HOLLIDAYSBURG — A former Bellwood-Antis School District head wrestling coach was convicted Tuesday of endangering the welfare of children, a third-degree felony charge accusing him of failing to keep fellow coach Ryan Blazier from unsupervised contact with students in 2019 and 2020. Timothy ...
A federal judge has ordered an update on the medical condition of a retired Altoona police detective who is awaiting a sentencing hearing for his part in a scheme to manufacture and sell illegal ghost guns and hit kits. The former officer, Craig Zahradnik, entered guilty pleas to seven charges ...
A prison inmate who has been contesting charges that he assaulted several corrections officers while in the State Correctional Institution at Smithfield, Huntingdon County, has lost yet another appeal, according to an opinion issued last week by the Pennsylvania Superior Court . Ronald T. ...
BEDFORD — Hundreds of students across the region could be left without afterschool programs due to a federal funding freeze of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant program, according to a number of school and program administrators. The grant, which is paid for by the federal ...
A city woman accused of hindering apprehension of a fugitive is behind bars after resisting arrest, trying to escape and assaulting an Altoona police officer, according to the affidavit of probable cause filed in the case. Ann Ngoc Nguyen, 43, was questioned July 2 outside her place of work on ...
TYRONE — Whenever a therapy dog visits the Tyrone Area School District, it has positive effects on student and adult mental health, according to Superintendent Leslie Estep. That’s why the school board of directors is considering a new policy to allow therapy dogs on district property upon ...