Altoona
Americannoun
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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
At hearings last December, defense attorneys attempted to suggest police in Altoona, central Pennsylvania, had botched the arrest.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Mr Hanelly told the court that he understood the sarcasm, because it seemed "preposterous" that a shooter from "New York City had found his way to a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania".
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
An Altoona police officer, Christy Wasser, told the court that the city police department didn’t think it needed a search warrant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Altoona first became alarmed by the non-arrival and reported loss of the day express east on the Pennsylvania Railroad Friday afternoon.
From The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin by Walker, James Herbert
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