radioNOVO News for Altoona: August 18, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 08/18/26          THE ALTOONA AREA HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE COMMONS WAS OFFICIALLY RENAMED THE AAHS INNOVATION CENTER ON MONDAY, FOLLOWING A MAJOR DONATION FROM THE HITE AND SHEETZ FAMILIES.          THE FUNDS, GIFTED TO THE DISTRICT’S FOUNDATION, WILL CREATE AN ENDOWMENT AIMED AT INSPIRING FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS AND LEADERS THROUGH NEW STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES.          WHILE DISTRICT OFFICIALS DECLINED TO RELEASE THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT, FOUNDATION LEADERS PRAISED THE FAMILIES' LONG-TIME COMMITMENT TO LOCAL YOUTH.          A BELLWOOD MAN FACES SENTENCING THIS NOVEMBER AFTER A BLAIR COUNTY JURY CONVICTED HIM LAST WEEK OF RAPING AN UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN IN 2021.          43-YEAR-OLD BRIAN LEE CAMPBELL WAS FOUND GUILTY OF FELONY RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, ALONG WITH TWO MISDEMEANOR COUNTS OF INDECENT ASSAULT. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE VICTIM WOKE UP TO CAMPBELL ASSAULTING HER ON HER COUCH BEFORE HE FLED THE HOME.          CAMPBELL’S BAIL WAS REVOKED, AND HE IS HELD AT BLAIR COUNTY PRISON PENDING A SEXUAL OFFENDERS ASSESSMENT BOARD EVALUATION AHEAD OF HIS NOVEMBER 5TH SENTENCING.