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It’s Election Day today in Blair County and all across the state.Polling stations open at 7:00AM and will remain open t...
Another Blair County school district has introduced a budget plan and this one features tax increases and job cuts.On Monday ...
Most of the action in Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary will be in the state’s cities, boroughs and townships.Politica...
PennDOT says work will begin today on the Route 764 Lloyd Street to Greenwood Road resurfacing and ADA ramp upgrade project i...
Two Blair County businesses are getting grant money from Harrisburg to aid in switching over to natural gas for their heavy-d...
Blair County officials will draft a policy to allow its Tax Claim Bureau to strike real estate taxes on mobile homes claimed ...
A Blair County grandmother will spend at least 60 days behind bars for using scarves to ‘hog tie’ her 5-year-old ...
Blair County’s Human Services and Mental Health offices are being merged into one operation.County leaders on Tuesday a...
Blair County’s Cooperative Extension Office may find a new home at the Altoona Blair County Airport in Martinsburg.Comm...
There was drama in a Blair County courtroom Monday morning when a convicted killer on death row punched his attorney in the f...
Blair County’s emergency management director says he would like to see more people become certified to perform CPR.Dan ...
Blair County’s Fort Roberdeau historic site has a new director.County leaders appointed Glenn Nelson Junior to the posi...
The director of Blair County’s Probation and Parole Department says plans to open a satellite office in Altoona have be...
The director of Blair County’s Probation and Parole Department says plans to open a satellite office in Altoona have be...
Business owners and emergency responders from Blair County and all around the state gathered Tuesday to network and help each...
The three candidates for Blair County judge will appear today on WRTA’s 11th Hour program.Altoona attorney Dave Andrews...
Blair County emergency officials are crediting two Hollidaysburg high school football players with saving a man’s life....
A death investigation is underway in Blair County following the discovery of a body submerged in a river in Snyder Township.S...
State Police officials say last weekend’s Drug Take Back Day was a huge success.The agency says more than 300 pounds of...
More than 100 state and local responders gathered Wednesday night for a table top emergency exercise drill that required mult...
A Cambria County man charged with supplying alcohol to the teenaged driver involved in a deadly crash in 2010 will go to tria...
Someone in Blair County may be a half-million dollars richer.The Pennsylvania Lottery says one of three winning Cash 5 ticket...
Police investigators returned to a Huntingdon County property on Monday to continue searching for an Altoona woman who went m...
The Blair County Sheriff’s Department needs your help in finding a wanted fugitive.Storm Robert Robles is wanted for fe...
A man is in custody after State Police say he stole a big rig from a Duncansville business.It happened around 3:45 Sunday aft...
Work begins today on the Route 453 Sink Run Culvert in Tyrone Borough, Blair County.A portion of the existing stone masonry a...
Altoona Police need your help in finding a man wanted on aggravated assault charges.City police filed the criminal complaint ...
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...
Six runners from Blair County who traveled to Boston to participate in Monday’s marathon were not injured by the terror...
Following 10 ten days of testimony, a Blair County jury on Wednesday found Kenneth Piner Sr. guilty of 28 drug-related offens...
The state police investigation into a shooting Monday morning in Altoona continues and we probably wont know many details unt...
The site in Altoona that was supposed to be the location of a new Walgreen’s Store before plans fell through, is now be...
Double-check your Saturday Powerball tickets – someone in Blair County could be $1-million richer.The Pennsylvania ...
The Blair County community came together over the weekend to help out an Altoona family who lost their 3-year-old son in a tr...
Blair County residents of the Jewish faith are observing Passover this week.Temple Beth Israel and Agudath Achim Synagogue wi...
Finally some good employment news for Blair County.Marcellus GTL has announced it will establish a natural gas to liquids fac...
A sitting Altoona City councilman who is running for re-election has challenged the petition of a local business owner who is...
How healthy you are is strongly linked to where in Pennsylvania you live, according to the results of a new county-by-county ...
Today could be the beginning of the end for Blair County’s ownership of Valley View Nursing Home.County leaders are exp...
New federal data shows that 40 Pennsylvania counties had more deaths than births from 2010 to 2012, but in some of those immi...
The Pennsylvania Municipal League says Altoona would likely benefit from becoming a Home Rule Chartered municipality.Organiza...
Blair County’s Victim Witness Program may have to be scaled back because of ongoing state budget cuts.Details about the...
Blair County’s Valley View Nursing Home may have a new owner as soon as tomorrow.Final bids for the facility are due at...
A city man is facing charges following an assault on a woman overnight.Altoona police tell WRTA News that they got a call jus...
The Blair County Commissioners will spend more than $100,000 to contract with a company to provide aerial photographs of ...
Old Sixth Ave. Road in Blair County is closed because of a crash from the intersection of North Eighth Street and Burgmeier D...
If you live in Allegheny Township keep an eye on your mailbox for an amended Blair County property tax bill.Chief Tax Assesso...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has confirmed three hunter-killed deer taken in the 2012 general firearms deer season have t...
Bishop Guilfoyle boys and girls basketball teams, as well as the Hollidaysburg girls basketball team, will compete thisweeken...
A wanted sex offender is now in custody.City police say Jason Koch turned himself in on Thursday morning. Koch was arraigned ...
Blair County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward for information leading to the person involved in a hit-and-run crash th...
The Blair County woman charged with buying the handgun used to shoot and kill three people before Christmas will head to tria...
A local attorney has filed notice of pending civil lawsuits in Blair County court related to alleged sexual abuse by the late...
And then there were five.That’s how many potential buyers are left for Blair County’s Valley View Nursing Home. C...
Blair County’s new digital 911 system has now been operating for a month and officials say so far things are going well...
Beginning today Route 164 in the area of the Clover Creek Bridge in North Woodbury Township, Blair County will be reduced to ...
A man has pleaded guilty to stealing 72 guns from a Blair County gun store from which he was fired, which he sold to buy pres...
Blair County has received offer’s ranging from $12-million to $16.1-million from nine applicants interested in ...
Blair County’s employee healthcare costs will increase nearly $400-thousand next year under a new agreement the com...
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission says more than two-million electric customers are now benefiting from lower rates ...
The position of Director of Elections, left vacant by the recent death of Ingrid Healy-Tucker, will be filled by the Assistan...
A Blair County man is behind bars following a domestic dispute that turned into a 9-hour standoff with police Sunday morning....
Blair County’s Inter-Municipal Relations Committee is getting a $250,000 grant from the state to help pay for compo...
A Blair County chemical company is expanding – and adding jobs.An Albermarle company spokesman tells WRTA news their Ty...
Blair County is facing its own pension crisis.A report released Tuesday by Commissioner Terry Tomassetti and finance director...
Blair County officials are moving closer to a potential sale of Valley View Home.Commissioner Terry Tomassetti said Tuesday t...
Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio has announced that he will seek another term.Consiglio says that since he to...
Blair County officials held a moment of silence on Tuesday to remember the life of elections director Ingrid Healy-Tucker.The...
Seven fire companies from Blair County have been called out a burning barn in Woodbury Township.The call came in around 8AM a...
Cancer has claimed the life of Blair County's Director of Elections, Ingrid Healy-Tucker.She died Saturday at Altoona Reg...
High winds overnight, coupled with heavy rains have caused a number of roads to be closed for downed power lines and flooding...
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the office of State Representative...
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 Altoona Police are investigating multiple thefts from vehicles.Early Sunday morning someone entered and stole items from ...
A former Altoona police officer has been found guilty on all charges stemming from a bar fight.Yesterday a Blair County jury ...
If you’re looking to apply for a gun permit in Blair County, be advised that the process is changing starting today (1/...
A fire destroyed at local business overnight in Altoona.The Blair County 911 center tells WRTA News that the call came in aro...
A trip back in time is scheduled for the area this weekend.Discover the Dinosaurs, a display mixing sound, motion, lights, ac...
Fire Crews were called out overnight responding to a local business on fire.The Blair County 911 center tells WRTA News that ...
A Blair County man had to be tased by police over the weekend following a family dispute.According to state police, it all st...
The Department of Environmental Protection is reminding Blair County residents that January is National Radon Action Month.DE...
The Blair County Sheriff’s department is asking the public for help in finding missing fugitive.28 year old Brandon Rut...
The Hollidaysburg police department is investigating a reported theft from McLanahan Corp, in the borough.Sometime between No...
Blair County commissioners agreed Tuesday to hire local real estate agent Richard Johnston to prepare the appraisal of Valley...
Three Blair County teens are facing felony charges after police said they caused hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage t...
The Blair County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public to help them locate a fugitive.34 year old Patrick R. Oschea...
Property reassessment and the possible sale of the Valley View Home and surrounding land were two topics addressed by Blair C...
There’s another candidate in the race to fill retired Judge Hiram Carpenter’s seat. With that announcement yester...
Two men local men have been arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle case in Blair County.53 year old Donald Burket, of 3...
The Blair County Sheriff’s Department is looking to the public for help in finding a drug suspect on the loose.35 year ...
Two Pittsburgh men are accused of selling heroin to undercover police in Blair County.The Pennsylvania Attorney General's...
Blair County Common Pleas Court Judge Elizabeth Doyle has announced that she will seek retention later this year.Doyle, marki...
The first baby born in Blair County baby in 2013 was born at 12:10 a.m. New Year’s Day at Altoona Regional Health Syste...
Mayor Bill Schirfcomments onthe passing of the ACT 47 Plan for the city of Altoona.The plan put together by consultants Steve...
A Blair County man is set to appear in court tomorrow in connection with an assault case last week.Police say 39-year-old Jos...
48 suspected drug dealers, accused of dealing prescription drugs and illegal drugs were charged Tuesday following a street-le...
Concerns continue about Blair County leaders proposed sale of Valley View Nursing Home.Commissioner Terry Tomassetti says a n...
A one vehicle accident this morning has closed a section of roadway in Blair County.The Blair County 911 Center tells WRTA Ne...
Senior Judge Charles Brown of Centre County will be reviewing a request out of Blair County dealing with real estate taxes.Co...
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey used a teleconference Wednesday to unveil his legislation that is an extension of the 2% payroll tax cut ...
Another drug dealer has been sentenced in Blair County.30 year old Donald Carey, a Brooklyn, New York native, was sentenced T...
Officials with the Pennsylvania Lottery say three winning $1-million Powerball tickets were sold in the state for Wednesd...
The search for a missing Blair County hunter has ended on a positive note.82 year old George Hammel Junior was reported missi...
The cost of electricity is set to go up for area Penelec customers.Officials with Penelec’s parent company FirstEnergy ...
Thirty-seven suspected drug dealers are facing charges following a sweeping drug operation in the area.Attorney General Linda...
Police Departments in Blair County are warning shoppers that the start of the holiday shopping season also means additional o...
The four day bear hunting period began on Saturday and results from the first day of Pennsylvania's bear harvest are bein...
It’s become a holiday tradition in Blair County.For the fourth year in a row Logan Township volunteer firefighters have...
Property taxes may soon be going up in Blair County.Blair County Commissioners received their first glimpse of the 2013 gener...
We now know the identity of the man killed in a weekend crash in Dean Township.45 year old Mark Bush, of Dysart died when his...
Altoona Regional Health System and Nason Hospital continue discussions aimed at developing an integrated, countywide health s...
A local Girl Scout Troop is collecting items for a very worthy cause.Girl Scout Troop 46476 is collecting gently worn sweater...
It looks like real estate taxes will be going up in Blair County.The budget to be introduced at the Blair County Board of Com...
An Altoona woman involved in a drug operation that brought cocaine into Altoona was sentenced Thursday to serve 16 to 32 year...
A Logan Township family escaped an early morning fire at their home on Thursday.The call came into the Blair County 911 Cente...
Voter turnout was heavy across much of Blair County on Tuesday.Unofficial election results show that nearly 57-percent of the...
It’s Election Day 2012.Polls open at 7am and will remain open until 8pm.WRTA News had a chance to get some last minute ...
Penelec officials say that there are now only small pockets of customers in Blair County without electricity in the aftermath...
Crews are finally getting the best of the power outage situation in Blair County in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.With the over...
Power outages remain a problem locally in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.As of late in the day Wednesday, about 900 Penelec and ...
A clothing manufacturing and distribution company in Blair County has been sold.The Warnaco group has been acquired by the PV...
It could have been worse.That’s the way Hurricane Sandy is being viewed today as cleanup and restoration operations con...
A second straight day of effort by Valley Rural Electric line crews brought the number of power outages down more than half, ...
The D.U.I. Task Force conducted a ROVING PATROL Sunday night from 10:00 PM to 02:00 AM throughout Blair County.The event resu...
A number of roads throughout the region are closed by downed trees, downed utility poles and flooding being caused by Hurrica...
Disaster emergencies have been declared in Blair, Bedford and Huntingdon counties by local Commissioners.The move makes it ea...
The Greenfield Township Police are investigating a reported criminal mischief.On October 19 around 10:15PM someone threw a br...
The American Red Cross is preparing to assist state residents.Officials with the American Red Cross of Central Pennsylvania a...
Blair County residents are invited to participate in the Electronics & Hard-to-Recycle Collection.This multi-material recycli...
A couple of Blair County water projects are set to receive funding.As part of an effort to protect state water resources, the...
Trick or treat will be celebrated on Thursday from 6-8pm in all of the Blair County Municipalities except Williamsburg Boroug...
Two candidates are continuing to battle it out locally ahead of the November 6th election.The Blair County Chamber of Commerc...
14,500 pages of secret "perversion files" compiled from the late 1950’s to the mid 1988’s and released ...
State legislators have approved a new measure that may ease emission inspection requirements.The State House and Senate have ...
Ann Romney is expected to make a stop in Blair County next week.Officials with the Blair County Republican Party say the wife...
Pennsylvania health officials say a Blair County pain clinic dispensed steroid shots linked to an outbreak of fungal meningit...
The lake at Canoe Creek State Park in Blair County is being partially drained to ease construction activities around a park i...
The Allegheny Mountains Convention and Visitors Bureau is preparing to unveil a new name design.The design is aimed at attrac...
The Logan Township Board of Supervisors will meet this evening at 5 pm. Ed Frontino tells WRTA News the agenda is” pret...
Blair County commissioners have approved an agreement that will provide $1 million in state financing to Altoona Regional...
As the November election approaches its clear that workers at Blair County’s Voter Registration Office are going to hav...
The Pharmacy Roundtable of Operation Our Town will be holding an event this evening.A five-person panel will educate the publ...
The D.U.I. Task Force conducted a DUI Roving Patrol Friday night into Saturday morning throughout Blair County. Officers from...
A man and woman are the culprits police are looking for in a car wash vandalism and theft.The man caused $1,200 in damage...
The Blair County Neighborhood Watch Program sponsored by Operation Our Town held another County-Wide meeting last night.This ...
Altoona Regional Health System is looking for Blair County officials to assist the hospital in making a substantial upgrade t...
The Hollidaysburg Area school board is planning to file a civil lawsuit against the Central Tax Bureau of Pennsylvania Inc.Ce...
Alcohol may have been a factor in a one vehicle crash over the weekend in Blair County.21 year old Devon Zuelke and a passeng...
The Blair County Community Action Agency has two new programs set to begin next month.Hud is providing $72,000 for an Eme...
A drug investigation continues after local police arrested a McKees Rocks man late last week.35 year old Allen Nowlin was tak...
The Blair County D.U.I. Task Force conducted a ROVING PATROL Friday night 11:00 PM to 03:00 AM Saturday throughout Blair Coun...
State Treasurer Rob McCord recently marked a major milestone in Pennsylvania's nationally recognized Keystone Home Energy...
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School has made a decision on a new president for the school.Thomas Kristofco takes over Octob...
The deadline for property tax assessment appeals in Blair County is Tuesday.The usual first day of September deadline has bee...
We don’t know who will be filling an open judicial seat in Blair County next year but we do know that it won’t be...
The price of electricity is going down.Starting this Saturday the average Penelec customer will see a 4.2 percent reduction i...
A former animal right’s activist that made headlines in Blair County a few years ago is now in the news in Virginia.Tam...
Crime Solvers of Blair County is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the th...
The United Way of Blair County has kicked-off its 2012-13 campaign.Chairwoman Shari Routch says this year’s campaign wi...
Blair County ended 2011 in the red.Dave Scott of Young Oakes Brown & Company says while the county had an operating surplus &...
Valley View Nursing Home ended 2011 in the black for the second year in a row.Blair County’s 2011 financial audit shows...
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...
A gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts over the weekend in Blair County turned ugly resulting in an arrest of a Tyrone man.The...
The man who in 1996 received at that time the second longest drug sentence handed down to a Blair County drug dealer has died...
Blair County officials have put a hold on taking part of a state offered human services program.Just one month ago all three ...
The Blair County Neighborhood Watch Program sponsored by Operation Our Town continues their County-Wide meetings this evening...
Blair County’s director of Children, Youth and Families says her department will need more funding in the future to kee...
One man died in a two-vehicle crash late Monday morning in Blair County.The accident happened around 11:45AM along Cream Holl...
Three Blair County volunteer fire companies are getting some help from Harrisburg when it comes to battling forest fires.The ...
Police departments all across Blair County have a new tool when it comes to fighting crime in dangerous situations.The Associ...
Blair County’s Tax Assessment Office is about to undergo a major technological upgrade.Commissioner Terry Tomassetti sa...
An accused cocaine dealer who has been on the run for more than a year is now in custody.Altoona Police say 31-year-old Olive...
The State Department of Environmental Protection will spray several parts of Blair County to help control the spread of the W...
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley was in Blair County on Thursday.Cawley toured the New Pig manufacturing facility,...
A pair of routine traffic stops in Blair County on Thursday resulted in drug charges being filed in each instance.In the firs...
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across the region Thursday, wreaking havoc and leaving hundreds of people in the dark.Bl...
Blair County leaders say property tax collections for 2012 are lagging behind previous years.Commissioner Terry Tomassetti:To...
Blair County court and court-related employees will attend a training session next week to teach them how to deal with the pu...
Lieutenant Governor Mark Cawley will visit Blair County today.Cawley is set to tour the New Pig Company in Tipton – whe...
Blair County leaders say their property tax collections for 2012 are lagging behind previous years. Commissioner Terry Tomass...
Blair County court and court-related employees will attend a training session next week to teach them how to deal with the pu...
Lieutenant Governor Mark Cawley will visit Blair County today.Cawley is set to tour the New Pig Company in Tipton – whe...
The Healthy Blair County Coalition is conducting a community health needs assessment. As part of that effort, households are ...
Blair County officials say the fallout from the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal and the NCAA sanctions against Penn St...
State Senator John Eichelberger will be host a town hall meeting in Blair County this week.Town hall meetings are open to the...
An Altoona man has been convicted of perjury and making false statements to police investigators.But the same Blair County ju...
Companies providing janitorial services to Blair County’s district courts and the 911 Center will now be required to co...
A former Logan Township Police officer has been laid to rest.Bill Burrows was buried Thursday at the Grandview Cemetery with ...
Blair County officials have sold the plot of land that used to house the former Eagle’s Building in Downtown Altoona.Th...
Three new Unites States citizens participated in a naturalization ceremony at the Blair County Courthouse this week.Officials...
A former Logan Township Police officer has lost his three-year battle with cancer.William Burrows died Monday afternoon from ...
State Police are searching for a Frederick, Maryland man who is believed to have gone missing in southern Blair County.Troope...
Crime Solvers of Blair County is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of a hit and run driver.The incid...
For the second day in a row a life has been lost on a Blair County roadway.Following Thursday morning’s fatal crash on ...
Logan Township Supervisors welcomed veteran Blair County police officer Alex Vasquez to the municipality’s force Thursd...
A local contractor has been chosen for Blair County’s new security upgrade.Bettwy Electric in Newry will install 30 sec...
The Blair County Commissioners say they are hoping to stick with the state’s new block grant funding system for their a...
Canoe Creek State Park is getting a new manager.The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on Monday named Andrew S...
Mother Nature wasn’t playing nice over the weekend and as a result thousands of people were left without electricity in...
The D.U.I. Task Force conducted a D.U.I. CHECKPOINT on Friday from 10:00PM to 2:00AM in Hollidaysburg.This Task Force event r...
On the heals of the hottest weather of the year in Blair County over the weekend, a dermatologist is issuing a warning to tho...
Blair County officials are still waiting to see how much they will receive in funding for social services programs.But Commis...
Travelers on Old Route 22 in Blair County will soon get a smoother and safer ride as resurfacing work begins today.The $1...
Blair County’s new 911 enhancement project is ahead of schedule.That was the word Tuesday from 911 Director Mark Taylor...
Blair County officials have begun the process of transferring their Buckhorn composting facility on Wopsy Mountain to the cou...
Blair County is having a sale on compost material this Thursday and Friday.Solid Waste Director Terry Stacey says the compost...
Drivers in Blair County will soon have a smoother and safer ride across Poplar Run Road in Juniata Township as work has begun...
A Recycling collection event will be held this weekend for used tires, electronics & hard to recycle plastics.PA Clearways of...
Blair County will impose a $25 deposit for anyone wishing to rent a pavilion at Valley View Park.Commissioner Ted Beam sa...
Police officers from all across Blair County gathered Thursday night in Hollidaysburg to remember those who gave their lives ...
PennDOT is honoring some Blair County police departments for their ongoing efforts to combat and educate motorists about the ...
The Blair County 911 Center is finally going to get a much-needed upgrade.County leaders are set to approve a $383,000 ne...
Blair County property owners owe nearly $5-million in delinquent property taxes for 2011.Tax Claim Bureau records show &#...
Blair County officials are extending their contracts with several mental health service providers to ensure there aren’...
A local man remains in critical condition today following a one-vehicle crash over the weekend.The accident happened around 6...
A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever is responsible for the recent string of arsons in ...
FBI agents have arrested a Blair County man accused of sending pornographic pictures children over the internet.Police say th...
Blair County appears to have ended 2011 with money in the bank.Controller Richard Peo says preliminary numbers also show that...
The unofficial start of the summer season got underway over the weekend with sweltering temperatures and solemn observances t...
We now know the identity of the motorcycle operator killed over the weekend in Blair County.44 year old Randy Steward died in...
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Narcotics Investigation has announced the drug arrest of a Baltimore m...
Blair County’s Drug and Alcohol Program is getting $25,000 from the federal government to help in the fight against...
A battle may be brewing between a Blair County elected official and the board of commissioners.Treasurer James Carouthers say...
One of Blair County’s busiest bridges will close for construction beginning June 11th.Engineer Shawn Ritchey tells WRTA...
A traffic stop in Blair County on Monday resulted in drug charges being filed against two people from Pittsburgh.Just before ...
Blair County taxpayers shelled-out more than $120,000 to prosecute and convict Nicholas Horner on double murder charges.A...
There was a deadly crash over the weekend in Antis Township.The accident happened around 12:30 AM Sunday about three tenths o...
Emergency crews are on the scene of a second plane crash in Blair County.A single engine plane is reported to have crash-land...
A Blair County woman is among ten people to recently settle their welfare fraud claims with Pennsylvania’s Office of In...
Blair County officials are in talks with the Inter-Municipal Relations Committee and its four governing communities to possib...
Blair County leaders are again ready to crack down on compensatory time.Commissioner Terry Tomassetti says the situation has ...
It was a busy weekend for local postal carriers.That’s because they collected more than 31 tons of food from Blair Coun...
A four-month investigation has led to the arrest of more than three-dozen alleged drug dealers throughout Blair County.Agents...
Blair County’s newest industrial manufacturer has officially opened its doors.State and local development officials gat...
The Republican candidate for State Attorney General stumped in Blair County on Wednesday.David Freed is currently Cumberland ...
The head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development will make a stop in Blair County today.Secr...
Blair County Prison officials say they their new central booking facility will open once the equipment is delivered.Warden Mi...
A former Blair County judge who stepped down from the bench after a 1984 charge of improperly touching a 14-year-old girl, ha...
The man police investigators says was responsible for a multi-million cocaine ring in Blair County will spend the next 7 to 1...
Finally, its official.Blair County 2012 Primary Election numbers that are being reported to the Pennsylvania Department of St...
Blair County election officials will meet today to wrap up last Tuesday’s primary election.Director Ingrid Healy-Tucker...
Blair County officials are seeking a grand from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to fund a probation offi...
Someone in Blair County is $325,000 richer.That’s because the Pennsylvania Lottery says a winning Cash 5 Ticket was...
Penn State Altoona financial professor John McGinnis has unseated veteran State Representative Rick Geist to secure the GOP n...
As expected, voter turnout in Blair County was meager at best.Unofficial elections results show that 27-percent of registered...
Elections officials and political pundits say most of Pennsylvania’s seven million registered voters will likely not ca...
Blair County officials have extended their contract by one year with the company that manages Valley View Nursing Home.County...
A rare April snowstorm forecasted over the weekend to dump a half-foot of snow on Blair County turned out to be a big bust.Ac...
Voters in Blair County should expect to be asked for photo identification in Tuesday's primary election, but those withou...
Blair County officials have hired a new human resources director.Katherine Swigart was officially named to the position on Tu...
Voters in Blair County going to the polls for next Tuesday’s primary election will be asked to show their photo identif...
Blair Countyemergency responderssay a woman died after her sedan crashed into a van carrying state prison inmates.State polic...
A safe prediction about the upcoming primary for seats in the Pennsylvania Legislature: April 24th will be a good day for inc...
Blair County has a unique new way to raise awareness of domestic abuse issues in the community.Logan Township’s Volunte...
Blair County’s Intermunicipal Relations Committee will be accepting items that are hard to recycle in celebration of Ea...
Some Blair County taxpayers got a first-hand look at the major budget issues looming for state government.About 50 people att...
Funding for programs in Blair County that help those in needs are facing significant budget cuts in Governor Tom Corbett&rsqu...
One of five contenders seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania paid a visit to our region on Tuesda...
Blair County’s Valley View Park is now a tobacco-free facility.County leaders Tuesday voted unanimously to ban cigarett...
A crowd of about 400 people greeted Rick Santorum Wednesday outside of the Blair County Courthouse as he brought his campaign...
Three Blair County men are facing harassment charges after an altercation early Wednesday morning at a home in Roaring Spring...
An Altoona college professor and local small business owner is seeking the Democratic nomination for 79th District State Repr...
The Blair County Commissioners will pay a former long-time assistant district attorney $25,000 to settle a civil lawsuit ...
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will pay a visit to Blair County.Santorum is set to hold a rally on Wednesday...
Drivers in Blair County should keep in mind that work resumes today on a $17.9 million roadway and bridge rehabilitation ...
A local Iraq war veteran has been sentenced to life in prison for killing two people during an armed robbery of a sandwich sh...
Altoona City Council approved the purchase of $897,000 in emergency communications equipment at their meeting Wednesday n...
Officials from municipalities all across Blair County got a chance Wednesday to vent their frustrations about unfunded mandat...
A former Iraq war veteran has been sentenced to life in prison in the shooting deaths of two people during the armed robbery ...
It took a Blair County just over three hours Tuesday night to convict a local Iraq war veteran on two counts of first-degree ...
A local Iraq war veteran has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two people during the robbery of...
PennDOT has issued a travel advisory for motorists who travel on two Blair County roadways.Crews from Leonard S. Fiore will b...
The Blair County Drug Task Force has announced the arrests of an Altoona man and woman coming back to the city from New Jerse...
A veteran’s court could be in the cards for Blair County.Adult Parole and Probation Office officials are trying to dete...
Some middle and high school students spent their day Wednesday urging smokers to give up their habit.The effort was part of t...
Blair County officials say they hope to have the county’s new Central Booking Center opened within the next two months....
A section of Pleasant Valley Boulevard remains closed this hour as utility crews work to repair some utility lines.The incide...
It may not been known for weeks what happened to cause Wednesday’s deadly crash in Somerset County that claimed the lif...
Ten jurors have been selected for the double-murder trial of an Iraq war veteran facing the death penalty for allegedly killi...
A one vehicle crash in Allegheny Township sent one person to the hospital late last night.Around 11:30 a van traveling on Rou...
Seven jurors have been selected for the double-murder trial of an Iraq war veteran facing the death penalty for allegedly kil...
A national organization says public pensions are drowning local municipalities financially and leaving taxpayers on the hook ...
Blair County’s top prosecutor has still not decided whether or not an Allegheny Township homeowner will face criminal c...
Blair County’s fiscal watchdog says he wants to see a major decrease in overtime at the county’s Emergency Commun...
Blair County’s brush fire season is officially underway.30-acres near the Horseshoe Curve burned on Sunday.Around 2pm s...
Altoona Police responded to a shots fired incident Thursday night.The incident happened near the 500 Block of East Grant Aven...
Blair County will receive $221,000 in Community Development and Block Grant Dollars for 2012.Commissioner Diane Meling sa...
There is some good news for Blair County’s Family Resource Center.County leaders said Tuesday that Governor Tom Corbett...
A Cambria County teenager will spend at least three years in state prison for a 2010 car crash that claimed the life of a 16-...
The Blair County district attorney will decide if a local bus driver will face charges after a 7-year-old girl was left alone...
A local food pantry’s shelves are a little bit fuller thanks to the efforts of several Blair County engineering firms.T...
Local residents could see a rise in heating costs come this fall.Peoples Natural Gas could put in place a nine-percent increa...
A local state park has a new manager.The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources named Dorothy Krupa to the position...
Emergency crews were dispatched around 9:00 this morning to a three vehicle accident In Logan Township.The crash occurred bet...
The Blair County Commissioners say their new Central Booking Center could open as early as June.Commissioner Terry Tomassetti...
The veteran accused of killing two people in a local sandwich shop robbery and shooting wants to represent himself at sentenc...
State Police in Hollidaysburg say they believe they have identified one of two men involved in the theft of copper wires from...
A suspected drug dealer wanted by the Blair County Drug Task Force saw his big day at a casino last week turn into an arrest....
State Police officials say two men who stole copper wire from four radio towers on Brush Mountain in Logan Township were luck...
Two big names in Pittsburgh professional sports will pay a visit to Blair County this baseball season.Pittsburgh Steelers&rsq...
Several cell phone and radio tower sites in Blair County were hit over the weekend by thieves stealing copper wire.The incide...
A Blair County man has been charged with pulling a gun on his neighbors.The incident happened Wednesday at an apartment along...
Some very old Blair County courthouse records are about to get preserved.Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds Mary Ann Ben...
U.S. Senator Bob Casey, as a member of the payroll conference committee and the lead sponsor of the original payroll legislat...
About 650 notices have been sent out to Blair County residents as the second attempt at selecting a jury for a local murder t...
The Blair County Commissioners say they are still trying to determine how much revenue the state’s new Marcellus Shale ...
The Blair County Commissioners say they are still trying to determine how much revenue the state’s new Marcellus Shale ...
Blair County will receive $24,000 from the State Department of Agriculture to test and spray for the West Nile Virus.Coun...
Blair County officials have unveiled their new digital Emergency Alert System.Alert Blair County will instantly notify county...
The Blair County Commissioners have designated Friday, February 24th as “Jeans & Teams Day” in Blair County.That&...
A Blair County man accused of kidnapping and raping a 6-year-old girl will spend the next 40 to 80 years behind bars.Prosecut...
Blair County officials are moving forward with plans to open their new Central Booking Center.Salary Board members voted Mond...
A Blair County man has been charged with allegedly selling off equipment owned by his employer.State Police said Monday that ...
A national publication has ranked four Blair County nursing homes among the top 100 in Pennsylvania.According to U.S.News & W...
A Blair County car dealer was targeted by a truck thief overnight.State police say that just before 1:30 AM someone drove awa...
Blair County prosecutors are still trying to determine if the newly expanded Castle Doctrine applies in the death of an Altoo...
A local man who was shot by an Allegheny Township homeowner has died.Brandon Zeth succumbed to his injuries at UPMC Pittsburg...
Three local companies are leading candidates for distributing Blair County’s 2012 property tax bills.Commissioner Terry...
A windmill in southern Blair County went up in smoke Monday morning.The flames quickly destroyed a turbine located at the All...
A Williamsburg man died in a one vehicle crash Thursday in Blair County.State Police say that the accident occurred a few min...
As Blair County residents celebrate one of the biggest sporting events of the year, authorities are reminding motorists about...
Blair County Commissioners voted Wednesday to spend $171,000 to preserve 143 acres of farmland in Woodbury Township.Conse...
Blair County Ballpark will now be known as People’s Natural Gas Field.Altoona Curve and gas company officials made the ...
State Police need you help in finding a truck driver involved in a hit and run incident.It happened around 4:30PM Monday alon...
A county-wide drug operation was conducted this morning.Officials from the Blair County District Attorney office and Pennsylv...
A county-wide drug operation was conducted this morning.Officials from the Blair County District Attorney office and Pennsylv...
A county-wide drug operation was conducted this morning.Officials from the Blair County District Attorney office and Pennsylv...
A fallen Blair County police officer has been laid to rest.Law enforcement officials from all over the region gathered in Dun...
Blair County officials are switching their checking and savings accounts to a new bank.Treasurer Jim Carouthers tells WRTA Ne...
An Altoona woman lost her life in a one vehicle accident early today.59 year old Patti Jo Miller was killed just after 3:30 t...
One of Blair County’s busiest courthouse offices has taken a big step into the digital age.Register of Wills and Record...
Blair County officials say the number of workers compensation and work loss claims have fallen more than 70-percent over the ...
Two of Blair County’s current commissioners say they don’t take issue with the Altoona Curve’s decision to ...
Blair County’s law enforcement community is mourning the loss of one of their own.Allegheny Township police officer Chr...
Blair County Ballpark is getting a new name.Sources close to WRTA News say Altoona Curve sponsor People’s Natural Gas i...
Several local organizations that work to prevent drug and crime-related incidents in Blair County have been awarded grant mon...
A Blair County jury has acquitted an Altoona man on child endangerment and reckless endangerment charges.It took just 15 minu...
An Altoona man has been charged with fleeing from police during a routine traffic stop.The incident began around 9:30AM Wedne...
Blair County prosecutors want the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reject an appeal that has indefinitely delayed the death pena...
Blair County’s Electronic Recycling Program is expanding to collect more items. Solid Waste Director Terry Stacey told ...
A Blair County prosecutor has been named to a new panel that's been established to study Pennsylvania's child abuse laws and ...
More than $100-million dollars have been poured into local redevelopment projects on pieces of land and buildings once co...
Controller Richard Peo is finally getting his new computer accounting program but its approval didn’t come without some...
Jury selection begins today in a high-profile Blair County murder case. Court officials tell WRTA News that 500 potential jur...
Blair County 911 operators will begin working 12 hour shifts at the end of the month.County officials confirmed the move at M...
The United Way of Blair County has opened its 2012 Impact Grant process.Organizers say any non-profit organization that provi...
Jury selection gets underway tomorrow for the double murder trial of a local Iraq War veteran.Horner is facing charges he kil...
Local voters got a first-hand look last night at some of the individuals who are vying for open positions at the state and fe...
An insanity plea in a Blair County double murder case has been disallowed.Judge Jolene Kopriva ruled Wednesday that attorneys...
A logging accident Wednesday in Blair County claimed the life of Farmington Pennsylvania man.58 year old James Applebee Sr. w...
Campaign 2012 is underway and several candidates for statewide row offices will participate in a forum tonight in Altoona. Se...
A Logan Township man suspected in a string of burglaries across Blair County has been taken into custody.Police caught up wit...
Blair County’s newest commissioner sat through his first official board meeting on Tuesday.Ted Beam tells WRTA News he ...
Blair County officials will hold an official swearing-in ceremony for elected officials this afternoon.All five of the county...
More than 500 potential jurors are being called to hear testimony in an upcoming Blair County capital murder trial.Court offi...
The “big red, jolly man” himself will pay a special visit to the Radio Campus this morning.Children from all over...
Police in Cambria Township stopped a car Tuesday night that contained mail that had been stolen from Cambria and Blair Counti...
Blair County’s Inter-Municipal Relations Committee wants you to go green this holiday season. That’s why organize...
Fifteen organizations were recognized Tuesday for their contributions to improving recreation in Blair County.The groups were...
It was an emotional goodbye Tuesday for Blair County’s longest-serving elected official. Commissioner Donna Gority pres...
Blair County’s $400,000 new phone system just got a little more expensive. County leaders on Tuesday approved an &#...
Some Blair County children will have a warmer holiday thanks to a donation from the Logan Township Volunteer Fire Service and...
Blair County employees will no longer be allowed to smoke in county-owned vehicles. And those who drive them must now undergo...
The director of Blair County’s Fort Roberdeau Historic Site says the facility remains extremely busy despite the fledgl...
Blair County’s professional and non-union workers will get a 3-percent pay increase in 2012.The salary adjustments were...
Some big scheduling changes are coming to Blair County’s 911 Center.Salary Board members heard a proposal from director...
Sheriff’s Deputies in Blair County will see a hefty pay bump beginning next year.Salary Board members on Monday agreed ...
Staff members in Blair County’s district magistrate offices are getting a pay increase at the beginning of the year. Sa...
A local political group is asking Blair County’s seven school districts to adopt a strict nepotism policy.Members of th...
A Blair County jury could begin deliberations later today in the homicide by vehicle trial of Jason Sanders. The accident hap...
The state Department of Labor and Industry has released the latest unemployment numbers.Blair County's unemployment rate fell...
Roaring Spring Police say two handguns were stolen during a series of car break-ins earlier this month.Now borough officials ...
State Police investigators say a series of major power outages last week in Bedford County were cause by the theft of some co...
Power outages affected thousands of people in the region Tuesday night with hundreds still without power this morning.The out...
If you owe child support or alimony monies it will soon become more efficient to make your payments. Blair County officials o...
An ongoing property tax dispute between the owners of the Logan Valley Mall and three local taxing bodies has come to an unex...
A holiday tradition continued this weekend as local firefighters got together to provide Thanksgiving meals to those in need....
Blair County officials introduced their 2012 budget Tuesday morning. County leaders spent the last 24 hours revising their fi...
Dozens of Blair County volunteers spend their day Tuesday learning how to identify issues involving child abuse.The seminar &...
A string of thefts from vehicles is causing headaches for one Blair County community.State police are investigating several r...
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We’re ready to go. That’s the word from Blair County Elections Director Ingrid Healy-Tucker, who says officials h...
Fifteen suspected drug dealers were charged today as part of an ongoing joint investigation between state and local law enfor...
Projects in eight Pennsylvania counties including Blair, Bedford and Cambria Counties will be receiving funding for the use, ...
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Blair County elections officials are gearing up for next Tuesday’s election. Elections Director Ingrid Healy-Tucker say...
Blair County maintenance workers are making a last minute change to a Freedom Township polling station.Voter Registration spo...
Blair County could become a major hub for companies looking to service the state’s booming natural gas industry. That w...
Blair County officials are getting ready to launch their countywide Emergency Alert System. EMA Director Dan Boyles tells WRT...
Blair County officials are in the process of securing tower sites for their upgraded 911 Narrow-banding Project. 911 Center D...
91 men and women have joined the ranks of the Pennsylvania State Police following their graduation from the State Police Acad...
Trick or Treaters will be turned loose this evening from 6-8 in all of Blair County Municipalities except Williamsburg Boroug...
Blair County officials released new details Tuesday of their plans for a $12.5-million bond issue. The spending was outli...
Several alleged drug dealers have been taken off the streets of Bedford County.Drug taskforce members launched Operation Scar...
Crime Solvers of Blair County and the state police announced a cash reward on Monday for information that led to an arrest an...
Two burglaries last month in Northern Blair County are under investigation. State Police in Hollidaysburg say the first incid...
Two write-in candidates are now vying for a spot on the Frankstown Township Board of Supervisors.Greg Werstil will challenge ...
State Senator John Eichelberger will hold another town hall meeting with constituents tonight in Blair County. It’s the...
Blair County will observe Red Ribbon Week from October 23 to 30th. County leaders issued a proclamation for the event at thei...
A Blair County mental health professional has been appointed to a top position in the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfa...
Thirty-five windmills at a local wind farm have been silenced at night since a bat that belongs to an endangered species was ...
Some new jobs are coming to Blair County. A company with ties to the Marcellus Shale gas industry is opening a manufacturing ...
Fire fighters in Altoona were called out overnight.The call came in around 2:30 this morning according to the Blair County 91...
The Blair County Tea Party will host a candidate forum tomorrow evening for candidates seeking Altoona Area School Director p...
A local farming operation will have their land preserved for future generations of agriculture use by a state wide program.K....
A man escaped serious injury late Thursday night after his vehicle struck a bear and rolled over. The accident happened just ...
A local Wal-Mart store was evacuated Wednesday night after a fire extinguisher exploded inside a storage room.Firefighters an...
The inmate who had been missing since he walked away from a work release job in Tyrone back on October 3rd is back in jail.Ro...
PennDOT is hosting an open house tonight in Blair County to inform the public of the Route 22 Corridor Planning Study. Inform...
Get out the costumes and candy.October 27th will be a scary night throughout much of Blair County. Officials say Trick of Tre...
A two vehicle accident Sunday afternoon in Blair County sent two people to the hospital.State police say the accident happene...
No names have been released in a rather strange case of simple assault that occurred over the weekend in southern Blair Count...
The Local Education and Resource Network of Blair County, LEARN, is hosting an informational and activity fair to celebrate P...
Emergency management and police officials in three counties are trying to track down a red Dodge Ram pickup truck that dumped...
Blair County officials are trying to unload some excess unscreened compost at its research and demonstration facility.Solid W...
Blair County officials will hold another used tire collection event this weekend.Details of the plans were announced on Tuesd...
Operation Our Town is making more grants available to community groups whose programs are aimed at preventing drug use in Bla...
Another copper theft has been reported in Blair County.State Police in Hollidaysburg say someone entered a Verizon Wireless c...
Blair County’s seven school districts overall have met the PSSA standards for Adequate Yearly Progress.That’s acc...
An Osterburg man who struggled with State Police troopers following a traffic stop in southern Blair County will stand trial ...
Flames quickly consumed a home in Sproul late Tuesday night.Firefighters were called to 216 Whees Road around 11:15PM and fou...
Blair County ended 2010 with a $4-million fund balance.That’s according to the findings released Tuesday in the cou...
Blair County’s Valley View Nursing Home is back in the black.An audit released Tuesday by Young Oakes Brown and Company...
A Hollidaysburg businessman has been selected to fill a vacant seat on the Frankstown Township Board of Supervisors.Superviso...
Supporters are pushing for bills to regulate abortion clinics like other freestanding outpatient surgical centers and to prev...
Postal employees will hold a rally in Blair County on Tuesday.The “Save America’s Postal Service” event wil...
Blair County’s three homeless housing assistance programs are facing big budget cuts. County leaders Tuesday say fundin...
A Blair County printing business is shuttering its doors.Workers say the Canan Station Print Shoppe will close by the end of ...
One of Blair County’s four commissioner candidates was absent from last night’s forum in Downtown Altoona. Democr...
Blair County leaders say they will likely issue bonds to pay for their narrow-banding 911 communications upgrade project. Fin...
National Child Passenger Safety Week is set to kick-off on Sunday. The Pennsylvania State Police, PennDOT and Safe Kids Blair...
More than two dozen Blair County commercial property owners are appealing their real estate tax assessments. The appeal deadl...
A Clearfield County judge who presided over numerous cases in Blair County has died. Senior Judge John K. Reilly died Monday ...
Blair County officials have voted to raise the starting wages for new 911 telecommunication hires. Salary Board members voted...
The Department of Environmental Protection will apply treatments Wednesday evening, in residential areas of Altoona and Logan...
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for tomorrow in the case against an Altoona man who tried to elude police serving him with...
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 Blair County Commissioners will hire a commercial appraiser to contest the value of the Logan Valley Mall. County leaders...
A Bedford County crash Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of a Blair County woman.60 year old Dianna Mock of East Freedom was...
The Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation and Woodbury Township will be the recipients of Blair County’s 2011 Co...
In Altoona: East Wopsononock Avenue and BroadwayIn Logan Township: Old 6th Avenue Road at Burgmeier’s HaulingIn Taylor ...
The Altoona-Blair County Airport has received a $500,00 grant from the state for safety improvements. Governor Tom Corbet...
A Blair County toddler is seriously injured in what state police are calling a freak accident.It happened just before noon We...
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum will make a campaign stop in Blair County today. Santorum will tour the McLanah...
Representatives from the United States Small Business Administration are recognizing a Blair County company for its recent gr...
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...
A Blair County judge has refused to throw out a felony kidnapping charge against a woman accused of taking a baby from a city...
Unemployment rates continue to rise in the region.Figures released by the state Department of Labor and Industry show that Bl...
As Labor Day approaches, Blair Countians prepare for their “final picnic” of the summer season.That means many fa...
It’s back to class today for students of the Bellwood Antis, Tyrone Area, Hollidaysburg Area and Williamsburg school di...
Governments, airports, utilities and rescue workers across Pennsylvania are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Irene, preparing...
Blair County taxpayers may be stuck paying for another expensive demolition project in the City of Altoona. City officials sa...
Its back to school on Monday for many students across Blair County and PennDOT wants to remind motorists to be on the lookout...
Dozens of Blair County police officers are attending a two-day course on how to deal with people suffering from mental health...
A Blair County court office will experience a service interruptionthismorning.Court administrators say the office of Magister...
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia was felt all across Pennsylvania, with people from Philadelphia to Altoona to...
Members of Altoona City Council are irritated by new statewide requirements that mandate municipalities to inspect the food o...
The Blair County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling has announced a ban on certain materials being accepted at the Count...
There’s been another copper theft in Blair County.
Another Blair County farm will forever be preserved for agricultural use. County leaders Tuesday agreed to pay Kenneth Wayne ...
A Blair County man accused of kidnapping and raping a 6-year-old girl will have to wait a little bit longer before having his...
Verizon workers in Blair County are among the tens of thousands of Verizon Communications employees nationwide who are on str...
The Department of Environmental Protection today issued a drought warning for four Pennsylvania counties and a drought watch ...
A local program that was hit hard by spending cuts in the new state budget has been given a reprieve.Due to a lack of funding...
Blair County will be participating in the 28th Annual Night Out Against Crime this evening.The event, held at the Antique Dep...
Bad news for the local workers. Blair County’s June unemployment numbers were up.State Department of Labor and Industry...
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has rejected an Imler man’s excuse for not to meeting the state’s Sexual Offender...
Another Blair County municipality has instituted a ban on open burning.Duncansville Borough has now joined the list that incl...
Two people from Pittsburgh have been arrested in Blair County for selling dope.The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, B...
A Blair County home burglary is under investigation and the police are turning to the public for assistance in solving the ca...
Blair County officials have reached a settlement with a Bellwood woman over her husband’s prison suicide in 2006. A fed...
A widow has requested that her lawsuit against Blair County over her husband's prison suicide be dismissed in the midst of wh...
Blair County officials have voted to sell a piece of vacant property in city despite objections from the Altoona Area School ...
Blair County’s Human Services Development Fund has been cut nearly $94-thousand by the State Department of Public W...
Blair County’s Fort Roberdeau is about to get some major improvements.County leaders on Tuesday approved more than $...
Blair County isn’t facing any immediate post office closures.But other neighboring counties aren’t so lucky. The ...
Blair County’s Department of Solid Waste is seeing some big numbers when it comes to the amount of household electronic...
Some local community service groups got a nice financial boost Thursday thanks to your contributions to the Blair County Unit...
State Police out of Hollidaysburg are looking for information about a copper theft in Blair County.The incident happened some...
County prisons are getting somerelief when it comes to the cost of covering medical expenses for inmates. Commissioner Terry ...
Crime Solvers of Blair County needs your help in solving a burglary case in northern Blair County.Tyrone Borough Police say s...
As temperatures continue to soar, Blair County dries up a little more every passing day. That has led to a couple municipalit...
A Fishertown man is facing charges following a traffic stop earlier this week in Blair County.A little after 8pm Monday polic...
Blair County’s 911 Center is in need of multi-million dollar equipment upgrade to stay compliant with changing Federal ...
If you owe back property taxes in Blair County prepare to have your house or business tagged with a fluorescent colored flier...
Blair County taxpayers will have to shell out millions of dollars to pay for major upgrades to the county’s 911 communi...
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper from Blair County is facing DUI charges.According to investigators, 35-year-old Jason Kid...
Several local organizations that work to prevent drug and crime-related incidents in Blair County have been awarded grant mon...
Two former Altoona police officers and another Blair County man face charges following a grand-jury probe into a bar fight th...
Fourteen Austrian students are set to visit Altoona this fall.Sister Cities chairman Dave Duncan told city council Wednesday ...
The Greenfield Township Police Department is investigating a theft from a construction site in Blue Knob.According to police,...
Blair County officials say the state is making good on a funding promise, albeit two years late.County leaders said Tuesday t...
The chief executive of one of Blair County’s largest social service providers will call it quits later this year. Famil...
Could some more salary increases be in the works for Blair County employees?Salary board members are in the process of mullin...
A Blair County judge has ruled that an Altoona woman accused to kidnapping an infant is competent to stand trial.City police ...
Construction is set to begin today on two of three bridge rehabilitation projects in Blair County.Contractors will begin wide...
Blair County DUI Task Force officers nabbed two drunk drivers at a sobriety checkpoint over the weekend in Hollidaysburg.Four...
Duncansville Borough Police say someone stole some collectable silver coins from a vendor at a local flea market – and ...
Blair County’s Voter Registration List is about to shrink.County elections officials said Tuesday it’s been nearl...
Blair County officials say their weekend Household Hazardous Waste Collection program was a huge success. Solid Waste Directo...
A two vehicle crash closed part of Interstate 99 in Blair County for several hours Monday.The accident happened a little befo...
Copper thieves have struck another Blair County business. State Police say the suspects entered the New Enterprise Stone and ...
Authorities have solved a string of recent burglaries in southern Blair County.Roaring Spring Police arrested 22-year-old Eri...
Blair County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection event is set for Saturday.Solid Waste Department officials say mate...
Blair County prosecutors were in court Tuesday urging a judge to make a temporary ban on the sale of bath salts and other leg...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is investigating a report of an animal attack in Blair County this morning.According to the ...
The Blair County District Attorney announces this morning that he will be pursuing an Injunction against businesses selling b...
More than 300 police officers, firefighters, elected officials, Boy Scouts and others gathered in Hollidaysburg last night to...
AMTRAN saw an increase Thursday in its rider ship thanks to National Dump the Pump Day.Hundreds of people took advantage of t...
Nearly 200 volunteers gave their time Tuesday to help out some non-profit groups from across Blair County.It was all part of ...
Blair County’s Adult Probation and Parole Department is getting a major technological upgrade.Director Tom Shea says hi...
Law enforcement officials from all across the county will gather tonight to pay tribute to their colleagues who have given th...
Blair County’s 911 Center is in for another technological upgrade.County leaders on Tuesday discussed an upgrade will p...
An early morning hit and run in Blair County is under investigation.State Police say that a little after 4:00 this morning a ...
Some Blair County operations continue to be plagued with significant overtime issues.Salary Board members on Monday approved ...
A local recount in a statewide judicial election cost Blair County $4,000.Commissioner Donna Gority says the county is se...
Blair County’s Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds says someone has been trying to sell copies of homeowner deeds a...
Blair County Solid Waste officials have rescheduled this weekend’s planned Household Hazardous Waste Collection event. ...
Blair County prosecutors say they want to spend $3,500 to hire a toxicology expert for the August capital murder trial of...
Two more Blair County support programs could be eliminated because of proposed state budget cuts in Harrisburg. County leader...
Blair County’s elections officials will begin recounting thousands of ballots this morning in a tightly contested state...
A grocery store in Logan Township will become the first in Blair County to sell beer.Officials from the Pennsylvania Liquor C...
Lower electric bills are on the way for many in Blair County.Just as the wraps are coming off air conditioners, Penelec custo...
Some Blair County tourism groups received a small financial boost Tuesday thanks to the local bed tax added to hotel room ren...
More teachers in Blair County have agreed to a wage freeze.The move Monday by the Bellwood-Antis Education Association is the...
The Pennsylvania House Republicans' $27.3-billion state budget bill is a vote away from passage.The House voted 110-89 on...
The Blair County 911 Center is reporting thata large tree has fallen across Homer's Gap Road and is restricting travel near t...
Voter turnout was extremely light throughout much of Blair County on Tuesday. Unofficial elections numbers show that 19.1-per...
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will hold a hearing later this month in State College to determine the future of t...
More than two dozen voters got a change to hear directly from the three Republican candidates for Blair County Commissioner d...
An agreement reached between the Claysburg-Kimmel school board and the Claysburg-Kimmel Education Association will help that ...
The Blair County Republican Women will hold an event tonight to give Republican voters a chance to meet and hear from their c...
A major food drive effort is set to take place Saturday in Blair County.Postal workers will be collecting canned goods and ot...
Blair County’s solid waste management plan is getting a major overhaul.County leaders voted Tuesday to hire a Camp Hill...
Blair County has received $5-thousand from a Tyrone company to help pay for a countywide emergency alert system.Commissio...
A theft case involving some stolen checks is this week’s Blair County Crime Solvers Crime of the Week. The incident hap...
A local group is sponsoring a Blair Township Supervisor’s candidate night next Monday. Two names will appear on the Rep...
Blair County officials have scheduled more training sessions to bring first responders up to speed on looming dangers in the ...
Two people were found dead after a house exploded Thursday night in Blair County.The incident happened around 7:15PM at 989 O...
Duncansville police are looking for a thief that targeted an Antis Township mail box earlier this year.Authorities say that o...
Blair County’s Department of Emergency Services is auctioning off some old radiation detectors.Commissioner Diane Melin...
Some Blair County school students have been recognized for their efforts to promote recycling.County leaders honored the top ...
The Pennsylvania Treasury is holding at least $5.2-million in unclaimed property for Blair County residents.State Treasurer R...
The Blair County Tea Party will host an Altoona Area School Board candidate forum on Tuesday, April 26, at 7:00 p.m. at the B...
Blair County residents who are currently past-due on their property taxes will begin receiving certified letters from the cou...
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Despite high overtime costs, Blair County officials say Valley View Home is still well-within its allotted overtime budget.Co...
Blair County officials say they continue to support the idea of keeping Valley View Nursing Home a county-owned facility.Thei...
Several Claysburg-Kimmel School District students fell ill Thursday night after a fuse blew in the high school auditorium. Em...
Blair County officials have hired a new engineering firm to oversee and inspect their bridges.County officials on Tuesday app...
Operation Our Town is sponsoring a synthetic drug forum in Downtown Altoona tonight.A panel comprised of local professionals ...
Blair County’s Emergency Management Agency is in the process of assembling a group of volunteers who can assist first r...
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