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Saturday | Altoona Mirror

Probation given in beating death

Three Altoona men were each placed on three years' probation Thursday in connection with the beating death of another man during a neighborhood argument that escalated into a Labor Day weekend brawl four years ago.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Altoona Mirror

Election signals change

Election Day has come and gone, and changes are in store in Blair County and surrounding parts.

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Related Topix: Altoona, PA, Penn State Altoona, Cambria County, PA, Hollidaysburg, PA

Wed Nov 04, 2009

ThePittsburghChannel

Washington County Grad Dies In Car Crash Near Penn State Altoona

A young Washington County woman who was attending college at Penn State Altoona died in a two-car crash Sunday night near the campus in Logan Township, Blair County.

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Related Topix: Washington County, PA, Penn State Altoona

Tue Nov 03, 2009

WATM

Devastating News As Another Blair County Company Calls It Quits

Blair County is shutting down -- 90 employee, most long time workers will soon be out of a job.

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Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Wilson High School graduate hurt in Blair County crash fatal to college roommate

A 2009 Wilson High School graduate was injured in a weekend car accident in Blair County that killed one of her college roommates and injured three others, police said.

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Related Topix: High School Basketball, Pennsylvania High School Basketball News, Penn State Altoona, Canonsburg, PA

Altoona Mirror

Polls quiet throughout Blair County

Election Day 2009 has been pretty quiet throughout Blair County. Typically, voter turnout is low in the year following a presidential election, and that likely will be the case when the numbers come in tonight.

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Related Topix: Franklin & Marshall College, Hollidaysburg, PA

www.everyonesopinion.org | EONBlair

Momentum Builds, Blair County Tea Party Considers Options

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Related Topix: Opinion

www.everyonesopinion.org | EONBlair

OPERATION S.O.S. Prepares for 6th Year of Christmas Packages to Troops

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Related Topix: Duncansville, PA, Opinion

Mon Nov 02, 2009

O-R Online

C-M graduate killed in crash near Altoona

This article has been read 506 times. A 2008 graduate of Canon-McMillan High School and sophomore at Penn State-Altoona was killed in a two-car crash Sunday night about a mile from the schoola s campus in Blair County.

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Related Topix: Altoona, PA, Penn State Altoona, Glen Mills, PA

Sun Nov 01, 2009

WHDH-TV

Sheetz Settles Salmonella Lawsuit With Tomato Supplier

Five years after Sheetz Incorporatedhad a Salmonella outbreak in several stores throughout nine states, the company has finally reached a settlement ina lawsuitagainst a West Virginiatomato supplier.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

WATM

New Jobs For Blair County

New jobs are heading to Blair County. McIntyres Candies is planning to expand its business.

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Altoona Mirror

Ex-tomato supplier settles with Sheetz

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by Sheetz Inc. over how a supplier owed the company for providing it with tainted tomatoes in July 2004.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Public Works .com

Governor Rendell Announces $79 Million Investment In Water...

Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced the investment of $79 million in 16 drinking water and wastewater projects in 15 counties.

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Related Topix: Ed Rendell, US Governors, Allegheny County, PA, Weather, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, PA

The Tribune-Democrat

Defense attorney in double murder asks to withdraw

The attorney defending a Johnstown native charged in a double homicide in Blair County wants off the case.

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Related Topix: Johnstown, PA, Johnstown Metro, Vinco, PA, Altoona, PA

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Altoona Mirror

Blair unemployment rate increases a.....

The unemployment rate in September increased in Blair and three other counties but decreased in neighboring Huntingdon County.

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Related Topix: Huntingdon County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Bedford County, PA

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Centre Daily Times

University Police Daily Activity Report: October 20, 2009

A student reported the theft of a set of privately owned tools from Research Unit B. The incident occurred between 4 July 2009 and 9 August 2009.

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Related Topix: Penn State University Park, Philadelphia, PA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Cranberry Township, PA

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Tribune-Democrat

3 in area sentenced, 1 pleads guilty in federal court

Four Johnstown area residents have either been sentenced or entered guilty pleas in federal court in Johnstown for a variety of offenses.

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Related Topix: Johnstown, PA, Johnstown Metro, Prison, Drugs, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Altoona Mirror

Seven D Industries wins recycling a.....

Seven D Industries of Hollidaysburg has been recognized as a 2009 Waste Watcher, a statewide award.

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Related Topix: Hollidaysburg, PA

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Pittsburgh Business Times

Pa. wind power installations grow

Pennsylvania ranks as the second-fastest growing state in the country for wind power project installations, as ranked by the American Wind Energy Association in its report for the third quarter.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Cambria County, PA

GantDaily.com

DEP to Hold Public Meeting, Hearing on Sandy Ridge Wind Project's Stormwater Permit Application

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. followed by a public hearing at 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Sandy Ridge, PA, Centre County, PA, Port Matilda, PA, Taylor, PA

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