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At a Van Zandt VA Medical Center town hall Wednesday, participants complained about lack of staff, elimination of services over the years and replacement of those services with bus trips to the Pittsburgh VA and visits to community providers via th...

TASD seniors move on

HARRISBURG - It could take up to two years to write regulations and make medical marijuana available through retailers in Pennsylvania to eligible patients, Pennsylvania's secretary of health said Wednesday.

A Claysburg woman is accused of opening 11 credit cards in her mother's name and racking up $35,035 in debt.
According to charges filed by Freedom Township police in late May, Dana R. Delozier, 44, of 120 Edgewood St., Ap.

A collision that killed a bicyclist in Antis Township remains under investigation by state police.
Kenneth F. Franks, 61, of Altoona, was killed Wednesday about 10:50 a.m.

At a Van Zandt VA Medical Center town hall Wednesday, participants complained about lack of staff, elimination of services over the years and replacement of those services with bus trips to the Pittsburgh VA and visits to community providers via th...

Sudden infant death syndrome was the determination reached in the death of 3-month-old Ireland J. McClane, Blair County Coroner Patty Ross said Tuesday.
The girl's parents, Brian E. and Kelley K.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - An Altoona man will spend one to two years in the Blair County Prison after pleading guilty to statutory sexual assault involving a 15-year-old runaway.
Judge Daniel Milliron imposed the sentence Tuesday and ordered Khalied T.

If you braved the rain to visit the recent Blair County Arts Festival and entered the hall reserved for scholastic works, you might have noticed a self-portrait by Altoona Area High School senior Andrae Holsey.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - Blair County is opting to pay the higher of two premiums - almost $20,000 more than a lower priced option - for a variety of insurance coverage in 2016-1.