HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is paying $97,500 to resolve a lawsuit filed by three former foster children removed from an Altoona residence in 2008 and housed in Clearfield County where they were abused by foster parents. Commissioners Dave Kessling, Amy Webster and Laura Burke voted ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners voted Thursday to adopt a hazardous mitigation plan replacing the outdated version that led to a controversy over management of the Blair County Planning Commission and a pending request for the state to examine the planning commission’s operations. Commissioners Chairman Dave Kessling said Thursday that he would “happily approve” the countywide plan that took effect May 26 and will be in effect through May 25, 2031. Because the prior plan expired in February 2025, the state was declining to award select grants to local municipal ...
DUNCANSVILLE — Police patrol became a hot topic at a Duncansville Borough Council meeting Wednesday night when board members said they would reevaluate their on-duty coverage. A few residents in the crowd voiced concerns about individuals allegedly riding electric bicycles and scooters at ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran’s oil industry. Trump has said multiple times in recent weeks that the warring parties have been on the cusp of a deal without anything coming to fruition. A spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a live phone call on state television that mediators were active and nothing had been finalized to end ...
A former chef at The Village at Morrisons Cove faces charges after allegedly being paid more than $40,000 in fraudulent reimbursements. Kenneth Art Feathers II, 60, of Altoona was arraigned June 5 before Magisterial District Judge Andrew L. Blattenberger on felony charges of theft, receiving ...
The city Zoning Hearing Board Wednesday granted four variances requested by the company that is redeveloping the former Juniata Silk Mill on Broadway as a multi-tenant commercial facility in an industrial flex zone. One will allow establishment of a preschool larger than 5,000 square feet; another will allow a drive-thru window, in this case for a coffee shop; another will allow a five-foot rear setback for a drive-thru lane, rather than the required 10-foot setback; and one will allow for 84 off-street parking spaces, where 126 would normally be required. Simington and its consulting ...
