Category Archives: Local News
PA CONSIDERED MUST WIN FOR BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
All eyes will be on Pennsylvania Tuesday. The state is considered a must win for both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. According to the latest polling by Trafalgar Group...
Nov 05, 2024
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER CHARGED WITH OVER 60 COUNTS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Michael William Boston, a 39-year-old special education teacher for hearing-impaired students, was charged with over 60 counts of child pornography following a year-long investigation by Pennsylvania ...
Nov 05, 2024
MAN AIRLIFTED TO UPMC AFTER RUNNING STOP SIGN
Austin McCandless, of Kennerdell, was seriously injured and airlifted to UPMC Presbyterian after running a stop sign and crashing into a pickup truck on Route 38 in Venango County on October 26. McCan...
Nov 05, 2024
MAN CHARGED AFTER FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP BREAK-IN
Andrew Jones, of Tionesta, was charged with burglary and drug possession after allegedly breaking into a Farmington Township home to steal items he planned to sell to pay court fines. Police say Jones...
Nov 05, 2024
TRUCK DRIVER SAFE AFTER LIQUID BUTANE TANKER OVERTURNS
A New Jersey truck driver escaped injury when his tanker carrying liquid butane overturned in Clearfield County on October 23. ExploreJeffersonPa.com reports, 36-year-old Calvin Doyle, was driving alo...
Nov 05, 2024
AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING FRAUDULENT VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS
Authorities are investigating the submission of fraudulent voter registration forms in Pennsylvania. State Attorney General Michelle Henry says the fraudulent forms were found in Monroe, York, Berks a...
Nov 05, 2024
58TH BRUSH FIRE OF THE YEAR IN INDIANA COUNTY REPORTED IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
The 58th brush fire of the year in Indiana County was reported on Five Points Road in Washington Township on Wednesday. Creekside and Plumville fire departments were called out at 7:43 PM. Creekside f...
Nov 01, 2024
AUTHORITIES RELEASE IDENTITIES INVOLVED IN WEDNESDAY FATAL CAR ACCIDENT
Authorities have released the identities of two people involved in a fatal accident Wednesday night in Indiana County. Troopers say they were called out at 6:25 PM to the 3000 block of Route 85 in Sou...
Nov 01, 2024
PA AUDITOR AUDITS 48 HEALCARE FACILITIES TO REVIEW US OF TABACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS
Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor audited 48 healthcare facilities across 24 counties, including Jefferson County, to review their use of tobacco settlement funds meant for uncompensated ...
Nov 01, 2024
DUBOIS MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY PROVDING FALSE ID
A 40-year-old DuBois man was arrested by the State Police, after allegedly providing false ID during an Oct. 24 traffic stop in Sandy Township. The suspect, who had a suspended license and active warr...
Nov 01, 2024
