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Warm handoff programs aid nearly 70K

LANCASTER — Close to 70,000 people have gotten substance abuse treatment through warm handoff initiatives established in Pennsylvania to help people seamlessly connect with addiction programs, officials in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said Tuesday. “Since Governor Shapiro took ...

Coudersport man killed in Antis Township crash

A Coudersport man was killed in a one-vehicle accident early Wednesday morning in Antis Township. According to state police, Travis Marsh, 39, was a passenger in a 2024 Jeep Compass when the vehicle went off Tipton Road about 3:45 a.m. and struck a tree. Police said the 33-year-old male ...

Logan Township supervisors reject request to close off road

The Logan Township supervisors recently voted to accept the recommendation of its Planning Commission to deny a request by Ozzven LLC to close Sunset Drive off Goods Lane as part of a proposal to reconfigure the entrance to the commercial complex comprising the Hampton Inn, Cracker Barrel and Champs — and the entrance to the neighborhood next to it. The Planning Commission had recommended denial after hearing from several neighborhood residents who were all opposed to reconfiguration for fear it would increase traffic and decrease safety on their quiet streets. Ozzven wanted to swap ...

Jury convicts Altoona man for unlawful contact with minor

HOLLIDAYSBURG — A city man with an apparent history of targeting juvenile females was convicted Tuesday afternoon of two felony offenses relating to the unlawful contact of a minor in 2023. After a one-day trial, a Blair County jury of eight men and four women deliberated about 25 minutes ...