BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The fight continues for control over a Blair County cemetery park and now, lawmakers are stepping in. Commissioners are considering enacting eminent domain to obtain ...

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Could eminent domain, the process of the government taking property, be used to pave way for the new Blair County Prison? This was one of the concerns raised by ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG — The general manager of the Alto-Reste Park Cemetery Association is asking Blair County commissioners to find another location for a new prison because the association doesn’t ...

Last week, the Blair County commissioners reached the population threshold of 65% to begin the decertification process of the county’s tourism promotion agency “Explore Altoona.” The agency ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners are poised to vote today on an ordinance signifying their intention to seize two parcels of land in Allegheny Township for a new prison. Since last ...

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ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ)– The Blair County Tea Party hosted a forum for candidates running for the two open seats on the Blair County Court of Common Pleas Tuesday night at the Bavarian Hall in Altoona.

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Blair County Commissioners are going back over their options for a site to house the new Blair County Prison. The $100 million facility had 325 options for land around ...

To address this issue, members of the Shapiro Administration visited Blair County to highlight proposed funding aimed at strengthening the rural health care workforce. Governor Josh Shapiro's 2025 ...