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Another natural gas exploration company says it's experimenting with the gas to power huge pump engines that drive the hy...
A Pennsylvania newspaper has obtained state records showing that oil and gas development damaged the water supplies of at lea...
The leaves are green, the flowers are in bloom and, once again, it’s that time of year when a new generation of wildlif...
Two Blair County businesses are getting grant money from Harrisburg to aid in switching over to natural gas for their heavy-d...
A missing gauge containing radioactive material that fell off the back of a truck in West Virginia has been recovered.The Pen...
A provision in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could affect the health insurance coverage for thousands of ...
Fire crews were called out around 10:30 last night to battle a blaze at 2708 3rd Street in the Juniata section of the city.Fl...
Business owners and emergency responders from Blair County and all around the state gathered Tuesday to network and help each...
In case you weren’t aware, this is National Drinking Water Week.The DEP is encouraging all Pennsylvanians to learn how ...
Work begins today on the Route 4005 Mill Run Wall Rehabilitation Project in Altoona.Detours will be in place.Overall work on ...
Penelec is partnering with a green energy company in an effort to recycle old refrigerators and help consumers save some mone...
More than 100 state and local responders gathered Wednesday night for a table top emergency exercise drill that required mult...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has established the state’s second Disease Management Area in parts of four counties i...
The American Lung Association says that air quality in parts of Pennsylvania is getting better, but there's still plenty ...
Over the weekend Governor Tom Corbett paid a visit to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County to honor the sacrifi...
Wind energy installations almost doubled in Pennsylvania last year, but the industry still provides only about 1 percent of t...
As part of a statewide aggressive driving campaign launched earlier this month Altoona police are cracking down on motorists ...
Blair County Emergency Management officials are planning a major disaster response exercise that will focus on the regions tr...
Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon caused an influx of local residents to register with the county’s Rapid ...
Blair County is in the process of adding two more farms to its Agricultural Land Preservation program.County leaders are cons...
The director of Blair County’s Conservation District says state funding for her agency has been axed in the 2013-14 sta...
It’s time to tackle spring cleaning chores around the house and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is offering ...
An impact fee from drilling for natural gas in Pennsylvania generated $198-million in 2012, about the same it raised the ...
A wildfire watch has been issued for Blair and several surrounding counties.The National Weather Service says dry conditions ...
The Department of Environmental Protection’s next “DEP at Home” webinar, Watch your Waste, will be on Wedne...
Logan Township Supervisors have granted a zoning change for a local State Police trooper who wants to construct an indoor fir...
Each day, 300 million gallons of polluted mine water enters Pennsylvania streams and rivers, turning many of them into dead z...
Altoona City Council has officially made Heritage Plaza smoke free.The measure passed 6-1 at Wednesday’s meeting. GAEDC...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued recommendations to help minimize the potential for foodborne illnesses in the e...
PennDOT has announced Pennsylvania’s first-ever Transportation Performance Report, a detailed rating of the state&rsquo...
With the approach of spring and increased risk of forest and brush fires across the state, federal grants are now available t...
Some residents living in Roaring Spring found themselves in the dark last night.The lights went out around 6:45PM for about h...
A new Pennsylvania state law requires that items to be recycled such as computers, televisions, microwaves, pretty much anyth...
Beginning today Route 164 in the area of the Clover Creek Bridge in North Woodbury Township, Blair County will be reduced to ...
High winds overnight, coupled with heavy rains have caused a number of roads to be closed for downed power lines and flooding...
Emergency crews were sent out early this morning to a Logan Township home that was hit by a fallen tree.Blair County 911 tell...
The Department of Environmental Protection is reminding consumers and businesses that as of today they will no longer be able...
The Department of Environmental Protection is reminding Blair County residents that January is National Radon Action Month.DE...
Governor Tom Corbett last week announced that PennDOT has identified more than $50 million in savings through its Next Ge...
Flu cases are mounting in Pennsylvania, and 22 deaths have been attributed to the illness, state health officials said.The nu...
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is offering support to those struggling to heat their home this winter.Crisis g...
The phrase "Out with the old, in with the new" takes on a whole new meaning when the topic is electronic gear. A ne...
Three local communities are joining forces to start their own recycling program.Officials say work is underway on a new recyc...
State health officials said Tuesday that the number of flu cases reported to the Health Department more than doubled in the p...
John Hanger is about to become the first person to announce his candidacy for governor in 2014.The former Pennsylvania enviro...
More accessible areas and expanded hunting opportunities await hunters when they head into state forestlands for today’...
Good news for drivers who travel to and from the Tipton area.PennDOT officials say that later today the 7.5 mile detour that ...
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are looking to have an all-electronic toll collection plan in place within five years.Turnpik...
In the wake of last week’s storm, homeowners may have questions about what damages are covered by insurance.While each ...
Penelec officials say that there are now only small pockets of customers in Blair County without electricity in the aftermath...
Power outages remain a problem locally in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.As of late in the day Wednesday, about 900 Penelec and ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is reminding homeowners how to properly dispose of and process debris...
As life slowly gets back to normal in these days after Hurricane SandyHit the area there are safety tips residents should kee...
Pennsylvania was battered by high winds but escaped major flooding from its heavy rains as a weakened Sandy churned across th...
A second straight day of effort by Valley Rural Electric line crews brought the number of power outages down more than half, ...
Disaster emergencies have been declared in Blair, Bedford and Huntingdon counties by local Commissioners.The move makes it ea...
Gov. Tom Corbett declared a State of Emergency and urged Pennsylvanians on Friday to prepare for a potentially dangerous supe...
Beginning tonight traffic patterns will change on Route 764 in the areas of the Sugar Run Bridge and the Burgoon Run Bridge.T...
Pennsylvania and Alaska have come in tied for the second worst state for retirees in list compiled by MoneyRates.com.The idea...
The IRC Municipalities will be conducting fall yard waste collections for residents in Altoona, Hollidaysburg, Logan Township...
The Altoona Water Authority’s newly renovated Westerly Sewer Treatment Plant has generated $107,500 for the Authori...
There's been plenty of debate over the Marcellus Shale natural gas field, but new research adds a twist that could impact...
State legislators have approved a new measure that may ease emission inspection requirements.The State House and Senate have ...
Pennsylvania state agencies and local governments in places where drilling for natural gas is occurring learned Monday how mu...
Logan Township officials unveiled a new emergency vehicle last night at their board of Supervisors meeting.The armored truck,...
A spreading plague is wiping out the nationwide bat population.Scientists say a fungus known as White Nose Syndrome has claim...
The lake at Canoe Creek State Park in Blair County is being partially drained to ease construction activities around a park i...
Residents in Tyrone will see a decrease to their monthly trash and recycling bill and an increase in materials collected at t...
Phil Sipes Has the Lowdown on tonight's Golden Tiger Football Game
A Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture program that collects old pesticides from farms and pesticide application businesses...
State lawmakers are hearing warning signs about the Pennsylvania Turnpike's debt load from the state's elected fiscal...
PennDOT is reminding motorists that fall weather patterns often produce foggy mornings, which can create dangerous driving co...
PennDOT officials are lauding the efforts of the more than 141,000 volunteers who cleaned over 13,000 miles of roads, trails ...
Come Monday, several county employees will be out of a job.That’s because on Tuesday the Blair County Solid Waste and R...
One in eight Pennsylvanians has a hard time putting food on the table, a number that's been creeping up in the state sinc...
Arson is the ruling in two city fires within the past week.City fire inspector Mike Tofano says the fire early Wednesday morn...
Hollidaysburg Golden Tiger Preview with WRTA’s Phil Sipes.
A new state law imposing stiff penalties on motorists who ignore “Road Closed” or other safety warning signs and ...
With a reserve account running low on funds, officials say the Blair County Solid Waste department will be shut down and a ha...
The investigation continues into the fires that caused significant damage to three buildings in Altoona over the weekend.So f...
State Treasurer Rob McCord recently marked a major milestone in Pennsylvania's nationally recognized Keystone Home Energy...
A pair of fires caused significant damage to three structures last night in Altoona.The first fire, called in around 8:30 las...
It’s still not known what caused a fire that destroyed two homes in Duncansville over the weekend.Crews were called out...
Environmentalists have made some waves for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett as he sets out on a two-day kayak tour of the upper ...
The Blair County Commissioners are hiring a local engineering firm to analyze and deal with new storm runoff concerns put in ...
The head of Blair County’s emergency management agency says the chemical being used to help prevent the spread of the W...
The state plans to spray more areas of Blair County later this week to help control the spread of the West Nile Virus.Blair C...
When Pennsylvania released official data on Marcellus Shale natural gas production last week, there was no mention that numbe...
The Department of Environmental Protection is advising consumers and businesses of new rules for recycling electronic devices...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission officials has announced that their pheasant stocking will increase to 200,000 birds for the ...
The 44th annual Penn State's Ag Progress Days gets underway today.Officials say the purpose of the three day event is to ...
Critics say a new order from Gov. Tom Corbett will pressure state employees to more quickly approve environmental permits, in...
PennDOT reminds motorists that work will begin today to place an epoxy overlay on the Route 22 Blair Street Bridge.Work will ...
More air pollution is coming from the smokestacks of coal-fired plants in Pennsylvania than in almost any other state in the ...
The State Transportation Commission Thursday approved an update to Pennsylvania’s 12-Year Transportation Program, which...
After being closed for nearly 10 weeks, the Juniata 8th Street Bridge will reopen to traffic this afternoon.Engineer Shawn Ri...
Three Blair County volunteer fire companies are getting some help from Harrisburg when it comes to battling forest fires.The ...
State health officials say Pennsylvania’s first human case of the 2012 West Nile Virus has been confirmed.The Departmen...
The Marcellus Shale is about to become the most productive natural gas field in the United States, according to new data from...
Alternative energy could take a step forward in Pennsylvania after the US Senate Finance Committee voted late last week to re...
The State Department of Environmental Protection will spray several parts of Blair County to help control the spread of the W...
The City of Altoona will begin spraying efforts this week to control the spread of the West Nile Virus.Officials say the trea...
Meteorologists have confirmed a tornado touched down in northern Pennsylvania during powerful storms that knocked out power t...
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across the region Thursday, wreaking havoc and leaving hundreds of people in the dark.Bl...
Stifling heat and oppressive humidity have been in the forecast as often as not so far this summer in Pennsylvania.Dr. Amanda...
A two vehicle crash on Route 22 in Geeseytown closed the roadway for about three hours Tuesday afternoon.State Police say tha...
State officials are planning a trial smoking ban next year in two Pennsylvania state parks as they deal with complaints about...
A six-day celebration is planned to mark the 10th anniversary of the rescue of nine miners trapped underground in the Quecree...
As residents swelter through summer time heat here in Pennsylvania, air quality can become an issue for some people.According...
Blair County’s new 911 enhancement project is ahead of schedule.That was the word Tuesday from 911 Director Mark Taylor...
A fire that damaged a city home early Monday morning has been ruled an accident.Emergency crews were called to 404 South 7th ...
A major detour is set to begin on Monday.The Juniata 8th Street Bridge will officially close to traffic. Crews have spent the...
Seven Commonwealth Court judges will decide on a constitutional challenge by seven municipalities to portions of Pennsylvania...
PennDOT says contractors will begin roadway tie in work for the new Ironville Bridge on Route 1014 over the Little Juniata Ri...
The Centers for Disease Control is being urged to help Pennsylvania tackle the problem of Lyme disease as reports indicate th...
Citing an abundant supply of electricity as a major factor, Penelec has announced electric rates will be going down.The lower...
Thousands of people in Pennsylvania could die by the end of the century as a direct result of summer heat driven to extremes ...
Altoona Fire Chief Renny Santone says he’s concerned about the number of serious fires that crews have battled over the...
A Pennsylvania company will invest $380 million to expand natural gas pipelines in the state.Penn Virginia Resource Partn...
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack hopes to raise the profile of agricultural research at universities like Penn State as...
A Chevron representative told Logan Township officials Thursday night that her company has no immediate plans to begin gas dr...
Blair County’s newest industrial manufacturer has officially opened its doors.State and local development officials gat...
A state police fire marshal is investigating the early morning fire Tuesday in Coalport that caused significant damage to an ...
PennDOT says residents of Tyrone will soon have a smoother and safer ride across the Route 453 Sink Run Bridge – that&r...
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission wants answers from a court before it moves forward with its role in carrying out P...
Pittsburgh is among the most polluted cities in the Union.The American Lung Association released its 13th annual State of The...
Motorists are reminded that beginning today Ruskin Drive from Elm Spring Drive to 58th Street in Altoona will be milled and r...
The Altoona Water Authority says its renovated Westerly Treatment Plant is performing better than expected.Work on the $3...
Altoona Water Authority officials say they are still considering a change to electronic meter reading.General Manager Mark Pe...
Pennsylvania's top health official has assured doctors that a new gas-drilling law will allow them to talk to their patie...
The state is just coming off one of the wettest years on record, but professional weather-watchers are increasingly concerned...
A fire that started in a shed damaged three properties in Altoona Monday night.The call came in a little after 8:00 sending f...
PennDOT will hold an open house and plans display tonight to inform the public of the proposed Loop Road Bridge Replacement a...
Starting today a scheduled 45 day ramp closure will be put in place to perform scheduled roadway and structure repairs at the...
A Duncansville manufacturer has reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency resolving alleged violatio...
Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says a controlled burn exercise will be held next week ...
Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is urging anglers and other woodland visitors to take t...
House Speaker Sam Smith says it's "outrageous" to assert that Pennsylvania's new Marcellus Shale law could ...
PennDOT will conduct an open house to display plans and inform the public of the proposed Loop Road Bridge Replacement along ...
The burn ban which was issued for Snyder Township on March 19 has beenlifted.Township officials are asking residents to conti...
Pennsylvanians struggling to pay home heating bills have a little extra time to apply for financial help through the Low-Inco...
The Department of Environmental Protection has launched an interactive Earth Day section of its website offering a one-stop s...
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PennDOT says rehabilitation work will begin next Monday on the Birmingham Pike Bridge along State Route 453 in Snyder Townshi...
PennDOT says rehabilitation work will begin next Monday on the Birmingham Pike Bridge along State Route 453 in Snyder Townshi...
Snyder Township has instituted a burning ban effective immediately.The township’s supervisors said Monday that the warm...
A faulty heater is to blame for a smoky fire Monday morning that forced the evacuation of a Portage health clinic.Firefighter...
This week is Wildfire Prevention Week in Pennsylvania.A relatively warm and dry winter has greatly increased the risk of spri...
State Police say a sinking valley man his died after being overcome by Carbon Monoxide inside their home.John Shaffer was pro...
A big change is coming to concerts held on Heritage Plaza in Downtown Altoona this summer.Mayor Bill Schirf tells WRTA News t...
Headlines suggest that Pennsylvania is covered with drilling wells that are tapping into the gas-rich Marcellus Shale.Data fr...
Altoona Fire Department officials are urging residents to change the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors ...
Local residents could see a rise in heating costs come this fall.Peoples Natural Gas could put in place a nine-percent increa...
Pennsylvania is receiving an additional $52.3 million in federal funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Progra...
Pennsylvania has a long history as an industrial state, and a new study out says the pollution that comes with some aspects o...
The Altoona Water Authority’s Mill Run Dam is in need of some expensive repairs.Consulting engineer Mark Glenn told boa...
Blair County will receive $24,000 from the State Department of Agriculture to test and spray for the West Nile Virus.Coun...
Governor Corbett will be signing the new bill that sets rules for the shale industry. Lawmakers in the House and Senate appro...
The state Senate voted Tuesday to impose a fee on natural-gas drilling in Pennsylvania and expand regulations for the booming...
PennDOT's efforts to modernize and improve the way it does business – ensuring the efficient use of taxpayer dollar...
Final preparations are underway for a major bridge reconstruction project in Altoona.The Blair County Commissioners will vote...
Pennsylvania's highest-ranking state senator says he thinks an agreement on a sweeping bill to impose a fee on the boomin...
During January, National Radon Action Month is being observed, marking a time of increased public awareness for this serious ...
Governor Tom Corbett is planning to sign newly passed legislation designed to provide an emergency response plan and accurate...
With state lawmakers returning to Harrisburg, gas-drilling opponents are protesting legislation that they say would take away...
The longtime head of a citizens advisory committee on Pennsylvania's parks and forests has been fired, an action that fellow ...
Farmers in Pennsylvania and around the country only have a couple more months to find alternatives to a common antibiotic use...
With record crowds, more than 10,000 competitive exhibits, 6,000 animals and 300 commercial exhibitors, the 2012 Pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection has undercounted the number of wells producing Marcellus Shale natural ...
Now that the holidays are over you probably are looking for a place to get rid of your Christmas Tree.Logan Township resident...
The importance of job creation in our country may be one of the few things on which Democrats and Republicans see eye-to-eye....
General Electric Co.'s transportation unit has announced plans to spend about $72 million to build a diesel engine plant ...
Altoona residents who are already looking for a place to dispose of their Christmas tree can do so at the City Highway Yard.O...
Altoona Water Authority officials said Thursday that it will cost $5.4-million to replace two major storm sewer lines at ...
A bill to authorize Pennsylvania utility inspectors to enforce federal safety rules over many new natural gas gathering pipel...
Transportation officials say electric car charging stations are coming to the Pennsylvania Turnpike.The Pennsylvania Departme...
A California company with ties to the green energy industry expends to close on their purchase of the Chestnut Flats wind far...
Preliminary figures from the Pennsylvania Game Commission show this year's three bear seasons were the second most productive...
Power outages affected thousands of people in the region Tuesday night with hundreds still without power this morning.The out...
Hunters are encouraged to donate deer meat through the Hunters Sharing the Harvest Program to help feed the more than one mil...
Heavy rain has caused a few roads to close throughout the area. In Blair County Locke Mountain Road is closed from the inters...
Natural gas can be a major benefit to Pennsylvania's economy, but the environmental price tag that comes with drilling for it...
The Altoona Water Authority will spend $4.6-million on a major pipeline replacement project along Pleasant Valley Bouleva...
This afternoon radio and television programming will be interrupted locally and across the country but there’s no need ...
PennDot officials say the Yellow Springs Drive Bridge in Williamsburg will be opened to two lanes of traffic by late this aft...
A big question surrounding Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale well drilling has been: does it harm the state's private well...
Projects in eight Pennsylvania counties including Blair, Bedford and Cambria Counties will be receiving funding for the use, ...
Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann is reminding residents to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon ...
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to start the first federal probe into whether the controversial drilling technique...
Emergency crews are on scene this morning at the site of a gas line explosion in Bedford County.The explosion occurred around...
Utility crews are still making headway restoring power to tens of thousands of Pennsylvania customers who lost power in last ...
Blair County officials are getting ready to launch their countywide Emergency Alert System. EMA Director Dan Boyles tells WRT...
Ground has been broken on a new Habitat for Humanity home in Altoona.The four bedroom house is being constructed on a track o...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is urging Huntingdon County residents who sustained damage due to flooding this fall ...
An unseasonably early and destructive snowstorm is being blamed for at least five deaths in Pennsylvania.All the deaths occur...
Agricultural scientists have warned that herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing national problem. A Penn State Extension Spe...
Penn State will take part in new federal research into combating the brown marmorated stink bug. The pests were first found i...
A new report says that tests of water wells near gas drilling sites generally didn't find significant changes in water qualit...
Thirty-five windmills at a local wind farm have been silenced at night since a bat that belongs to an endangered species was ...
A local farming operation will have their land preserved for future generations of agriculture use by a state wide program.K....
Altoona City Council has agreed to spend $14,000 to plant 39 trees as part of its ongoing Tree Revitalization Program.Pla...
The National Weather Service says last month was Pennsylvania's wettest September on record. Hydrologist Charles Ross at the ...
Emergency management and police officials in three counties are trying to track down a red Dodge Ram pickup truck that dumped...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett says intensive development and a lack of maintenance of storm drains may have contributed t...
The state's former environmental protection secretary says criticism about natural gas production in Pennsylvania's Marcellus...
People’s Natural Gas customers will see an increase in their monthly bills beginning today. Rates will increase from &#...
Governor Tom Corbett will be touring a carpenters training center in Pittsburgh today, where he's also expected to discuss hi...
Some northeastern Pennsylvania flooding victims are now getting a place to call home — until theirs is ready to move ba...
More than a thousand acres of central Pennsylvania land is now open to hikers, hunters and other nature lovers after being of...
Authorities are looking for an escaped convict in the region.State Police at Rockview are searching for 34 year old Franklin ...
The director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency says there are still 114 people living in shelters as a result o...
As you get your home ready for the coming cooler weather, you can help naturalists track a disease afflicting Pennsylvania&rs...
The federal government has approved nearly $40 million in grants so far for Pennsylvanians victimized by this month's flo...
An environmental group says that air quality problems may be even worse than previously thought in a new report issued Wednes...
The Blair County Commissioners say they are concerned about changes to Penn State’s local Cooperative Extension Office ...
The Corbett administration is making changes to the state agency that primarily regulates Pennsylvania's booming natural gas ...
You might want to begin shopping for a good plastic or ceramic pumpkin. Local pumpkin patches have not been able to absorb al...
A new city park will be closer to completion thanks to the efforts of an Altoona Boy Scout.Collin Hoeftof Troop 60 will plant...
Governor Tom Corbett is revealing more details about the kind of fee he wants to impose on Pennsylvania's booming natural gas...
The City of Altoona has received a $192,000 grant to upgrade stop signs throughout the city. Manager Joe Weakland says th...
People looking for government assistance in aftermath of the recent flooding now can get help at regional "disaster reco...
The enormity of the devastation caused by last week's record flooding in central and eastern Pennsylvania is beginning to eme...
State lawmakers are learning there may not be an approach to Pennsylvania's illegal trash dumps that'll satisfy everyone. At ...
President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration for 19 Pennsylvania counties affected by last week's deadly flooding...
The Department of Environmental Protection will apply treatments Wednesday evening, in residential areas of Altoona and Logan...
Cooler weather, fall colors... and ragweed. For allergy and asthma sufferers, this time of year in Pennsylvania is anything b...
Rabies has been confirmed in a skunk in Eerie County, raccoons and foxes in Centre County, and beavers in Philadelphia.While ...
The state Department of Transportation is warning Penn State fans that traveling to Happy Valley could be a challenge from th...
Flooding brought on by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee are being blamed for four deaths in Pennsylvania, including a man t...
Pennsylvania's top environmental official says the state will use tough enforcement when it comes to regulating natural gas d...
The heavy rain that occurred during most of the day Wednesday has subsided through most parts of District 9, however some roa...
Blair County emergency officials say residents need to take proper precautions if their homes have been flooded.Blair County ...
Flood waters returned to Blair County on Wednesday.The Blair County 911 Center became inundated with phone calls beginning ar...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is gearing up for heavier-than-normal traffic volumes throughout the Laurel Highlands an...
Heavy rain has caused numerous roads to close throughout the area.William Penn Highway in Frankstown Township is closed from ...
Blair County emergency planners are in the process of reviewing their response to last week’s earthquake incident.Commi...
Blair County officials say they are working diligently to keep a dangerous herbicide out of local composing facilities.The Du...
Pennsylvania officials say highways, bridges and other vital structures in the state escaped serious damage from the Tuesday ...
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission held a meeting last night in Altoona concering the future of the 814 Area Code.A h...
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia was felt all across Pennsylvania, with people from Philadelphia to Altoona to...
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation inspectors are checking bridges around the state in the wake of Tuesday's earthquak...
The Blair County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling has announced a ban on certain materials being accepted at the Count...
Traffic patterns are set to change on a Williamsburg bridge today.PennDOT says motorists driving on the Yellow Springs Drive ...
Small-business owners in Pennsylvania hoping to prevent pollution and save money by improving energy efficiency are now eligi...
Logan Township has lifted its burning ban.Supervisor Ed Frontino says the recent rainfall warranted the move.Frontino says th...
U.S. Senator Bob Casey announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $5 million grant to Penn State...
A Tyrone couple has been recognized for their recycling efforts.The Intermunicipal Relations Committee awarded Donna and Leon...
The Department of Environmental Protection today issued a drought warning for four Pennsylvania counties and a drought watch ...
A Recycling Awards program, sponsored by the Intermunicipal Relations Committee Council of Governments, kicked off in Altoona...
The Blair County Department of Emergency Services has announced that another township has posted a ban on open burning.
Rain may be in the forecast but it doesn’t figure to put much of a dent in the very dry conditions in the region.With s...
Another Blair County municipality has instituted a ban on open burning.Duncansville Borough has now joined the list that incl...
They organized the 1979 No Nukes concerts after the Three Mile Accident in Pennsylvania – and now Musicians United for ...
The Pennsylvanian Public Utility Commission has fined People’s Natural Gas $20-thousand for violating the state&rsq...
State police say the cause of a cabin fire that killed four people in Huntingdon County last week remains under investigation...
The Huntingdon County corner is seeking DNA tests to confirm the identities of four people who perished in a fire at a state-...
Blair County’s Department of Solid Waste is seeing some big numbers when it comes to the amount of household electronic...
State Police in Bedford are looking for the vandals who damaged a farmer’s corn field.The incident happened early Sunda...
More than a half-million private landowners control about 70 percent of Pennsylvania’s forests, and many of them are wo...
As temperatures continue to soar, Blair County dries up a little more every passing day. That has led to a couple municipalit...
Drivers traveling Route 22 between Altoona and Pittsburgh may soon find the trip a bit easier. PennDOT and local officials wi...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says a local farmer caused or contributed to the contamination of a neighbor’s...
It’s the heart of the summer driving season and a time when Pennsylvania drivers are feeling the pinch at the pump. To ...
A note to motorists who useRoute 2017 in Catherine Township.Beginning Monday, PennDOT will implement an 11-mile detour that w...
A fire last night severely damaged a garage in Antis Township.Fire Crews were called out around 8:30 to 1537 Riggles Gap Road...
A Michigan State University student visiting the area is missing.According to State Police in Huntingdon, 21 year old Aaron R...
Motorists are being advised that the contractor will be setting beams on the Yellow Springs Drive Bridge in Williamsburg toda...
Pennsylvania's environmental regulators are agreeing to take more precautions before they approve certain permits for oil and...
Nesting bald eagles have put a temporary halt to work on a central Pennsylvania highway project.The Pennsylvania Game Commiss...
Construction is set to begin today on two of three bridge rehabilitation projects in Blair County.Contractors will begin wide...
Blair County officials say their weekend Household Hazardous Waste Collection program was a huge success. Solid Waste Directo...
A new outpatient surgical center is coming toLogan Township.Supervisors on Thursday approved the plans for the 12,000 square ...
Blair County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection event is set for Saturday.Solid Waste Department officials say mate...
A massive fire Sunday night destroyed an Antis Township garage and damaged two neighboring homes.Fire crews were called the b...
Three people were forced out of a home in Juniata after flames erupted in the basement early Thursday morning. City fire crew...
Former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, now a consultant to the natural gas industry, says drillers operating in the Marcellu...
A Senate panel is sending to the floor a bill to impose an impact fee on natural-gas drilling in Pennsylvania. The Environmen...
Burning fried chicken brought out fire crews early Monday evening in Altoona.A little after 5:30 city firefighters responded ...
A bill to tap into the revenue stream from Pennsylvania's natural gas drilling boom is expected to be taken up by a state Sen...
A ruptured gas line at a local shopping complex sent customers scurrying Sunday.Around 11:30 in the morning contractors diggi...
From Mississippi to North Dakota, recent natural disasters have been unusual in timing, location or severity. Dave Filson is ...
Five local firefighters from the Blair County DCNR Forest Fire Station have departed for Arizona to battle a major wildfire.A...
Officials say arson may be the cause of a fire early Wednesday morning that damaged a church in Historic Downtown Bedford.Eme...
An Altoona woman was rewarded Wednesday night for her recycling efforts.Joan Kozak of Eldorado was given a $100 gift cert...
Blair County Solid Waste officials have rescheduled this weekend’s planned Household Hazardous Waste Collection event. ...
More than 200 people rallied in the Pennsylvania Capitol for tougher environmental protection — if not an outright ban ...
Beginning today traffic patterns will change in Allegheny Township to the Gallitizin Exit at the Blair/Cambria County line so...
The Corbett administration is recommending tougher laws to protect drinking water against pollution from natural gas well dri...
Work begins today on the Route 22 resurfacing project that will start near Weller Road and continue approximately one mile to...
The National Weather Service has confirmed that tornados touched down in at least three counties in central and eastern Penns...
PennDOT will conduct an open house and plans display to inform the public of the proposed Sink Run Bridge rehabilitation proj...
The Blair County 911 Center is reporting thata large tree has fallen across Homer's Gap Road and is restricting travel near t...
Blair County’s solid waste management plan is getting a major overhaul.County leaders voted Tuesday to hire a Camp Hill...
Some Bedford County emergency service personnel found themselves in a stinky situation over the weekend.The incident happened...
The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania is backing a state Senate bill that calls for the implementation of user...
The city of Altoona is offering yard waste drop off for city residents Monday through Friday through October.Yard waste can b...
The Altoona Water Authority will spend nearly $30-thousand to student the potential impact of natural gas drilling on the cit...
Efforts to upgrade a local sewage treatment facility got a significant shot in the arm with the news Wednesday that millions ...
There is some good news for motorists who travel along Route 30 in Bedford County.PennDOT has raised the speed limit from 45 ...
Altoona residents cleaning up the affects of a long winter will be able to dispose of the yard waste with a little help from ...
On April 9th 1985 the City of Altoona created the “Shade Tree Commission”. According to the Cities website &ldquo...
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