The presence of the Union Pacific’s Big Boy steam locomotive in the region between July 8-11 is generating a carload of warnings from authorities — like a mother admonishing a little boy whom she knows is about to be tempted to misbehave. The latest such warnings came in a news release ...
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a decision by a Blair County judge to dismiss a petition by a former Altoona man, Stephen Montier Piner, who challenged the funding of drug investigations by Operation Our Town. Piner, 67, is presently serving a 20- to 40-year prison term after ...
EBENSBURG — During Monday’s Ebensburg Borough Council meeting, officials approved increases in hourly parking rates and overtime parking fines, which are expected to take effect later this year, after a part-time parking enforcement officer is hired and trained for the vacant ...
HARRISBURG — For nearly two years, the Shapiro administration has refused to say whether a state watchdog under the governor’s jurisdiction investigated Pennsylvania’s network of agencies that are supposed to help older adults who are abused and neglected. However, records show state ...
According to Pennsylvania State Police, two people were taken to the hospital after a multi-vehicle accident involving four cars on the 1700 block of Frankstown Road a little after 3 p.m. Monday afternoon. One vehicle involved stopped on Frankstown Road, causing numerous other vehicles to hit ...
A Huntingdon County man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Franklin County on Thursday. According to state police, Russell C. Booher, 45, of Mount Union, died as a result of injuries suffered in the 12:41 p.m. crash. Booher was driving a 2007 Hyundai eastbound on Buchanan Trail when the ...
