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Altoona woman gets probation in burglary case pending since 2020

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 ...

A moment in time: Huntingdon Arts Council, kids create time capsule

HUNTINGDON — Full of pride and hope for future generations of the community, the Huntingdon County Arts Council sealed a time capsule Thursday evening that is set to be open in 25 years. The time capsule celebrates the “Kindness lives here” project, a replica of downtown Huntingdon ...

Clearfield to vote on contract renewal for Moshannon Valley Processing Center

CLEARFIELD — The Clearfield County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to sign a six-month contract extension for the operation of Moshannon Valley Processing Center, the largest immigration detention facility in the Northeast. The commissioners’ five-year ...

Local disaster recovery specialist recalls working 9/11

Altoona native Jim Maher remembered kissing his daughter goodbye before starting his job as Pennsylvania’s first disaster recovery specialist in September 2001. “I told her I would see her in six months, but I was gone for two years,” he said. Maher was moving into his office in ...

Blairsville man sentenced in Altoona drug overdose

HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blairsville man who supplied the drugs that led to the overdose death of a city resident in February 2022 was sentenced Friday morning to five- to 20-years’ incarceration. Brian Scot Davenport Jr., 36, pleaded guilty to single felony counts of drug delivery resulting in ...