Category Archives: Local News

STATE POLICE SEEKING INFROMATION ABOUT A PAINT TOWNSHIP BURGLARY
State Police in Clarion are seeking information about a burglary on Paint Mills Road, Paint Township, between June 1 and June 9. According to ExploreClarion.Com, items stolen include a trail camera, c...
Gracie Porter Jul 02, 2024

HIT AND RUN AT CLARION WALMART
PSP reported a hit-and-run in the Clarion Walmart parking lot on June 12. A 2015 Subaru Forester was struck by an unidentified vehicle while backing out of a parking spot. The other driver fled withou...
Gracie Porter Jul 02, 2024

AUTHORITIES RELEASE DETAILS OF BIG RUN CRASH
State Police in Punxsutawney released details of a crash on June 24 in Big Run, where Joanna L. Vansteenberg, 54, was injured when a deer struck her car on West Main Street. She was taken to Punxsutaw...
Gracie Porter Jul 02, 2024

LOCAL MAN ARRESTED ON ASSAULT CHARGES
A local man, Joshua Michael Vallone, was arrested on assault charges after a reported domestic altercation in Brockway. ExploreJeffersonPa.Com reports, the incident occurred on June 25, when Vallone a...
Gracie Porter Jul 02, 2024

AUTHORITIES WARN ABOUT NEW PHONE SCAM
Authorities are warning about a phone scam where callers pretend to be from the Megan's Law Unit and claim there's a warrant for the recipient's arrest. Victims are asked to pay money to clear the war...
Gracie Porter Jul 02, 2024

PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKER PUSHES FOR STUDY TO SEE HOW MUCH LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS RELY ON STATE POLICE
One Pennsylvania lawmaker wants a study to see just how much the State Police have been taking over for local police departments across the state. Rep. Tim Brennan says too many towns or townships are...
Gracie Porter Jul 02, 2024

ARRESTS FOLLOWING DRUG RAID IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Three people were arrested last Thursday morning following a drug raid in Indiana Borough. Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Washington Street around 9 a.m. to execute a search warrant as p...
Gracie Porter Jul 01, 2024

PLEASANT VALLEY BRIDGE CLOSED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING INSPECTION
PennDOT has announced the closure of the Pleasant Valley Bridge in Buffington and East Wheatfield Townships effective immediately. The closure is the result of a recent inspection that showed advanced...
Gracie Porter Jul 01, 2024

HEARING SET FOR MAN CHARGED WITH CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON WITHOUT A PERMIT
66 year old Chris A. Sowinski, from Cheswick, Allegheny County, was charged on June 3, for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit and driving under the influence in Tionesta. According to Exoplo...
Gracie Porter Jul 01, 2024

SUMMERVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
61 year old Charles Edward Lingenfelter, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman during an argument in Summerville. ExploreJeffersonPA.Com reports the incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. on June ...
Gracie Porter Jul 01, 2024







