Category Archives: Local News

It's Valentine's Day and AARP is warning people about romance scams. This type of fraud affects all ages; in 2022, the FTC reported 70,000 cases with $1.3 billion in losses. Red flags include money re...

Everyone who donates blood on Tuesday next week in Punxsy with The American Red Cross will get a $20 Amazon gift card through email. They're going to be at the Punxsutawney VFW along Maple Avenue from...

Indiana Borough Police say 68-year-old Sharon Franklin-Rahkonen and 27-year-old Tristyn Debar, both of Indiana, collided in an "angle-type" crash near the intersection of Wayne and Carter Avenue aroun...

The Punxsutawney Borough Council appointed Dr. William T. Spencer as the new borough manager in a unanimous decision at Monday's meeting. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, Spencer, a former police...

A group of House Democrats has announced plans for legislation that would call for the state to provide renters with legal counsel if they're being evicted. Governor Josh Shapiro included an identical...

62-year-old Merlin R. Loomis Jr. from Reynoldsville was arrested by Sykesville Borough Police for possessing methamphetamine. ExploreJeffersonPa.com says, Officer Earl Campbell spotted Loomis on a mot...

A Punxsutawney man admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old girl and pleaded guilty to statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors. GantNews.com reports, 22-year-old Hunter Lee Vroman, received...

With Valentine's Day coming up, AARP is warning people about the growing risk of romance scams. Signs include rapid online relationship development, requests to move off the platform, and never meetin...

The state Public Utility Commission will publish a proposed settlement between Peoples Natural Gas Company and homeowners in West Wheatfield Township. It concerns damages for an over-pressurization in...

Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash in Indiana Borough Saturday morning. Police chief Justin Schawl said that officers were called out at 2:26 AM to the 100 block of Philadelphia Stree...