The city Redevelopment Authority has proposed an Urban Redevelopment Area (URA) for the central part of the city, plus the Knickerbocker neighborhood. “It’s the heart of Altoona,” Community Development Director Eric Luchansky said, describing the proposal at a recent meeting. In ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Toytown man accused of attempted homicide for allegedly shooting into the windshield of a truck passing his home on Spruce Avenue in December 2024 was sentenced to 3.5 to 12 years’ incarceration after pleading no contest to three felony charges Monday morning. Michael ...
HARRISBURG — A man who managed problem-plagued voter registration drives in Pennsylvania ahead of the 2024 presidential election pleaded guilty Monday to three misdemeanor counts and was sentenced to a month in county jail. Phoenix resident Guillermo Sainz Gurrola was also fined $1,000 and ...
The Altoona Blair County Development Corp. is working toward finding the “highest and best use” for its recently acquired Gable’s building — then facilitating that outcome, according to ABCD CEO Steve McKnight. The two-part structure that occupies all of one side of the 1300 block of ...
A city man is behind bars with bail denied after allegedly attacking another man and threatening to kill him. Michael David Reed Jr., 44, was arraigned Sunday before Magisterial District Judge Kevin Stoltz on felony charges of attempted homicide and aggravated assault, along with misdemeanor ...
A water main break along Pleasant Valley Boulevard announced itself in spectacular fashion about 9 p.m. Sunday, sending a geyser about 40 feet in the air in front of the DeGol Organization headquarters building, then drawing fire trucks and police, who closed off northbound traffic. It was ...