radioNOVO News for Altoona: May 21, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 05/21/26          A NEW JERSEY NATIVE FACING ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE AND MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES WILL REPRESENT HIMSELF AT TRIAL FOLLOWING A RULING IN BLAIR COUNTY COURT TUESDAY.            MARQUIS HARRIS INSISTED ON REMOVING HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY, DESPITE WARNINGS FROM JUDGE JACKIE ATHERTON BERNARD THAT DOING SO WAS A BAD IDEA. HARRIS IS ACCUSED OF A 2023 SHOOTING IN ALTOONA, AS WELL AS POSSESSING OVER 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF HEROIN, FENTANYL, AND CRACK COCAINE DISCOVERED DURING A SUBSEQUENT POLICE RAID.          DESPITE THE PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, HOLLIDAYSBURG'S PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE WAS VERY WELL-ATTENDED.  BOROUGH MANAGER ETHAN IMHOFF SAID THE MUNICIPALITY IS MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANS TO REVAMP TWO LOCAL PARKS, USING BETWEEN 100 AND 250--HUNDRED-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO UPGRADE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AT MATTERN ORCHARD AND SWEET CHERRY COURT PARKS. RESIDENTS AT THE FORUM ALSO PITCHED IDEAS RANGING FROM TRADITIONAL PICNIC PAVILIONS TO CUSTOM ADULT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AS PART OF THE UPGRADES.