HOLLIDAYSBURG A Blair County man was sentenced Friday to a combined 18.5 to 37 years in prison during two sentencing hearings addressing his role in the 2022 brutal assault of a fellow county prison inmate and his role in a 2021 home invasion in Tyrone to steal marijuana and cash. Kyler B. Luckadoo, 22, […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG An Altoona man will spend six to 20 years in prison for selling the drug leading to the fatal overdose of an Altoona man who was found dead on April 14, 2022, in his downtown apartment. President Judge Wade Kagarise on Friday imposed the negotiated sentence on Timothy James Tombs, 50, who pleaded […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG An Altoona man who faces felony charges after a fatal drug overdose last year was scheduled to enter a plea agreement Thursday before Judge Wade Kagarise but had his case rescheduled. Timothy Tombs, 50, has been charged with five felonies, including one count of drug delivery resulting in death, three counts of possession […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG After a spring primary when Blair County judicial, county commissioner and school board candidates spent a record of about $300,000, spending toward today’s election has been a lot less and more typical of when those offices are on the ballot. Other than campaign signs and a few billboards, the local candidates in today’s […]