HOLLIDAYSBURG A Blair County courtroom was packed as more than 300 people were on hand to witness the swearing-in ceremony of elected officials Friday afternoon. Judges Fred Miller, 52, and Dave Consiglio, 56, were sworn in by Senior Judge Timothy M. Sullivan to fill two open spots on the Blair County Court of Common […]
The Hollidaysburg area man who was sentenced more than two years ago to serve 15 months behind bars for making threatening phone calls to several area schools is now back in prison on theft charges. According to a petition filed by the attorney for Javier Alberto Cantos Jr., 26, he faces three sets of charges […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG Two people have pleaded guilty to murder and related charges in a drug-selling dispute that left two people dead of gunshot wounds inside an Altoona residence on May 28, 2020. Isiah “Zay” Payne, 35, Philadelphia, who pleaded guilty in Blair County Court on Tuesday to two counts of first-degree murder, is facing life-in-prison […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG An Altoona man facing second-degree murder and related charges in the 2021 shooting death of a Blair County corrections officer has moved anot
HOLLIDAYSBURG Charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, robbery and other offenses against Charles J. Mobley, 35, of Altoona, were withdrawn Thursday