radioNOVO News for Altoona: August 13, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 08/13/26          CONTOUR AIRLINES SET A PASSENGER RECORD AT THE ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT IN JULY, CARRYING OVER 24-HUNDRED PASSENGERS WITH A PERFECT 100 PERCENT COMPLETION RATE. AIRPORT MANAGER TRACY PLESSINGER SAYS PASSENGER NUMBERS JUMPED NEARLY 30 PERCENT FROM JUNE, BOOSTED BY STRONG DEMAND FOR SEASONAL FLIGHTS TO MYRTLE BEACH. THE SURGE ALSO DROVE RECORD RENTAL CAR REVENUE AND STRONG SALES FOR LOCAL TERMINAL VENDORS. WITH ENPLANEMENTS ON TRACK TO TOP 11-THOUSAND THIS YEAR, AIRPORT OFFICIALS ARE NOW PREPARING TO BEGIN FAA-FUNDED TERMINAL RESTROOM RENOVATIONS.          THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPERIOR COURT HAS UPHELD THE CONVICTION OF AN ALTOONA MAN ILLEGALLY POSSESSING FIREARMS, DESPITE THE WEAPONS BEING LOCKED IN A SAFE. KEVIN MAURICE WRIGHT JR. WAS CHARGED IN 2023 FOLLOWING A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REPORT. OFFICERS SEARCHED HIS HOME AND DISCOVERED A LOADED HANDGUN AND AR-STYLE RIFLE IN A HALLWAY SAFE. WRIGHT WAS BARRED FROM OWNING FIREARMS DUE TO A PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION. THE RULING AFFIRMS HIS FIVE-TO-TEN-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE.