radioNOVO News for Altoona: June 25, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 06/25/26          HOLLIDAYSBURG POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER VANDALS SPRAY-PAINTED RACIAL AND HOMOPHOBIC SLURS ONTO SLIDES AND PLAYGROUND AREAS AT CANAL BASIN PARK. THE VANDALISM OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND AND WAS REMOVED BY PUBLIC WORKS CREWS ON WEDNESDAY. OFFICIALS SAY THIS FOLLOWS A SIMILAR INCIDENT WEEKS AGO AT KELLY PARK WHERE 4 JUVENILES WERE CAUGHT. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS INCIDENT, REPORT IT TO HOLLIDAYSBURG POLICE.          AN EAST FREEDOM MAN WAS KILLED IN A SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH MONDAY NIGHT. THE BLAIR COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE SAYS 33-YEAR OLD STEVEN EMERICK WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE DUNNINGS HIGHWAY SCENE. THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.          AMTRAN AND THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL ARE WORKING TO LAUNCH A 6-MONTH PILOT PROGRAM PROVIDING FREE BUS PASSES FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. ORGANIZERS SAY THE INITIATIVE WILL HELP PEOPLE GET TO WORK, DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS, AND GROCERY STORES, REMOVING A MAJOR BARRIER TO STABILITY.