HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County Prison inmate who overdosed inside the prison on April 10, 2024, will serve a state prison sentence after pleading guilty Tuesday to contraband possession and criminal conspiracy charges. Nathan F. Weaver, 40, Altoona, said in Blair County Court that he ...

The Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center Joint Operating Committee heard proposals outlining a campus-wide facility study that would create recommendations for projects to alleviate concerns around a crowded and aging building during a Monday night meeting. Groups from HHSDR ...

Service set for Feb. 15 Jerry Wolf is being remembered as a man who cared about his family and the community. Gerald “Jerry” Wolf, 99, of Westminster, Md., Fort Myers, Fla., and formerly of Altoona, died Nov. 29 at BridgingLife Dove House in Westminster, Md. Wolf spent his working ...

CLEARFIELD — A judge is sending the homicide case against a 14-year-old boy accused of killing a 12-year-old girl to juvenile court. Aaron John Klingensmith of Luthersburg allegedly shot and killed the girl at his home on April 28. In a press statement released shortly after the charges ...

Several Penn State Altoona students who are members of the school’s Sheetz Fellows Program proposed improvements to three of the city’s parks at a City Council meeting Monday. Councilman Jesse Ickes, himself a former Sheetz fellow, helped the students develop the proposals. Program ...

I am honored to announce my candidacy for re-election as Blair County’s Sheriff. After serving you for the past seven years, I am seeking a third term to continue the work we’ve started and to build on the many successes we have achieved together. If re-elected, I will continue to expand ...