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Blair DA wants up to 25 years in kidnapping case

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 ...

Former inmate sues Blair County Prison for mental distress

A former Duncansville man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Blair County officials and the county prison contending his 48 hours behind bars more than a year ago caused him “mental distress, anxiety, and a well founded fear for his physical safety.” According to his ...

Mosquito control efforts planned

The Blair County Mosquito-borne Disease Control Program will be conducting a truck-mounted ultra-low volume mosquito control operation in the Parkview Estates area of Antis Township and the Legion Park area of Hollidaysburg Borough to reduce populations of nuisance mosquitoes and mosquitoes capable of transmitting West Nile Virus. The work will begin about dusk today, Wednesday, Aug. 19. Signs will be posted on the day of the control event to inform residents. Areas include but are not limited to: Northern Blair County Recreation Center, Parkview Estates, Legion Park and ...

Alleged leader of PSU drug ring surrenders

The leader of a cocaine-trafficking ring involving Penn State University students and two student fraternities surrendered Tuesday morning. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker on numerous felonies, including multiple counts of possession ...

Bus safety urged for motorists

DUNCANSVILLE — School is back in session, which means that school buses are back on the roads. To spread bus safety awareness this fall, state Sen. Judy Ward, R-Blair, hosted a school bus safety press conference at Fullington Bus Company Tuesday morning, with local representatives and ...