HOLLIDAYSBURG — Some Blair County inmates may soon have the option of being released if they’re willing to comply with court-ordered conditions, including ankle bracelet monitoring. While the county’s parole and probation office has a history of relying on ankle bracelets to supervise ...
EBENSBURG — A South Fork man was convicted Friday afternoon of first-degree homicide for killing 55-year-old Richard Morgan in May 2023. A jury of five men and seven women deliberated for about an hour before finding Austin Louis Kline, 25, guilty of criminal homicide, felony aggravated ...
A jury of five men and seven women are deliberating on criminal homicide and related charges after being given their instructions by Cambria County Judge Tamara Bernstein on Friday morning. Austin Louis Kline, 25, is on trial for the 2023 killing of 55-year-old Robert Morgan, an Altoona ...
Bishop Guilfoyle Academy students gathered inside their in-house chapel Wednesday afternoon to not only hear from a 1954 Altoona Catholic High School graduate, but also to view an original painting of St. Maximilian Kolbe. Col. Stanley J. Glod acquired the painting after the artist’s ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — One of the two victims in a 2023 prison stabbing detailed the events leading up to the attack during the first day of the accused perpetrator’s jury trial on Wednesday. John Javit was called to the stand by Blair County First Assistant District Attorney Nichole Smith and ...
EBENSBURG — Since the Cambria County Liberty Torch made its way to Central Cambria this week, district officials decided to celebrate in a big way — with an inaugural civics bowl competition in which about 45 students put their knowledge of the country and the county’s history to the ...