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CRESSON - Singer and Cresson native Josh Gallagher returned to his old stomping grounds Thursday morning visiting hundreds of Penn Cambria students at the elementary, middle and high school buildings.

MARTINSBURG - When the Altoona-Blair County Airport adds a second destination in mid-November, passengers will still have an option of four departure times on weekdays and three on Saturdays and Sundays.

A longtime Northern Blair County Regional Sewer Authority employee faces felony charges for allegedly stealing more than $98,000 from the organization.
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Two Van Zandt VA Medical Center whistleblowers have asked the VA's regional medical director to discipline Van Zandt leaders for alleged retaliatio.

PITTSBURGH - Some of the state's coroners, often in less-populated, more rural counties, are thwarting efforts to gather drug overdose data needed to fight its heroin and opioid epidemic, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - Two New York attorneys will be permitted to assist local defense attorneys in challenging bite mark evidence that could be part of a forthcoming murder retrial of Paul Aaron Ross.
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Altoona police issued a search warrant Tuesday on the 2500 block of Broad Avenue in relation to social media threats made Monday against Altoona Area Senior High School by a Facebook user whose account was depicted by a clow.

Murky plans for a protest at next week's Blair County Republican Committee meeting - prompted by GOP Chair Lois Kaneshiki's controversial comments on kindergarten education - have drawn puzzlement and condemnation from county Republicans.

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.