radioNOVO News for Altoona: August 20, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 08/20/26          AN ALTOONA CITY CODE OFFICER HAS BEEN PLACED ON PAID LEAVE FOLLOWING A DEROGATORY FACEBOOK COMMENT REGARDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CLEAR BAG POLICY.          CITY MANAGER CHRISTOPHER MCGUIRE SAYS SCOTT CAMPANARO WAS SUSPENDED AFTER POSTING A RACIALLY INSENSITIVE REMARK. CAMPANARO'S CITY KEYS, VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER WERE CONFISCATED PENDING A MANDATORY DISCIPLINARY HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY........... WHERE TERMINATION IS POSSIBLE.          A CLEARFIELD MAN FACING OVER TWELVE HUNDRED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES NOW FACES NEW BOMB-RELATED OFFENSES AFTER WORKERS CLEARED OUT HIS FORMER ALTOONA APARTMENT.          POLICE SAY CLEANERS DISCOVERED THREE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES INSIDE THE UNIT. 45-YEAR-OLD TRAVIS LEE GREENAWAY WAIVED HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING ON THE NEW WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION CHARGES WEDNESDAY, SENDING THE CASE TO BLAIR COUNTY COURT.          CONGRATULATIONS GOING OUT TO AMTRAN BUS DRIVER JOE BEACH, WHO TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE FIXED-ROUTE DIVISION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION'S BUS ROADEO IN WILLIAMSPORT.  BEACH WILL NOW GO ON THE THE NATIONAL COMPETITION IN SEATTLE, LATER THIS YEAR.