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Blair County, PA

PA Step-Dad Bites 8-Year-Old Girl's Face During Church Service: Police PA Step-Dad Bites 8-Year-Old Girl's Face During Church Service: Police
PA Step-Dad Bites 8-Year-Old Girl's Face During Church Service: Police A step-father is behind bars after bitting his 8-year-old stepdaughter's face during a church service in Pennsylvania, police told Daily Voice on March 26.  Johnnie Harbold, 29 of Frenchville, Blair County, allegedly admitted to biting his family member at Altoona Alliance Church located at 3220 Pleasant Valley Boulevard, Altoona, Logan Township police explained in the release.  The 8-year-old girl suffered a visible bite mark with bruising on her face following the incident during the service on February 18, the Logan Township Police detailed in the release.  The girl told …
Homicide Suspect Jumps From Second Floor Of Airport In Pennsylvania Homicide Suspect Jumps From Second Floor Of Airport In Pennsylvania
Homicide Suspect Jumps From Second Floor Of Airport In Pennsylvania A homicide suspect and convicted felon leaped from the second level of a parking garage at an airport in Pennsylvania on Valentine's Day, police announced the following morning.  Joshua Leyo, 30 of Altoona, was found with "serious injuries" in a stairwell at the Pittsburgh International Airport around 7:55 a.m., according to the Allegheny  County Police Department.  Leyo was wanted in Blair County on murder charges following a "suspicious death" in the 200 block of East Maple Avenue at 1:43 p.m. on Feb. 13, the Altoona Police Department said and court records confirmed.&…
Six PA Lotto Winners To Split Prize Six PA Lotto Winners To Split Prize
Six PA Lotto Winners To Split Prize Six Pennsylvanians picked the five winning numbers in the Tuesday, Jan. 16 drawing for the "Treasure Hunt" game, according to Lottery officials.  The half-dozen winners would have earned $200,001, but will now split the prize into individual prizes of $33,333.50 each.  The winning tickets were sold at the following locations:  Narayan Hari Inc., 549 Doylestown Road, Lansdale, Montgomery County; Hanover Convenience Inc., 1100 South Main St., Hanover Township, Luzerne County; Rutter’s, 935 Plank Road, Duncansville, Blair County; Penn Crossing Giant Eagle, 2000 Penny Lane…
PA's David's Bridal Laying Off 9,200 Employees Amid Bankruptcy Filing PA's David's Bridal Laying Off 9,200 Employees Amid Bankruptcy Filing
PA's David's Bridal Laying Off 9,200 Employees Amid Bankruptcy Filing Montgomery County's own David's Bridal will send more than 9,000 workers home in an upcoming round of layoffs, according to a disclosure form it filed with the state Department of Labor and Industry.  The Conshohocken-based wedding retailer expects to lay off 9,236 employees nationwide in a three-phase plan that began on Friday, April 14, according to the state website.  It's not clear how many of those workers are in Pennsylvania, though the layoffs are expected to affect locations in Blair, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Luzerne, and York counties, as well as four shops in Allegheny C…
Statement On 'Computer Generated Swatting' After Schools Across PA Evacuated: State Police Statement On 'Computer Generated Swatting' After Schools Across PA Evacuated: State Police
Statement On 'Computer Generated Swatting' After Schools Across PA Evacuated: State Police Pennslyvania state police have released a statement after a large number of local and state police were called to schools—primarily Catholic schools, across Pennsylvania on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.  At some schools students and staff were evacuated, and police surrounded the buildings with gun drawn, like at Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic high schools. Police were also called— although no guns were drawn— to schools in Bishop Carroll, Altoona Area, Forest Hills and Bellefonte. Forest Hills School officials released the following statement: "Due to suspicious activity throughout …
Three Lucky PA Lottery Players Will Split $210K Treasure Hunt Jackpot Three Lucky PA Lottery Players Will Split $210K Treasure Hunt Jackpot
Three Lucky PA Lottery Players Will Split $210K Treasure Hunt Jackpot Three Pennsylvania Lottery players will split the $210,000 jackpot from Friday's, May 6 drawing. The winning Treasure Hunt tickets were sold at the following locations: Redner’s Quick Shoppe, 3401 Pricetown Road in Fleetwood (Berks County) Buster’s Restaurant & Six-Pack, 111 Allegheny St. in Hollidaysburg, (Blair County); and Giant Eagle, 7000 Oxford Drive in Bethel Park (Allegheny County) The winning numbers were 4-8-14-16-24, to win individual prizes of $70,000. More than 62,900 other Treasure Hunt tickets won prizes in the drawing.  Winners are not known until pri…
1 Person Killed, 2 Firefighters Injured In PA Fire 1 Person Killed, 2 Firefighters Injured In PA Fire
1 Person Killed, 2 Firefighters Injured In PA Fire One person was killed and two firefighters were hurt in a house fire in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, authorities say. Dam that's crazy house fire Posted by Joe Garrity on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 The fire broke out in the 100 block of East 5th Avenue near Jefferson Park in Altoona, Blair County around 6:30 p.m., according to emergency dispatchers. Shortly after crews arrived the fire was upgraded to second alarm, and the home was deemed a total loss, the Altoona Fire department says. An unnamed person was killed in the fire and two firefighters were hurt, according to multiple me…
Winning $1 Mil Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket Sold In PA Winning $1 Mil Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket Sold In PA
Winning $1 Mil Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket Sold In PA Someone is about to get a whole lot richer! An Extreme Green Scratch-Off ticket worth $1 million sold in Blair County on Friday, according to a release by the Pennsylvania Lottery. The winning ticket was sold at Rutter’s located at 234 Kuhn Lane in Duncansville. The store earns a $5,000 bonus for selling the big winning ticket. A $1,000,000 Extreme Green Scratch-Off is a $20 game that offers top prizes of $1 million, according to the release. More information about the game is available on the PA Lottery website. All lottery prizes more than $5,000 are subject to applicable withholding.…