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HOLLIDAYSBURG — An Altoona teenager was sentenced Friday afternoon to 15 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder in the 2020 shooti

May 3, 2021 I am writing to ask for your vote for Republican Pete Weeks for district attorney of Blair County. I worked with Pete for 12 years and never saw anyone as dedicated to law enforcement. He worked many long hours both in the courthouse and countless times outside the courthouse with staff, victims, their families, police and community members. Police departments across the county have endorsed Weeks because of his passion and dedication. His experience speaks for itself. He was a successful prosecutor of hundreds of drug cases some of which involved multi-million dollar and inters...

Blair County Prison Bails Lowered 6:47 pm District attorney Pete Weeks says the inmate were awaiting trial for violent crimes, including agravated assault and robbery. One individual charged with attempted homicide in early 2020 had his 300,000 dollar bail reduced to zero.  Weeks says the victim in that case was paralyzed. Another inmate the was released was charged with possessing large amount of Heroin, Fentanoyl and over 200,000 dollars cash. Weeks says his 500,000 dollar bail was reduced to just 50,000. The District Attorneys office says it tried to help the courts identif...

Reduced Bail at Blair County Prison 11:03 pm District attorney Pete Weeks says the inmate were awaiting trial for violent crimes, including aggravated assault and robbery. One individual charged with attempted homicide in early 2020 had his 300,000 dollar bail reduced to zero. Weeks says the victim in that case was paralyzed. Another inmate the was released was charged with possessing large amount of Heroin, Fentanoyl and over 200,000 dollars cash. Weeks says his 500,000 dollar bail was reduced to just 50,000. The District Attorneys office says it tried to help the courts ident...