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City man pleads in child sexual assault case | News, Sports, Jobs

HOLLIDAYSBURG — An Altoona man arrested just over a year ago on child sexual assault charges has rendered guilty pleas in exchange for a sentence with four to eight years’ incarceration. Roy A. Morrissey, 36, pleaded guilty on Thursday in Blair County Court to felony charges of aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors and indecent […]

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City considering 2 new blight initiatives | News, Sports, Jobs

City considering 2 new blight initiatives | News, Sports, Jobs
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DA: Dismiss Rodgers petition | News, Sports, Jobs

Blair County District Attorney Pete Weeks and his First Assistant Nichole M. Smith have asked the federal court in Johnstown to dismiss a petition filed on behalf of an Altoona man who has been in prison for almost 35 years for the stabbing death of a retired railroad worker that occurred during a home invasion […]

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PA court to pay $100,000 to settle ADA discrimination suit

The settlement will compensate six victims of the courts' discriminatory policies, including one each from Northumberland and Lackawanna Counties.

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New judge to hear prison lawsuit | News, Sports, Jobs

A newly appointed magistrate judge in the Western District of Pennsylvania will preside over a federal civil rights lawsuit filed last summer by a Hollidaysburg man who is seeking damages from several Blair County Prison corrections officers. Bronson L. Brown, 39, claims the officers used excessive force against him 13 months ago during a squabble […]

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Resident's request rejected in AMED case | News, Sports, Jobs

Commonwealth Court has rejected a Lakemont man’s attempt to hold Penelec responsible for what the man contends was an infringement on his property, when the utility company upgraded a single-phase power line to three-phase to serve AMED’s new headquarters building. In doing so, the appeals court upheld a 2022 ruling by Blair County Court that […]

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Stories of the year: A look back at the top events of 2023 | News, Sports, Jobs

The decision by Blair County voters to not retain President Judge Elizabeth Doyle for another 10-year term and the death of former Congressman Bud Shuster were voted the top local stories of 2023 by the Mirror newsroom. The news staff voted in December on the top stories from a ballot that included the most prominent […]

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Blair swears in new officials | News, Sports, Jobs

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 […]

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Burd: Guilty plea forced | News, Sports, Jobs

An Altoona man who was sentenced to life in prison 17 months ago after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the death of a 16-month-old child now wants to withdraw his plea, stating he was “forced to plead guilty in fear of no other avenue.” Drue Scott Burd, 25, was sentenced to life without parole […]

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Judge allows evidence in case | News, Sports, Jobs

A Blair County judge has rejected a defense request to suppress evidence — 3 pounds of methamphetamine and a small amount of cocaine — found by state police during a March traffic stop along I-99. A trooper stopped a vehicle being driven by Victor Bones Colon, 43, of Philadelphia, for speeding and having an expired […]

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