HOLLIDAYSBURG — A city man serving a 20- to 40-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to child rape was found to be a sexually violent predator following an evaluation by the state Sexual Offender’s Assessment Board. Judge Jackie Atherton Bernard accepted the evaluation in the case of ...
A Pennsylvania appeals court has declared that a petition filed by a Bedford County man challenging his lengthy sentence on child sexual abuse charges was untimely and therefore was dismissed. The Pennsylvania Superior Court this week indicated in an opinion written by Judge Megan King that ...
When a helping hand is needed, service organizations are there — to provide food to those who are hungry, to offer shelter to those in need, to offer a shoulder to lean on or to simply listen. These groups make Blair County special — and make us proud. The Mirror is seeking help to ...
A puzzle swap will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Schlow Library in State College. Participants should mark puzzles with missing pieces and make sure boxes and pieces are secure. Attendees do not need to have anything to swap to participate. Casual puzzling will also be an option. There is free parking at the library with validation inside. Democratic women to meet The Blair County Federation of Democratic Women will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Perkins Restaurant, 3300 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona. All women who are registered Democrats are welcome ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County judge declined a motion Friday afternoon to further modify the bail of a Harrisburg man accused of trafficking a large amount of narcotics to the area. Kyle Jerome Rudolph, 49, appeared alongside defense attorney William Wigman for a bail hearing in front of ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and state Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced the second round of grants through the nation’s first Agricultural Innovation Grant Program. The $9.7 million investment will provide support for 97 projects and leverage $4.8 million in private investment. The funding will put innovative technology into practice to help Pennsylvania agricultural businesses improve efficiency and increase production, protect soil and water resources, and generate clean, renewable energy. “For the last three years, I’ve visited farms ...
