The Altoona Mirror is being recognized this year with the coveted Sweepstakes Award in its circulation category, after staff members collected 22 individual and group honors in the annual Keystone Media Awards contest. The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, a Harrisburg-based nonprofit ...
An immigrant from El Salvador, who is being housed in the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County, is fighting for a bond hearing that would allow him to be freed until his future is decided by an immigration court in Elizabeth, N.J. Attorney Robert K. Lacey of Fairfax, Va., ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The city man accused of killing another during a bar fight in early January is seeking the dismissal of his case after Altoona police allegedly mishandled potentially exculpatory evidence. Corey Lexus Lopez, 34, is facing a felony count of third-degree murder, four felony ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Saxton man already serving a sentence in Bedford on child sexual abuse charges was sentenced Friday to an additional 18 to 36 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to similar charges in Blair County court. John William Eltman II, 58, initially faced two felony ...
The end of summer usually signals the conclusion of high school class reunions. Altoona and Hollidaysburg High School classes of the 1950s and Morrison Cove High School Class of 1960 (its last before jointure into Central High) had prominent reunion announcements in a recent Mirror’s weekend Community News roundup. While school days might be long past, those times were an integral and sometimes dominant part of many lives. Reunions have a special meaning for some people, especially older folk who look forward to socializing and renewing old acquaintances. Many sociologists ...
State Attorney General Dave Sunday is warning residents about an increase in government imposter scams in which callers pose as members of local county sheriff’s offices and demand money to avoid arrest. The callers use phone number spoofing to make it appear that the calls originate from legitimate county sheriff’s offices, according to the Office of Attorney General. In the scam, callers claim an arrest warrant has been issued because the victim failed to appear for federal grand jury duty or missed a court hearing. The caller then demands immediate payment for bail or bond to ...
