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Cash 5 Ticket Worth $325,000 Sold in Blair County, Pennsylvania
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:52:09 -0700
MIDDLETOWN, Pa., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $325,000 from the April 24 drawing was sold at Sheetz, 5706 Sixth( )Ave., Altoona, Blair County.
In brief: 2 plane crashes occur in Blair County
Fri, 18 May 2012 20:52:43 -0700
Two planes crashed in separate incidents in Blair County on Friday.
Annual Blair County Diabetes Walk
Sat, 19 May 2012 16:04:09 -0700
More than $10,000 was raised at the walk, the online total and some other donations haven't been counted yet.
Arts Fest Underway
Sat, 19 May 2012 16:04:20 -0700
More than 9,000 people are expected to pack the Penn State Altoona campus for the 45th annual Blair County Arts Fest.
Addiction Treatment Update
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:23:32 -0700
Significant changes are coming to the way Pennsylvania operates drug and alcohol programs. Local supporters of those efforts got an update on the plans on Friday morning.
Blair Vineyards Unleashed, May 19 and 20
Sun, 20 May 2012 13:01:19 -0700
Saturday May 19 and Sunday May 20, Blair Vineyards will be celebrating their first outdoor event of the year, Blair Vineyards Unleashed, at their location at 99 Dietrich Valley Road, Kutztown.
Three aircraft crash in short time span
Fri, 18 May 2012 15:58:08 -0700
Three aircraft crashed in central Pennsylvania within hours of each other on Friday afternoon. Two of those were in Blair County, one in Huntingdon County. All three appear to be unrelated. Two of the crashes involved hang gliders, the other a small plane. Helicopters searched for one down hang glider off Dry Run Road in Juniata Township in Blair County around 3:30 P.M. The helicopters ...
Glider Plane Crash
Fri, 18 May 2012 15:19:08 -0700
Search and rescue crews respond to a downed glider in Juniata Township, Blair County
37 arrested on drug charges in Blair Co.
Thu, 10 May 2012 10:28:11 -0700
Police arrested dozens of suspected drug dealers early Thursday in Blair County after months of investigating. Officials with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office said the drug arrests were part of a four-month investigation in which undercover officers made buys on the streets. In all, 37 people were arrested. The drugs included heroin, cocaine and prescription drugs. Officers said they ...
Blair residents, businesses lead all fifth-class counties in tax money owed to the state
Sat, 05 May 2012 21:47:06 -0700
n a state Department of Revenue list of who owes taxes, Blair County residents, businesses and former businesses are on the hook collectively for $5 million, based on 679 liens filed against the.