Altoona News

The attorney for an Altoona man who spent money placed in his bank account is asking that criminal charges be dismissed, saying they only were filed when his client refused to go along with a plan to repay the bank.

Election Day has come and gone, and changes are in store in Blair County and surrounding parts.

The successor to a bankrupt food-supply company is closing in central Pennsylvania, meaning 90 people will lose their jobs.

The Blair County Tea Party Steering Committee is considering transforming the organization into a legal entity due to its rapid momentum and rising popularity in Blair County.

OPERATION S.O.S. is kicking off its 6th annual campaign to help make the Christmas season a little brighter for American troops who are stationed overseas.

This article has been read 506 times. A 2008 graduate of Canon-McMillan High School and sophomore at Penn State-Altoona was killed in a two-car crash Sunday night about a mile from the schoola s campus in Blair County.

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Five Below set to open six new stores including one in Phila. Philadelphia Business Journal - by Peter Van Allen Staff Writer Five Below said Thursday it will open three stores in the Pittsburgh area next week - its first in that market.

Police took two 16-year-old boys into custody Wednesday afternoon during a massive manhunt in Tyrone for those allegedly behind a string of northern Blair County burglaries.

A defense attorney wants to stop representing a troubled Iraq war veteran who faces the possible death penalty on charges he fatally shot two people while robbing a sandwich shop in central Pennsylvania.

* Soak combs and brushes in boiling hot water for 5 to 10 minutes. * Vacuum furniture, carpeting, car seats and other fabrics that your child was in contact with 24 to 48 hours before treatment.

Call Altoona Regional Foundation for Life at 889-6406. Altoona Fire Marshal Randal S. Isenberg had an aunt he thinks might have survived the breast cancer that killed her 25 years ago when she was in her mid-50s - if today's technology had been available.

Blair County leaders are working on efforts to restrict the potential spread of swine flu in county facilities.

Altoona Area School District Superintendent Dennis Murray's new contract looks much like the one the school board approved in September 2006.

Bob and Lee Woodruff, co-authors of In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love, Courage, and Healing, will speak at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 12, 2009, in the Adler Athletic Complex as part of the Penn State Altoona Speaker Series.

"As a society, we've decided to let 16-year-olds drive, but we need to do a better job of developing and preparing them for driving," said Robin Thompson of Fairfax, Va.

An autumn storm brought snow to parts of Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, the earliest snow on record in some towns used to harsh winters.

The 12th Ward Civic Association announced its festival and cruise-in, originally scheduled this weekend, has been postponed.

Doreen Fogle's advice to women battling breast cancer is to have faith and maintain a positive attitude.

Penn State Altoona will host the annual Spooktacular Science Show on Saturday, Oct.