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Three contractors were injured Tuesday morning as they were blasting coal clogging a silo at the Cambria Cogeneration Plant in Ebensburg, officials said.

HARRISBURG - The company that bought Valley View Home from Blair County has reached a settlement with the state attorney general's office on accusations of misleading consumers by failing to provide basic services to elderly and vulnerable residents.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - Blair County is advising property owners interested in a court appeal of their latest assessed value not to wait for the county to provide information on how the value was determined.

Police said a Carrolltown man already facing arson charges for a June 6 garage fire has been connected to four more suspicious fires in the area.

Blair County's Children's Advocacy Center is expected to be up and running by July.
The Blair County Multi-Disciplinary Investigative Team announced a partnership Tuesday with Family Services, Inc.

Three contractors were injured Tuesday morning as they were blasting coal clogging a silo at the Cambria Cogeneration Plant in Ebensburg, officials said.

HARRISBURG - The company that bought Valley View Home from Blair County has reached a settlement with the state attorney general's office on accusations of misleading consumers by failing to provide basic services to elderly and vulnerable residents.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - Blair County is advising property owners interested in a court appeal of their latest assessed value not to wait for the county to provide information on how the value was determined.

The Altoona Parking Authority has snapped up a couple of part-time workers to help keep downtown clean.
They are brothers who will be doing supplementary maintenance tasks to fulfill a community service requirement of the food stamp progra.

MARTINSBURG - The Altoona-Blair County Airport will be adding daily flights to the Baltimore-Washington International Airport starting Nov. 19.
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