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Blair County DA seeking to revoke bail for William Stonebraker

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion Thursday morning to revoke the bail of the Hollidaysburg man accused of sexually abusing two underage girls over several years after allegedly contacting one of the victims to have her recant. William John ...

Cambria County solar panel project progressing

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LILLY — Cambria County’s solar panel project is continuing to progress after the commissioners approved an interconnection reimbursement agreement Thursday with MEI Manor LLC, said Chief Clerk Alex Ashcom. As part of the project, the county hopes to install solar fields to power the ...

City woman asks Blair County to ban mass balloon releases

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — An Altoona woman asked Blair County commissioners on Thursday for a ban on balloon releases, something that she thought everyone knew to be hazardous to wildlife, the environment and aviators. “Let’s be first and let’s lead the way,” Rosemary Ellis told commissioners ...

Former chef at Martinsburg care home facing fraud, theft charges

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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 ...