For the third time this year, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has terminated the parental rights of an area mother due to excessive drug use. The latest opinion was issued last week when the appeals court granted a petition filed by foster parents of a 3-year-old, who has been in their custody since she was just […]
A state appeals court has ruled that a Blair County judge did not err last year when he terminated the parental rights of a father who suffers from mental health problems. Although the parental rights of both the mother and father have been terminated, the father challenged the judge’s decision, arguing that “the evidence presented […]
A decision by a Blair County judge to restore a local man’s “right to bear arms” has been upheld by a state appeals court despite objections from the county’s Department of Social Services. Superior Court Judge Deborah A. Kunselman in an opinion Monday ruled that a decision restoring the right of an area man to […]
A state prison inmate sentenced last year by a Huntingdon County judge to a term of 17.5 to 35 years for the attempted sexual assault of a female corrections co
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has rejected an argument by a Huntingdon County man who contended his attorney gave him bad advice when he urged him to plead no