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Altoona man acquitted of charge of drug delivery resulting in death

HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County jury acquitted the city man charged with delivering the drugs that resulted in the overdose death of 40-year-old Christy Clifford in April 2025 and convicted him on three related counts Thursday afternoon. The jury of seven women and five men deliberated about ...

Memory care facility gets nod for Duncansville location

Blair County Planning Commission members Thursday gave a favorable review to plans to construct a 42-room memory care assisted living facility at 178 Meadowbrook Lane, Duncansville. Plans for Fountains at Duncansville also call for a parking lot and on-site stormwater management features. Access to the site is a proposed bidirectional easement off Meadowbrook Lane. This access point opens onto a 23,090-square-foot asphalt parking area with 20 paved parking spaces, including two ADA accessible spaces. Landscaping improvements are included throughout the site, which should make for an ...

Paving the way

A paving crew from New Enterprise Stone & Lime puts down a layer of asphalt on a northbound lane of Penn Street in Hollidaysburg on Monday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

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Nation Judge sets date for 9/11 suspect trial A U.S. military judge on Wednesday set a summer 2028 trail date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The trial is scheduled to begin June 5, 2028, 18 months later than the January 2027 start that prosecutors had requested. The additional time is needed to resolve pretrial disputes, including disagreements about what evidence can be presented at trial, Air Force Lt. Col. Michael A. Schrama wrote in his ruling. Nevada Prosecutors rest in Tupac murder trial LAS VEGAS ...

At least 160 killed in floods along Nepal-China border

UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal — Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing Wednesday after suddenly sweeping through communities and halting travel in some areas. Experts said a glacial collapse caused ...