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As a Gallitzin-area natural gas project progresses, Peoples Natural Gas is looking to expand its reach.

HOLLIDAYSBURG - An Altoona man pleaded no contest Friday to 40 felony and misdemeanor child sex abuse charges and will spend nine to 22 years in jail for allegedly abusing a girl for several years.
Joseph M. Abrams Jr.

An old Altoona Water Authority line broke Saturday afternoon, sending water gushing onto Logan Boulevard near Fiore Buick GMC and Cambria Medical Supply, water authority crewman Mike Bianconi said.

A parent of students at St. Patrick Grade School in Newry believes the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese is undermining the school's ability to hire teachers, a claim others dispute.
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Wendy Lynch said she got involved in 2013 through a Facebook group called Volunteers Unite to Clean Up Altoona, PA Cemeteries, but it became apparent that the situation at Oak Ridge required a lot of work so the group changed just to focus on that...

JOHNSTOWN - Hillary Clinton drove a crowd of steelworkers and Johnstown Democrats to their feet Saturday, directly challenging Republican opponent Donald Trump in one of her first public appearances as the party's official nominee.

DelGrosso Foods expansion reviewed
Blair County Planning Commission members Thursday gave a favorable review to an expansion project at DelGrosso Foods Inc.

PORTAGE - After months of work, a drug and alcohol addiction treatment center at 123 Main St. is ready to open its doors Monday morning.

As a businessman in Northern Cambria, Harold "Hal" Hoover, 75, was known for his outgoing personality and willingness to talk with anyone.

Police officers drove slowly up a dead-end road, looking out for an unusual suspect reported lurking Friday in the area of South Fifth Stree.