Altoona News

Where: Municipal Building, Chief Logan Circle Logan Township may take another step tonight toward allowing some of the tallest wind turbines in the nation to be built in Chestnut Flats.

Representatives of the Central Pennsylvania Landlords Association Wednesday pleaded with Altoona City Council for more aggressive enforcement of the new student housing ordinance.

Gov. Ed Rendell on Monday signed two execution warrants, one of which was for an Altoona man who was convicted of murdering the husband of an Altoona woman with whom he had an affair.

George A. Dorman Jr., 86, Altoona, died Thursday at Altoona Regional Health System, Altoona Hospital Campus, after a brief illness.

A state House bill that would charge municipalities lacking police departments $156 annually for each resident to cover the cost of state police protection is so unpopular, it may necessitate police protection at upcoming municipal meetings.

Robert C. Jubelirer for a 30th District state Senate seat. He lost. 1983 - Elected mayor of Altoona, took office in 1984 1987 - Accepted the position of state Secretary of General Services, offered by Gov.

William G. Kemp Sr., 62, 1828 11th Ave., Altoona, passed on to be with the Lord Monday at UPMC Montefiore, Pittsburgh, after a lengthy illness.

A part-time Blair County police officer has received the Carnegie Medal for risking his life in an attempt to save the life of a victim of a vehicle crash in April 2008.

A husband and wife will be incarcerated and, combined, must repay $460,000 to two western Pennsylvania companies they bilked where the woman formerly worked as a secretary.

Two brothers are facing attempted homicide charges after allegedly stabbing a man last week in the parking lot of Evergreen Manors.

Scott Andrews, Jordan Cheslock and Noah Walstrom began their education together 12 years ago at Juniata Gap Elementary School, and they'll continue it together at Juniata College this fall.

A Pittsburgh defense attorney attempted Friday to portray Nicholas A. Horner as a man making "rambling" and "bizarre" statements the day two people were killed during and after a robbery at the Subway restaurant on 58th Street.

A Blair County district justice shortly before noon today ordered that all charges against Nicholas Adam Horner be bound over for trial.

Mike Treese probably made his biggest mark at Altoona Area High School when he ran the lead leg of two gold-medal-winning PIAA track and field relay teams at Shippensburg University last month, but he's hoping to make an impact in another sport when he returns to that college as a student this fall.

By Amanda Clegg, aclegg@altoonamirror.com, Altoona taxpayers will see a 3.7 millage increase after the Altoona Area School District unanimously passed its 2009-10 budget Monday evening.

An Altoona man was sentenced Monday to four months in prison and two months on home detention after the 2007 death of an 11-year-old boy.

Sunday 21 Jun Connecticut Defenders Blanked by the Altoona Curve in 4-0 Loss Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 01:40AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-ALTOONA, PA- The Defenders could never get anything started as they were shutout 4-0 by the Altoona Curve Saturday night at Blair County Ballpark.

A member of the Pennsylvania Prison Society in Blair County is concerned that indigent inmates are prevented from contacting their families because of the high cost of telephone service.

Attorneys for the suspect in the recent killing of Margo "Maggie" Davis are preparing their defense as if the prosecution will seek the death penalty.

By Amanda Clegg, aclegg@altoonamirror.com, Four Blair County businesses owe Pennsylvania money.