The Zoning Hearing Board Wednesday granted seven variances requested by the local engineering firm that has been hired to create a land development plan for the renovation that will turn the former Altoona YMCA on Lexington Avenue into a fantasy art museum. The variances, as requested by Adam ...
A Philadelphia man was arrested in Altoona on Wednesday after a traffic stop yielded a large amount of fentanyl and cocaine. Keith Fatim Lamo Harris, 31, was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Daniel C. DeAntonio on four felony counts of possession with intent to manufacture or ...
The Center for Child Justice, Blair County’s Children’s Advocacy Center and a program of Family Services Inc. will host their third annual Toss Out Child Abuse Cornhole Tournament. This set team, double elimination tournament looks to bring in funds for the CAC and raise awareness around ...
The city Zoning Hearing Board Wednesday granted Duncansville developer Ken Weidley a variance that will allow him to build a six-space parking lot for a duplex he plans to construct in Juniata — two more spaces than the maximum allowed for a duplex by the city’s new subdivision and land ...
A stairwell roof at a parking garage being built in Philadelphia collapsed suddenly, killing one person and leaving two missing, authorities said. The section of roof at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s garage fell Wednesday, triggering a “progressive collapse of connected ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County leaders called attention Thursday to Child Abuse Prevention Month by raising a flag outside the courthouse and by confirming support of local resources to investigate complaints. “I’m proud of the work we do,” Children, Youth & Families Administrator ...