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State police at Ebensburg announced Monday that they have arrested a Carrolltown man for setting at least one of a spate of fires that plagued his neighborhood this summer.
And more charges are expected to be announced today.

A threat made Monday on social media against Altoona Area High School students is being taken seriously by district officials and police.
"It was kind of a generic threat," Altoona Area spokeswoman Paula Foreman said Monday night.

The Altoona Parking Authority has reshuffled assignments for some of its parking lots to accommodate students and free up spaces for downtown businesses.

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Death probed

An inmate at SCI Benner Township has died.
Corrections officers found inmate Daniel Rowe, 38, unconscious in his cell about 12:13 a.m. on Friday.

A first for convenience stores in Pennsylvania, a Sheetz store at 359 E. King St. in Shippensburg is scheduled to begin selling wine to its customers today, according to numerous media report.

On weekdays at the Blair County Convention Center, property owners hoping to secure a lower assessment are directed downstairs and to the rear.
There, they find a reception area and wait for a short meeting with one of five tax appeal boards.

A burning ban in Bedford Township was lifted last week by Bedford Township Supervisors.
Supervisors lifted the ban Friday, according to a news release.

Michael Chapaloney says working in tourism is his dream job - but he has bigger dreams down the road.
"I will run for office some day. I am not sure when or where.

Each of the four times that Virginia-based community planner Charles Buki has visited Altoona, stopping at a doughnut shop on Pleasant Valley Boulevard, he's encountered a seriously senior clientele.

On weekdays at the Blair County Convention Center, property owners hoping to secure a lower assessment are directed downstairs and to the rear.
There, they find a reception area and wait for a short meeting with one of five tax appeal boards.