A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights complaint brought by a former inmate of the Blair County Prison against the warden and the company that provides medical care at the facility, but let stand charges that a corrections officer permitted other inmates to carry out a revenge attack against him. U.S. District Judge Stephanie […]
Blair County President Judge Wade A. Kagarise on Thursday morning told members of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Club that he and the other judges are working on a “vision” for the court system that will include an assessment of “how our actions affect the community.” During his hour on the Chamber’s “hot […]
An Altoona homeowner who sought compensation from the city’s Code Enforcement Department, which demolished his house on the 1600 block of Third Street, cannot, at least at this time, sue the city, according to a ruling last week by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. The home at 1616 Third St. was owned by Ahmad S. Mrad, […]