Trees, telephone poles and wires were brought down throughout the region by raging winds and a severe thunderstorm that left about 10,000 Blair County residents without power Tuesday night, said Emergency Management Director Mark Taylor. By 10 a.m. Wednesday, Taylor said the number of people ...
Larry Field of Altoona was in his car when the storm hit Blair County on Tuesday evening. "It was quite a blast," the former sheriff said, noting there was "a lot of lightning and thunder." When he stopped his car, "it was still moving" from the wind, he said. There were trees, wires and ...
INDIANA, Pa. - The former Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center executive director pleaded no contest to child pornography charges in an Indiana County court Tuesday morning. Eric Palmer, 41, alongside his attorney Thomas Kauffman, entered his plea before Indiana County President Judge ...
DUNCANSVILLE - A minor collision left two buses full of Hollidaysburg Area School District students stranded for over an hour as the district scrambled to find an alternative bus on Monday afternoon. According to Assistant Superintendent Tracy Boone, a vehicle struck the rear bumper of two ...
A pair of dwelling fires over the weekend left one person dead, several without a home and multiple firefighters injured. Late Saturday night, firefighters were called to a dwelling fire at 105 E. Fourth Ave., Altoona, where it was reported there was entrapment, with children. City ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG - Isaac Tryninewski was overjoyed to see his family, friends and Golden Tiger teammates waiting for him inside the Scotch Valley Country Club for his Make-A-Wish Foundation wish reveal Thursday night. Tryninewski, 16, who battled lymphoma throughout 2024, was presented with a ...
