Category Archives: Local News

A 17-year-old Punxsutawney boy escaped injury in a single-vehicle crash that left his SUV disabled along Kachmar Road in North Mahoning Township, state police said. Troopers with Pennsylvania State Po...

A DuBois woman has been jailed after state police said she sold methamphetamine to an undercover trooper and later kept money meant for a second drug purchase without delivering the drugs. Heather Ren...

Bill Clement has assumed office as mayor of Punxsutawney, succeeding retiring Mayor Rich Alexander after decades of service in local and state law enforcement. Today's Punxsutawney Spirit reports, Cle...

State police in Punxsutawney charged a former employee of a Bell Township oil and lube shop with felony criminal trespass after investigators say he used a key and safe code to enter the business afte...

A 58-year-old Clarion man is facing multiple charges after allegedly threatening another man with a knife during a confrontation Saturday afternoon at an apartment complex in Clarion Township, state p...

Police in Saint Marys said a local couple has been jailed after a months-long investigation into the alleged abuse of two children in their care. Authorities charged Justin Crawford and Monica McKinne...

Pennsylvania State Police were involved in an hours-long armed standoff Wednesday after attempting to serve a warrant at an apartment on North 2nd Street in Philipsburg, authorities said. WJAC News re...

A Curwensville man is facing multiple charges after authorities seized 16 firearms - including five ghost guns - and methamphetamine during a traffic stop and search of his home, officials said Tuesda...

A federal judge has scheduled a month-long trial beginning June 1 in Johnstown for former DuBois City Manager John "Herm" Suplizio and former city administrative secretary Roberta "Bobbie" Shaffer, wh...

Higher-than-expected repair bids for the Punxsutawney Community Center's fitness center roof have left the project's future in limbo. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, Borough Manager Dr. William Spenc...