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The Van Zandt VA Medical Center is in a new "watch" category created by the Department of Veterans Affairs, representing the local hospital's decline from the VA's top performance level to the next level down for the first quarter of 201.

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.

The Van Zandt VA Medical Center is in a new "watch" category created by the Department of Veterans Affairs, representing the local hospital's decline from the VA's top performance level to the next level down for the first quarter of 201.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - Blair County will buy 34 refurbished desktop computers and lease two printers and one copy/print/fax machine for the forthcoming appeals associated with the reassessment project.

City Council on Wednesday allocated the $10,600 earned by the Goodman Trust Fund in the past year for six projects - all of them to enhance recreation in the city, as required by the fund.

Hundreds of veterans, citizens and children lined 17th Street Monday morning as the Blair County War Veterans Council annual Memorial Day parade passed by.
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An audit requested by Reade Township Municipal Authority board members earlier this year has revealed discrepancies in billing and office practices as well as possible conflicts of interest.