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UPMC Altoona ER technician details alleged assault

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The ER technician who was allegedly attacked by a patient at UPMC Altoona in November took the stand during the first day of the man’s jury trial Tuesday morning to detail the ordeal that left him with a skull fracture, brain bleed and ongoing memory problems. Travis Dunn ...

Ebensburg Airport manager’s contract set to expire

EBENSBURG — The status of who will manage the Ebensburg Airport’s operations appears to be up in the air, with the borough’s current contract with the Regional Aviation and Recreational Association — commonly referred to as RACRA — set to end at the year. In June, RACRA requested a lease extension of at least one year, though the association’s board members had hoped the Ebensburg Borough Council would consider a five-year extension instead to allow for better long-term planning, according to Bill Grady, the association’s treasurer. After discussing the matter in ...

Superior Court denies DuBois man’s appeal

A DuBois man, Joseph George Sabatose, who has been on a roller coaster ride through the court system for the past decade, has lost his latest appeal to Pennsylvania Superior Court in which he claimed he was denied credit for time served in prison involving two criminal cases filed in ...

Cambria County coroner called to incident at Prince Gallitzin State Park

Emergency personnel responded to Prince Gallitzin State Park Tuesday evening for reports of an obvious death. According to Cambria County emergency radio activity, about 6:51 p.m., a caller reported witnessing a body in water in the Pickerel Pond Children’s Play Area at the park. The age of ...

Graham eulogized as ‘American original’

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation’s more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, was eulogized Tuesday as “a true American original” during memorial services in Washington. Graham’s flag-draped casket ...

Somerset farmer named Pennsylvania Farm Bureau interim vice president

Somerset County farmer Glenn Stoltzfus has been appointed to serve as interim vice president of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, effective immediately. Stoltzfus will serve in the role until a formal election can take place at PFB’s Annual Meeting slated for Nov. 15-17 at the Hershey Lodge in ...