Altoona’s back in the news due to the Mangione case—federal charges linked to the U.S. CEO killing in which police rights advisement is under scrutiny. Pop: about 44k in Blair County.
A judge has ruled that a notebook and a gun found in Luigi Mangione’s backpack can be used as evidence in the Manhattan murder case against UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, while other items from the backpack are suppressed. Mangione faces state murder charges and a separate federal case; the trial timeline remains intact.