Category Archives: Local News

JOHNSONBURG MAN ARRESTED AFTER POLICE FIND DRUGS DURING STOP AT GAS STATION
A Johnsonburg man was arrested after state police found about 60 stamp bags of suspected fentanyl or xylazine, drug paraphernalia, and a controlled pill during a July 12 stop at a Venango County gas s...
Renda Media Jul 17, 2025

PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW ENERGY STORAGE RESEARCH PROJECT BACKED BY GRANT
Penn State DuBois and Metaltech Inc. have partnered on a new energy storage research project, backed by a $70,000 Manufacturing PA Innovation grant. The team aims to develop sponge iron electrodes for...
Renda Media Jul 17, 2025

TIONESTA MAN ACCUSED OF TAKING, CRASHING COMPANY VEHICLE AND HIDING FROM POLICE
A Tionesta man is in jail after allegedly taking a company vehicle without permission, crashing it into a creek, and trying to hide from police while intoxicated. State police say Joaquin Lorenzo Mont...
Renda Media Jul 17, 2025

POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING BROOKVILLE MAN
Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing Jefferson County man. James "Pete" Stormer, 56, of Brookville, was last seen around June 15. He is described as a white...
Renda Media Jul 10, 2025

BROOKVILLE WOMAN KILLED IN VEHICLE CRASH
A woman was killed and two others seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 36 and Route 536 on June 27, according to state police. Police say a northbound minivan collided...
Renda Media Jul 10, 2025

MAN INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN CLARION COUNTY
A 61-year-old Virginia man was injured in a motorcycle crash in Millcreek Township, Clarion County, on June 22. State police say Joseph P. Fortin lost control while navigating a curve on Old State Sou...
Renda Media Jul 10, 2025

TRAILER BREAKS LOOSE ON I-80
A pop-up camper broke loose from an SUV on I-80 in Clarion County and struck a guide rail on July 5. The trailer, towed by 58-year-old Leonard Foltin of Ohio, came to rest partly in the right lane nea...
Renda Media Jul 10, 2025

BLACK FLY SPRAYING THIS WEEK
Helicopters will be flying over parts of central and western Pennsylvania this week as the Department of Environmental Protection conducts aerial spraying to control black flies. The spraying, using a...
Renda Media Jul 10, 2025

FALLS CREEK MAN ACCUSED OF FELONY CRIMINAL TRESPASS
A Falls Creek man is facing a felony charge after reportedly entering a home he believed was abandoned and jumping from a second-story window to avoid being caught. State Police in DuBois say 20-year-...
Renda Media Jul 08, 2025

BROOKVILLE POLICE ARREST OHIO MAN AFTER ATTEMPTED MEETING WITH DECOY MINOR
Brookville police arrested 37-year-old Michael A. Sardis of North Olmstead, Ohio, after he allegedly traveled to meet someone he believed was a minor for sex - who was actually a decoy set up by 814 P...
Renda Media Jul 08, 2025