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Blair County flood damage meeting today in Tyrone

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The Blair County Department of Emergency Services is inviting Blair County residents whose properties were damaged in flash flooding July 5 and 6 to a Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) event between 2 and 6 p.m. today, Tuesday, July 14, at Church of the Good Shepherd, 1650 Clay Ave., Tyrone, to discuss the possibility of receiving disaster relief. Tyrone, Snyder Township and the city have declared a disaster due to the damage from the storms, according to a news release from the department. The department is working with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to bring in ...

Reynoldsville man’s conviction upheld by Superior Court

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The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld the conviction and prison sentence of a Reynoldsville man who came to the attention of police in May 2023 when he fell asleep at the wheel of his van while parked at a convenience store fuel pump. The Appeals Court stated that Justin Edward Salada, ...

Altoona man arrested after high-speed chase in city

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A city man was taken into custody after allegedly leading state police on a high-speed chase while under the influence. Maynard Macken, 58, was arraigned Sunday by Magisterial District Judge Matthew Dunio on a felony count of fleeing police and single misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person and DUI, as well as 31 summary traffic violations. He was remanded to the Blair County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail. An officer with state police at Hollidaysburg was driving along Seventh Street in Altoona about 12:44 a.m. Sunday when they saw a silver Jeep SUV accelerating ...

Blair County Federation of Democratic Women set to meet

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The Blair County Federation of Democratic Women will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at Perkins Restaurant, 3300 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona. All women who are registered Democrats are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Donna Cohen Dutkovich, president, at 814-330-2351, or Jan McCready, secretary, at 814-943-2570. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month.

Altoona Symphony Orchestra concerts part of search for conductor

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As the Altoona Symphony Orchestra prepares to enter its second century, the organization has reached a milestone in the search for its next music director and conductor, announcing four nationally recognized conductors who will each take the podium during the orchestra’s 98th season. ...

Big Boy rounds the Horseshoe Curve

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Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 approaches the crowd gathered at the Horseshoe Curve on Saturday morning as the engine prepared to make its way back west. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski