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‘Life is a fight,’ former UFC fighter tells Tyrone students

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TYRONE — A former Hollidaysburg Area School District Spanish teacher who became an Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter returned to a school setting to share his message of resiliency with students in the Tyrone Area School District. Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman, a Hollidaysburg ...

CBRC behind on dinner sponsorships

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The Central Blair Recreation and Park Commission is behind last year’s pace on sponsorships for its Community Classic Dinner, with a week to go before the commitment deadline, according to commission Executive Director Mike Hofer. He said the February dinner is a critical fundraiser for the ...

Drug death results in 12-25 years in prison

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — An Altoona man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 to 25 years’ incarceration, as recommended in exchange for a no contest plea to drug delivery resulting in death and guilty pleas to 20-plus drug-trafficking offenses filed in 2021. Joseph Anthony Cassarly Jr., 43, was charged ...

Defendant pleads in ghost guns case

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A New Paris man pleaded guilty in federal court to a one-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to deal and manufacture firearms without a license, U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced Wednesday. Wayne Farabaugh, 55, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stephanie L. Haines for ...

Piner’s request for hearing rejected

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Kenneth J. Piner, an Altoona man serving a lengthy prison sentence for his part in a cocaine ring that operated in the Altoona area more than a decade ago, has lost his attempt to have a new hearing in his case based on a recent report issued by the Blair County branch of the NAACP that was ...