New details have been released about the potential price tag on a plot of land commissioners are looking to buy for the new Blair County Prison. County commissioners ...

Two additional inmates have reached out in the past week to the U.S. District Court in Johnstown as a way to address their grievances with living conditions in the Blair County Prison. One of the ...

The Blair County Warden is responding after two federal civil lawsuits were filed against the Blair County Prison alleging overcrowding and poor living conditions.Last week, 6 News reported on the ...

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) announced the unveiling of the Private First Class (PFC) James A. Behe Memorial Bridge in Altoona Thursday. The bridge is located on Wopsononock Avenue ...

A couple of Blair County natives have played influential roles in helping Inverness Club secure one of the few remaining ...

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — An alleged member of the “Felony Lane Gang” was caught after a string of “smash and grab” thefts across Blair, Centre and other counties earlier this year. Tiffany John, 31, ...

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A Blair County Prison inmate has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging unsafe and unconstitutional conditions inside ...

An Altoona man has died following an early Saturday morning crash along Interstate 99. Crews were called out to I-99 around 4 ...

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Police from multiple departments were involved in a stolen vehicle investigation that ended with a police chase and three people being arrested. Altoona police started an ...

In the ongoing legal wrangling over state and federal charges involving Luigi Mangione, charged in the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO last year in New York, federal prosecutors continue to resist ...

Alleged insurance CEO killer Luigi Nicholas Mangione will not head back Nov. 7 for another hearing in Blair County, where he was arrested after the Dec. 4 death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson ...