Category Archives: Local News
NANTICOKE MAN CHARGED AFTER POLICE SAY HE LURED TEEN GIRL TO HIS HOME
A 27-year-old man from Nanticoke has been charged with multiple offenses after authorities say he lured a missing 14-year-old girl through social media and brought her to his Luzerne County home. Acco...
May 06, 2026
ROSSITER WOMAN ACCUSED OF THEFT FROM AUTO PARTS STORE
A 32-year-old Rossiter woman is facing multiple theft-related charges after allegedly attempting to break into a store safe and stealing cash from registers at an auto parts store in Punxsutawney, acc...
May 06, 2026
POLICE SEEKING HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a tractor-trailer driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that knocked down a utility pole in Washington Township, Jefferson County. According to Pen...
May 06, 2026
TRAFFIC CHANGES COMING TO I-80 RELATED TO BRIDGE PROJECT
PennDOT and Bridging Pennsylvania Constructors are alerting drivers to upcoming traffic changes on Interstate 80 westbound in Jefferson County tied to the North Fork Bridges Project. A right lane clos...
May 06, 2026
FIRE DAMAGES SEVERAL SCHOOL BUSES SLATED FOR DEMOLITION DERBY
Several school buses slated for use in demolition derbies at the Sykesville Fairgrounds were heavily damaged after a fire broke out Monday afternoon, authorities said. Witnesses reported the blaze sta...
May 05, 2026
BROOKVILLE BUSINESS DAMAGED IN WEEKEND FIRE
An early morning fire in downtown Brookville damaged a vintage clothing store and the apartments above it, prompting an ongoing investigation by state officials. Emergency crews were dispatched to the...
May 05, 2026
JUVENILE ACCUSED OF HAVING KNIFE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
Authorities in Clearfield County, say a female juvenile was taken into custody Monday after allegedly bringing a knife to an alternative school and threatening to harm a student and a staff member. Po...
May 05, 2026
TWO SEPARATE I-80 CRASHES, DRIVERS TRANSPORTED FOR TREATMENT
Two separate crashes along Interstate 80 in Clearfield County over the weekend left drivers trapped and required rescue by emergency crews, authorities said. According to WTAJ News, firefighters first...
May 05, 2026
MAN REMOVES E-BRACELET, FACING FELONY CHARGES
A Clarion man is facing felony charges after authorities say he cut off his court-ordered GPS monitoring device and fled from parole supervision, police said. ExploreClarion.Com is reporting 38 year-o...
May 05, 2026
REMAINS OF PFC. JOHN WALKO (RENDA RADIO'S EDDIE G.'S UNCLE) RETURN HOME
Here's one close to us... The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says U.S. Army Pfc. John A. Walko of Commodore, Pennsylvania, killed in World War II, has been accounted for, with his remains now set t...
May 05, 2026
