A big contingent of square dancers descended Thursday on the Blair County Convention Center to start their fall festival weekend. The Pennsylvania Square & Round Dance Federation’s “Fabulous Fall Festival” is expected to attract about 300 dancers to Altoona for the event, which runs ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Virginia Beach man on trial for kidnapping two children alongside their mother in September 2025 was convicted Thursday evening on all counts against him. The Blair County jury deliberated about three hours before returning their unanimous verdict against Brandon Michael ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County commissioners will ask the public utility commission to consider allowing a shorter height for the Juniata Eighth Street Bridge due to the costs involved with replacing not only that bridge but two others in the three-bridge span. Commissioners Amy Webster and Laura Burke approved a motion to send a letter of engagement from Blair County to HMS Legal in Harrisburg for “legal services and advice regarding a bridge repair/replacement dispute with Norfolk Southern.” Commissioner David Kessling was absent. “That’s the filing with the Public ...
Bank employees would be empowered to freeze financial transactions if they believe an elderly person is being targeted by fraudsters under legislation approved Wednesday by the state Senate. Senate Bill 738 would also require banks to notify aging protective services and law enforcement in certain situations, including if the victim has diminished cognitive capacity or bank officials believe a person with access to the victim’s account is involved in the fraud. Under the legislation, banks would be able to freeze the transaction for seven days and officials could extend the freeze ...
Two city brothers are behind bars for their alleged role in an alleged attack on a teen that resulted in a brain bleed. Jay, 20, and Dakota Seville, 21, were arraigned Tuesday by Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio. Jay Seville faces two felony counts of aggravated assault, a ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A senior Adams County judge on Monday denied and dismissed the petition for post-conviction relief filed by a city man convicted in March on 13 felony counts for his role in a drug-trafficking ring. A Blair County jury found Matthew Lewis Rodriguez, 40, guilty of 10 felony ...
