors without losing their pension benefits. “Our first responders keep our communities safe, and ensuring they receive proper training is paramount,” Ward said. “This law gives retired public employees, whose ...
A former inmate at the Cambria County Prison was sentenced in federal court to an additional 33 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his conviction of conducting and participating in the affairs of an enterprise through racketeering activity, U.S. Attorney ...
The Illinois man accused of stealing nearly $250,000 from Bedford County in July was arraigned Thursday afternoon on six previously filed felony counts related to the case. Wayne Michael Radosky, 41, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, is facing two felony counts each of theft and forgery, as ...
EBENSBURG — Citing declining enrollment and operational costs, among others, Central Cambria administrators presented the district’s rationale for considering the closure of Jackson Elementary School during a public hearing Thursday. In the 2024-25 school year, grades three through five consolidated with Cambria Elementary School, on the same campus as the district’s middle and high schools in Cambria Township, leaving Jackson Elementary to serve kindergarten through second grade students. The move came after the district completed a 2024 feasibility study to examine operations ...
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