BEDFORD Bedford County will establish its first drug treatment court in early 2024 by utilizing the county’s share of opioid settlement funds, President Judge Travis Livengood announced Tuesday. In addition to implementing and staffing the drug treatment court, the opioid settlement funds will help hire additional personnel for the probation office and correctional facility, […]
Five animated Christmas scenes will greet Tyrone residents and holiday sightseers beginning Friday as they participate in various festive activities or complete last-minute gift shopping. The elaborately decorated vignettes, sponsored by the Tyrone Chamber of Commerce, “bring the joy of this special season to life,” chamber volunteer Steve Stoner said. “We’ve been doing the animated […]
Thanksgiving is a time when many people take stock of their lives, consider what they’re thankful for and enjoy time with their family. This past week, volunteers with Center City Church served two Thanksgiving meals on Sunday and Tuesday where more than 1,000 people gathered to share the holiday meal with acquaintances both […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG An Altoona man accused in the stabbing death of his 38-year-old neighbor had 12 of the 14 charges against him for allegedly stabbing two fellow inmates at the Blair County Prison bound over to court. Raymond Thomas Oechsle Jr., 51, is facing charges of one felony count of attempted criminal homicide, two felony […]
An Altoona family was left homeless ahead of the holiday season after a fire broke out and spread into their ceiling on Monday evening. While the house on the 800 block of Frankstown Road was deemed salvageable, Chief-in-Charge Mike Yon of the Lakemont Fire Department said the real blessing was that the two individuals and […]