radioNOVO News for Altoona: July 7, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 07/07/26          A FLASH FLOOD ON SUNDAY DUMPED 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE HOUR, PROMPTING AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION IN TYRONE. MAYOR JOHN HARLOW REPORTS 1 DUPLEX IS UNINHABITABLE AFTER ITS FOUNDATION COLLAPSED, WITH 24 OTHER HOMES DAMAGED. THE STORM CAUSED UP TO $15,000 IN DAMAGE TO THE COMMUNITY POOL AND BRIEFLY SWEPT TWO 12-YEAR-OLD GIRLS INTO BALD EAGLE CREEK.  CLEANUP IS CONTINUING TODAY.            THE PENNSYLVANIA SUPERIOR COURT HAS UPHELD A BLAIR COUNTY JUDGE'S DECISION TO TERMINATE THE PARENTAL RIGHTS OF A MOTHER STRUGGLING WITH A SEVERE DRUG PROBLEM. THE CASE DATES BACK TO FEBRUARY 2024, WHEN CHILD WELFARE CASEWORKERS DISCOVERED HER CHILDREN, AGES 2 AND 4, LIVING IN A HOME WITH ACCESSIBLE, UNSECURED SYRINGES.  WHILE LATER INCARCERATED ON A PROBATION VIOLATION, THE MOTHER WAS CAUGHT SMUGGLING METHAMPHETAMINE AND SUBOXONE INSIDE HER SOCKS. JUDGE DAVID CONSIGLIO ULTIMATELY RULED THAT THE CHILDREN SHOULD BE ADOPTED BY THEIR FOSTER FAMILY, QUESTIONING THE MOTHER'S PARENTAL CREDIBILITY AFTER SHE RECENTLY TESTED POSITIVE FOR ILLEGAL MARIJUANA WHILE PREGNANT WITH ANOTHER CHILD.