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Digging out: Region recovers from snowstorm as potential second system nears

Local officials are relieved about the smooth response to last weekend’s snowstorm that dropped up to 18 inches on parts of Blair County, even as a new storm could offer a second strike. Coordinated response According to Blair County 911 coordinator Emily States, “everything ran ...

Blair County cracks down on human trafficking

Human trafficking is one of the oldest crimes committed, according to Ashley Gay Vocco, victim services program director for Family Services Inc. Exploiting individuals with vulnerabilities, human traffickers unlawfully use force, fraud or coercion to profit from commercial sex acts, ...

Luthersburg teen to be tried in juvenile court

The case of a 15-year-old Luthersburg boy charged in the shooting death of a 12-year-old girl will be transferred to the Clearfield County Juvenile Court for disposition, according to a decision Friday by the Pennsylvania Superior Court. In issuing its 20-page opinion, a panel of Superior ...

Bitter temperatures grip eastern US

Three Texas siblings who perished in an icy pond were among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold as crews scrambled Tuesday to repair hundreds of thousands of power outages in the shivering South and forecasters warned the winter weather is expected to get worse. Brutal ...

Altoona man arrested in alleged stabbing

A city man is behind bars for allegedly stabbing a woman with kitchen scissors after she told him to “go ahead, f**king stab me.” Ralph Allen McConnell, 25, was arraigned Sunday by Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio on two felony counts of aggravated assault, two misdemeanor ...

Martinsburg woman allegedly tried to kill husband

A Martinsburg woman was denied bail after allegedly trying to carry out a murder plot against her husband by luring him out to their garage and ambushing him with a gun. Heather Renee Crawford, 42, was arraigned Tuesday by Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio on a felony count of ...