radioNOVO News for Altoona: August 4, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 08/04/26          AN ALTOONA MAN IS IN BLAIR COUNTY PRISON AFTER STATE POLICE SAY HE WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA ABUSING HIS DOG OUTSIDE A LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE. 23-YEAR-OLD TAMLIN JAQUES RICHARDSON FACES FELONY ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES AFTER WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING HIM PUNCH, KICK, AND CHOKE A PIT BULL DOG THAT WAS ONLY A YEAR-AND-A-HALF OLD.  POLICE ALSO CHARGED RICHARDSON WITH DRUG OFFENSES AFTER FINDING FENTANYL PARAPHERNALIA DURING HIS ARREST.          SHEETZ IS PREPARING TO REBUILD ITS LARGEST "SUPERSTORE" LOCATION AT 17TH STREET AND PLEASANT VALLEY BOULEVARD. THE CITY ZONING HEARING BOARD GRANTED ALL 9 REQUESTED VARIANCES FOR THE PROJECT, PAVING THE WAY FOR WHAT COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES CALL THEIR MOST INNOVATIVE STORE EVER BUILT. AMONG ITS FEATURES, THE EXPANDED LAYOUT WILL HAVE A REVAMPED ONLINE-ONLY DRIVE-THRU SYSTEM AND AN UNDERGROUND TRASH VACUUM SYSTEM.