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HOMER CITY MAN WHO FLED POLICE DUE IN COURT FOR SENTENCING
A Homer City man is due in Indiana County Court today for a sentencing hearing concerning a case from last December. Court documents show 24-year-old Mark Anthony McCloskey will go before Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco today for sentencing connected with a case on December 5th. On that day, state police said they were called out to a home on Route 403 South in Buffington Township at 7:30 in the morning for a report of a man throwing items out of a home and onto the road. When they arrived, McCloskey threatened to slit their throats if they came near. He fled the house soon after, and troopers chased him on foot. He was found and apprehended in a nearby barn.
Blair County business opens new location nine months after fire
DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. (WTAJ) — Bobcat of Altoona, formerly known as Bobcat of Martinsburg has opened a new location, more than nine months after a deadly fire destroyed their building. Their new store opened on July 1 and is located at 3227 Route 764 in Duncansville. “It’s great to have a real shop again, to have […]
African American Heritage Festival returning to Altoona
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Blair County African American Heritage Festival (AAHF) is set for this weekend and they’ve bringing food vendors, a free kids corner and cultural activities to Downtown Altoona. The festival is set to take place on Saturday, July 27, and Sunday, July 28 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Parking […]
Shapiro Administration discusses substance abuse prevention programs
The Shapiro Administration is canvassing the state to gather feedback about the best ways to address the opioid and overdose crisis still plaguing the commonwealth. They made several stops in Cambria County Wednesday, including holding a roundtable discussion at the Cambria County Academic Center and discussing prevention activities at Flood City Youth Fitness Academy in Johnstown.
PHOTOS: Rushing water floods rooms of Altoona non-profit
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ)–After getting reports of water rushing into a building crews arrived to Sixth Avenue on Altoona, between 23rd and 24th Streets. The building belongs to Arts Altoona, a non-profit aimed at promoting access to the arts in the community. Hundreds of gallons of water rushed out of a pipe in the basement of […]
The Blair County African American Heritage Festival is back July 27-28
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — The African American Heritage Festival is back this year on the weekend of July 27-28. Coordinator Paige Lightner says this event was something that her father William Lightner started years ago, and her memories of going to the festival is what inspired her to bring it back.
PA YOUTH LEGION TOURNAMENT RETURNS TO INDIANA COUNTY
The PA Youth Legion’s 55th State Championship Tournament comes to Indiana County this weekend, with the action getting underway tomorrow morning at First Commonwealth Bank Field in Homer City. There will be four games on Saturday, all of them in Homer City, with four more on Sunday, two at Homer City and two at the White Township Recreation Complex.
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