Category Archives: Local News

DRIVER SOUGHT IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH ON I-80
State Police in Clarion are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash on I-80 that damaged multiple vehicles. The incident happened around 2:15 p.m. on July 23 near mile marker 44.3. An...
Renda Media Aug 04, 2025

PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN, WOMAN ALLEGEDLY HAVE CONFRONTATION OVER HICKEYS
A domestic dispute over hickeys led to assault and harassment charges for a Punxsutawney couple. Police say Bryan R. Buffington and Elise Janine Mittica, both 39, were involved in a heated altercation...
Renda Media Aug 04, 2025

CLEARFIELD COUNTY TEEN DROWNS IN ALLEGHENY RIVER
An 18-year-old Clearfield County man, Jerin Allen Paul Hutton, drowned Friday in the Allegheny River. Witnesses saw Hutton enter the water near River Drive but said he was pulled under by the current ...
Renda Media Aug 04, 2025

DUBOIS MAN SENTENCED FOR MAKING HOMEMADE EXPLOSIVES
A DuBois man has been sentenced to 36 months to 9 years in prison after admitting to making homemade explosives and threatening neighbors. Brandon Collins was arrested after detonating a 55-gallon pro...
Renda Media Aug 04, 2025

PUNXSUTAWNEY WOMAN INJURED IN ATV CRASH
A Punxsutawney woman was injured after being thrown from her ATV during a crash in Henderson Township on July 29, according to state police. Christina M. Sarvey, 51, was riding a Yamaha Kodiak on Bran...
Renda Media Aug 01, 2025

SIGEL MAN, WOMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING CASH FROM BARN
A Sigel man and woman have been charged after allegedly stealing cash multiple times from a barn in Eldred Township used for selling straw and firewood. Police say surveillance footage captured Charle...
Renda Media Aug 01, 2025

STRATTANVILLE WOMAN ACCUSED OF SELLING DRUGS TO UNDERCOVER OFFICERS
Melissa Sue Foster, 44, was charged following CNET operations that took place between February and August 2024 in Clarion Borough and Strattanville. Police say she sold morphine, oxycodone, and hydroc...
Renda Media Aug 01, 2025

SHIPPENVILLE MAN INJURED IN TRUCK CRASH
A 58-year-old Shippenville man was hospitalized after crashing his truck into a tree in Beaver Township. State Police say Jeffrey S. Thomas was driving north on Huckleberry Road near Bell Lane around ...
Renda Media Aug 01, 2025

JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF ADDRESSES POSITION CUTS
Sheriff Samuel Bartley is speaking out after the Jefferson County Salary Board voted to cut two positions from his office - a full-time deputy and a sergeant. Bartley, who was on vacation when the las...
Renda Media Aug 01, 2025

CANTON MAN CITED AFTER SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH IN ROSE TOWNSHIP
An 18-year-old Canton man was cited for driving at an unsafe speed after a single-vehicle crash on Route 28 in Rose Township on July 25, state police said. Around 5:44 p.m., Aydin A. Holcomb lost cont...
Renda Media Aug 01, 2025