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A former Saxton police chief was laid to rest Wednesday, four days after he was killed in an apparent motorcycle crash in Freedom Township.
According to an obituary, James Paul Leonard Sr.

NORTHERN CAMBRIA - Tension between Northern Cambria's Borough Council and its mayor escalated Wednesday evening as council ignored the mayor's concerns to hire a part-time police officer.

A gruesome discovery in an abandoned garage Wednesday morning in Altoona has one family fearing the worst and investigators working to find some answer.

From Mirror staff reports
Altoona police continue to investigate a report of someone impersonating a police officer.
At 1 a.m.

A mass resignation has left the Reade Township Municipal Authority without enough members to conduct business.
Reade Township supervisors accepted the resignation of four board members, including its chairman, at the end of its Monday meeting.

TIPTON - Less than a week after Tipton-Antis Volunteer Fire Company was decertified, one member said its future is unclear.
"I don't know what the plans are for the fire hall at this point," Scott Orolin, a "lifetime" member, said Monday.

BELLWOOD - Bellwood-Antis High School's graduation ceremony Thursday night took on a different twist.
Class valedictorian Kerri Little did not attend the 7 p.m. ceremony.
"We found out just a few minutes before that she was not going to attend.

In the coming months, City Council will consider a pair of ordinances that could increase costs for organizations that hold events in Altoona's parks and on its streets.

From Mirror staff reports
Altoona police continue to investigate a report of someone impersonating a police officer.
At 1 a.m.

A mass resignation has left the Reade Township Municipal Authority without enough members to conduct business.
Reade Township supervisors accepted the resignation of four board members, including its chairman, at the end of its Monday meeting.