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Phil Ray

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By Phil Ray

    Altoona man can’t withdraw plea for drug-related offenses (opens the original)

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    The Pennsylvania Superior Court late last week rejected an appeal by an Altoona man who is serving a state prison sentence of 15 to 30 years for drug-related offenses. And, the appeals court explained, the inmate, Curtis Matthew Gates, 38, "must wait" for what he perceives is justice due to the circumstances of his case. Gates was stopped by Altoona police on April 28, 2023, because his center brake light was out. During the stop, he was asked if he had anything illegal in his vehicle, and, acco

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By Phil Ray

    Altoona man can’t withdraw plea for drug-related offenses (opens the original)

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    The Pennsylvania Superior Court late last week rejected an appeal by an Altoona man who is serving a state prison sentence of 15 to 30 years for drug-related offenses. And, the appeals court explained, the inmate, Curtis Matthew Gates, 38, "must wait" for what he perceives is justice due to the circumstances of his case. Gates was stopped by Altoona police on April 28, 2023, because his center brake light was out. During the stop, he was asked if he had anything illegal in his vehicle, and, acco

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · By Phil Ray

    Hollidaysburg Area School District files petition to dismiss teachers’ lawsuit over LGBTQ+ classroom displays (opens the original)

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    The Hollidaysburg Area School District and its top officials filed a petition late last week asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two district teachers challenging a newer policy that prohibits classroom displays related to sexual orientation or gender identity. Both teachers have spent many years in the district, and in June, identifying themselves as lesbian women, filed a federal class action lawsuit referring to the new policy as "blatantly homophobic," and stating, "The Dist

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · By Phil Ray

    Hollidaysburg Area School District files petition to dismiss teachers’ lawsuit over LGBTQ+ classroom displays (opens the original)

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    The Hollidaysburg Area School District and its top officials filed a petition late last week asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two district teachers challenging a newer policy that prohibits classroom displays related to sexual orientation or gender identity. Both teachers have spent many years in the district, and in June, identifying themselves as lesbian women, filed a federal class action lawsuit referring to the new policy as "blatantly homophobic," and stating, "The Dist

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · By Phil Ray

    Former State Correctional Institution Huntingdon inmate loses appeal (opens the original)

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    A former inmate at the State Correctional Institution Huntingdon has lost his argument before the Pennsylvania Superior Court that his mental incompetence caused him to file an untimely petition seeking a correction in the sentence he was serving for possession of a weapon while in prison. The inmate, Anthony James Rainey, 37, on Jan. 30, 2022, was in prison on a sentence imposed for crimes he committed in Lancaster County. The Superior Court on Monday reported that officers came to Rainey's cel

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