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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Jan. 22 that he and 45 other attorneys general reached a $120 million consent judgment with Johnson & Johnson and DePuy to resolve allegations that DePuy unlawfully promoted its metal-on-metal hip...

In response to the incident that took place at Gifford Pinchot State Park, the Game Commission reminds the public that wildlife cannot be taken from the wild. Under Pennsylvania law, it is illegal to take or possess wildlife. These laws were put in...

The Altoona Area Lyme Disease Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14, at the St. Rose of Lima social hall, 5519 Sixth Ave., Altoona. Offered for sale will be socks pre-treated with permethrin. The tick repellent protection lasts...

Drug Possession Tracy Foor, 43, of Woodbury, was charged by State Police, Bedford, with drug possession. On Dec. 21, police responded to reports of a woman stumbling around a convenience store on Quaker Valley Road, East Saint Clair Township. Police...

The Blair County Genealogical Society, will hold the Society’s monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Roller-Hojeth Memorial Library, Hollidaysburg. The guest speaker will be Rebecca Calderwood. She will talk about American...

Preparations are being made for Armed Forces Day, May18, at the Van Zandt Medical Center, Altoona. Features will be military vehicles, displays by military and veterans organizations, music, a featured speaker and wreath-laying ceremony. Planning...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro released information on Jan. 23 on the first-week results for the Safe2Say Something Anonymous Reporting System, a statewide program enabling students, teachers, school administrators and others to detect...

To get ahead of the rumor mill, Northern Bedford School District administrators on Friday, Feb. 1, alerted parents with an automatic message regarding an issue in the district. Todd Beatty, Northern Bedford superintendent, told the Herald that... Full story

State Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) had been named to four standing House committees by the Committee on Committees and House leadership for the 2019-20 Legislative Session. The committees he will serve on are the Tourism and Recreational Development Co...

The Friends of the Martinsburg Community Library met Tuesday evening, Jan. 15, at the Martinsburg Community Library. The Friends voted to give $3,500 from their treasury to the library. The net profit for the candy/pretzel sale was $2,584. Next...

The Blair County commissioners, as part of the 2019 budget, have allocated $120,000 from their Marcellus Shale funds for use to preserve Blair County Farmland. This allocation, an increase of $40,000 from recent years, will likely ensure that three...

Application forms for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program are now available for eligible Pennsylvanians to begin claiming rebates on property taxes or rent paid in 2018, Revenue Secretary Dan Hassell announced Jan. 23. The deadline to apply for a...

In addition to serving as chair of the Senate Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, State Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) will serve on five other Senate committees during the 2019-20 Legislative Session. Ward was appointed to serve as vice chair of the Senate...

The Blair County Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, to celebrate the opening of the office of State Rep. Jim Gregory, located at 324 Allegheny St., Hollidaysburg. The ribbon cutting will be held...

With a cold snap in the forecast and temperatures predicted in the single-digits, pipes are at risk of freezing due to sudden temperature drops, poor insulation, or incorrect thermostat settings. AAA East Central offers suggestions that can help...

Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are about a penny more expensive this week at $2.471 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. State gas price averages are as much as a nickel more in some Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states...

The North Woodbury Township Board of Supervisors held its regular monthly meeting on Jan. 7. The only bid for the 2019 road material was awarded to Grannas Bros. at $27,380. A public meeting will be held to explain the On Lot Septic Ordinance, The...

Herald Publisher Allan J. Bassler has announced the launch of a new Morrisons Cove Herald website at www.mcheraldonline.com. The website is live now but is still a work in progress, according to Publisher Bassler. The Herald’s website will offer...

Penn State Extension will show how farmers can increase their soil organic matter, improve infiltration and create more resilient soils by improving soil health at a workshop in Martinsburg on Jan. 30th. The event will feature Dr. Sjoerd Duiker,...

Building on his commitment to prepare students to use computers and technology in their careers, Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday, Jan. 17, announced $8.7 million in targeted grants to expand computer science classes and teacher training at 765 schools acro...

At the Tuesday, Jan. 22, Spring Cove School Board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Betsy Baker announced that the grant money secured this year by the school district is the highest recorded competitive grant revenue in recent years. So far this school...

With winter storms wreaking havoc up and down the California coast and a major snowstorm that blasted the Northeast over the weekend, could there be a more inopportune time for the longest government shutdown in American history? Reports from the...

Members of the Southern Cove Volunteer Fire Co. attended the Woodbury Borough Council meeting Jan. 7. Harold Zimmerman and Kim Grimes demonstrated the need for a new lift system for the ambulance. The ambulance was brought to the meeting and shown...

Sheetz For the Kidz raised more than $700,821 during its annual December campaign through customer donations. This is a record for the Sheetz employee-driven charity and exceeds last year's campaign fundraising total by more than $82,000. Each year,...

The Central Pennsylvania Bible Conference will be conducting a One-Day winter session on Saturday, Feb. 2, at The Faith Baptist Church of Altoona. The speaker will be Dr. Steve Scheibner, an American Airlines pilot whose life God spared when he was...

The Catharine Township supervisors paid host to many professional individuals during a special meeting last Thursday afternoon, Jan. 15. Among the individuals in attendance besides the supervisors were Sewage Planning Specialist from Pa. Department o...

Following the acceptance of Secretary Loranne Keithley’s resignation from the Catharine Township board of supervisors, Chairman Ken Brenneman made a motion to appoint Eleanor Harclerode to the same position during last Tuesday afternoon’s...

Ryan Hileman was named the new head coach of the Williamsburg Football team during last Tuesday evening’s Williamsburg School Board meeting on Jan. 15. Hileman was previously the junior high football coach. Ryan Brantner was named as a volunteer...