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Installation of smart electric meters is set to begin in the Altoona area.
"We will be starting our installation in September, and it will continue until May 201.

It remains unclear whether charges will be filed after a fatal Reade Township shooting last week, with the district attorney to issue a statement toda.

Altoona police blocked off 11th Street between Third and Fourth avenues Monday night, apparently in search of a man named Carlos who they believe fired shots Sunday night on the 1400 block of North Fourth Avenue in Juniata.

Altoona police blocked off 11th Street between Third and Fourth avenues Monday night, apparently in search of a man named Carlos who they believe fired shots Sunday night on the 1400 block of North Fourth Avenue in Juniata.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has rejected an appeal filed by an Altoona man convicted last year of illegally possessing eight rifles and two handguns found by police during a search of his home.
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New passenger train routes through Altoona could be a reality within a year, a Cambria County lawmaker said after a House committee meeting on train service.
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Altoona police were dispatched to the 300 block of E. Sixth Avenue about 8:30 p.m. Sunday for a report of shots fired.
The call came for all available units to respond to the area.

Her petite stature and quiet, soft voice belie Shelly Nagle's tenacity and strengt.

TYRONE - Since 2003, three church bells suspended high above Tyrone Borough have remained silent.
Now, after a local Boy Scout devoted hours to work and fundraising, they will toll again.