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BELLWOOD - Answers were scarce for a Tipton firefighter Thursday night, when he and several others questioned what was next for a volunteer fire company that was decertified earlier this year.

A Cambria County sportsmen's club has been cited for violating state liquor laws.

A state police fire marshal said it's likely that a series of fires set in Barr and West Carroll townships over the last several months are related.

Criminal charges against a Tyrone woman have been dropped after police realized the woman was wrongfully accused of a bath salts-fueled rampage in June.

A Hollidaysburg man faces charges after police say he tried to blackmail his ex-girlfriend with photos of her nude.
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STATE COLLEGE - At a state Public Utility Commission hearing here Thursday on a proposed "distribution" rate increase by FirstEnergy, testimony from municipal officials shone a light on the uncomfortable co-existence of two requirements for electri...

The city Planning Commission this week approved a land development application for a property near the corner of Union Avenue and 19th Street that comprises two buildings, each about 23,000 square feet, each with a parking lo.

A local developer planning to renovate the old Cambria County Jail confirmed this week that his project has been put on hold as the county deliberates moving files from the building.
And a planned opening date in fall 2017 has been delayed, as well.

Blair County residents concerned about projected property tax increases due to the recent reassessment can visit the Altoona Area Public Library at 2 p.m. today for guidance.

While the Hollidaysburg Area School Board wades into a lawsuit to recover costs related to installation of defective natatorium heating and cooling units, it is seeking bidders for installing new units in case the patchwork system fails this winter.