Category Archives: Local News

PITTSBURGH PIRATES FALL SHORT IN LOSS TO CLEVELAND
The Pittsburgh Pirates nearly staged a late comeback but fell short in a 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Down by three in the ninth, back-to-back doubles from Tommy Pham a...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 21, 2025

WHITE TOWNSHIP TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS NEW SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
White Township will hold a public hearing this week to discuss and take public comment on the proposed new Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance. The 95-page document was posted for public displa...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 21, 2025

PINEY RAIL RIDERS SECURES STATE GRANT TO BUY 24-MILE RAIL CORRIDOR
Piney Rail Riders secured a $937,900 state grant to buy a 24-mile rail corridor stretching through Jefferson and Clarion counties. The trail will provide legal ATV access across multiple townships and...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 21, 2025

JEFFERSON COUNTY FIRE CREWS TACKEL PALLET YARD FIRE
Fire crews in Jefferson County sprang into action Saturday after a fire erupted at a local pallet yard. The blaze, reported on April 19, drew a response from the Sykesville Fire Department. Upon arriv...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 21, 2025

NEW TECH USED TO REVEAL FALSE CLAIMS FROM PA POULTRY FARM
New technology was used to unveil false claims coming from one Pennsylvania poultry farm. Drone footage helped Animal Outlook expose Alderfer Poultry Farm's misleading "free roaming" egg claims at the...
Samantha Sneddon Apr 21, 2025

JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH ROBBERY
A man from Jefferson County is facing several charges after confessing to robbing a Dollar General in January while wearing his ex-girlfriend's clothes. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.Com, 31-year-ol...
John Smathers Apr 18, 2025

CLARION WOMAN CHARGED AFTER CHILD ALLEGEDLY FALLS FROM WINDOW
A 26-year-old Clarion woman, Felicity Fye, faces felony charges after her child allegedly fell from a second-story window on March Fourth while she was outside her residence near Robin Wood drive smok...
John Smathers Apr 18, 2025

CLEARFIELD BOROUGH DELAYS VOTE ON ORDINANCE REGARDING SKILLS GAMES
The Clearfield Borough Council postponed a vote on a proposed ordinance that would require businesses to pay a $750 fee and obtain a license to operate Pennsylvania Skills Game machines. WTAJ News rep...
John Smathers Apr 18, 2025

PSP OUT IN FORCE FOR EASTER WEEKEND
State troopers will be out in full force for the Easter Weekend. Police are expecting higher than normal travel volumes starting today, (Good Friday) until Easter Sunday. Troopers will be on the looko...
John Smathers Apr 18, 2025

DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR MAIL-IN BALLOTS
Pennsylvania voters have until 5 p.m. on Monday, May 13, to apply for a mail-in ballot for the May 20 primary. Nearly 693,000 applications have been approved so far. Mail ballots must be received by c...
John Smathers Apr 18, 2025