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Briefcase: Rutter's opens new store featuring lounge area

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Rutter’s has opened its newest location, the company’s 94th store, at 4517 Business 220, Bedford, at the Turnpike interchange. The 13,468-square-foot store offers Rutter’s food, fuel and convenience to the Bedford community. This location also features the company’s sixth 1747 Bar & Lounge, offering guests a 21-plus space to kick back and enjoy a variety of alcoholic beverages, including freshly made cocktails, beer and wine. Additionally, sports fans now have a new go-to destination to catch every big game and match, with 15 high-definition 65-inch TVs and five Video Gaming ...

East Freedom man facing drug charges

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An East Freedom man is behind bars after repeatedly refusing to return a loaned vehicle, which was later found to have methamphetamine hidden inside. Isaac William Detwiler, 47, was arraigned Sunday by Magisterial District Judge Matthew Dunio on a felony count of possession with intent to ...

Police: Man sent explicit images to girl, 14

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A Cassandra man was taken into custody Saturday after a monthslong investigation by Allegheny Township and Cresson police revealed he had been sending a 14-year-old girl sexually explicit images over Snapchat. Steven Noland, 52, was arraigned Saturday by Magisterial District Judge Matthew ...

Inmate suicide lawsuit to move forward

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A magistrate judge reviewing a federal lawsuit filed by the mother of an inmate who committed suicide while in the State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale has recommended the dismissal of a “deliberate indifference” charge against prison officials, but has indicated a charge of “denial of access to medical care” should move forward. The recommendations were made last week by Magistrate Judge Kezia O.L. Taylor, who presides in Pittsburgh. The lawsuit came about due to the untimely death of 39-year-old Lance W. Heverly, who was nearing the end of a 10-year sentence while at ...

Blair DA wants up to 25 years in kidnapping case

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County District Attorney’s Office will recommend a sentence of about 9.5 to 25 years for the city man convicted on all counts in May 2026 for forcing his then-girlfriend into his car at gunpoint in early May 2025. A jury found Landon Robert Fagan, 23, guilty of a ...