Altoona
Americannoun
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Mangione fled, and was later arrested in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa. after a dayslong manhunt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
He was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9 following a tip from staff at a McDonald's restaurant, after a days-long manhunt.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In 2023, the company agreed to pay a fine to the EPA over how its facility in Altoona, Iowa, managed chemical risk posed by the more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia stored on site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
A five-day manhunt ensued, with Mangione being arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025
At Ebensburg we boarded the train which conveyed us to Altoona, where we were cared for at the expense of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
From The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin by James Herbert Walker
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