Category Archives: Local News

Over the weekend, the Pennsylvania Game Commission gave preliminary approval to the 2024-25 hunting and trapping seasons. Archery deer season across the Commonwealth will start October 5th and run unt...

Punxsutawney Borough reminds everyone to clear sidewalks within 24 hours after a snow event. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, Sam Sulkosky, interim borough manager, emphasizes it's not just neigh...

State Police in Punxsutawney responded to a weather-related one-vehicle crash in Knox Township last Thursday morning. Authorities say, 32-year-old Jeremy M. Burns, of Brookville, didn't see a stop sig...

This Thursday the non-profit Punxsutawney Beta Sorority will have a soup sale. Choose from chicken noodle, chili, or veg. beef. They will also have chicken or ham salad sandwiches, homemade baked good...

Two individuals sustained injuries at a paper mill in Johnsonburg last week. WJAC News reports, that the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon during work on a chip conveyor tunnel at the paper mill...

A Clearfield County couple, Abigail Bumbarger and Franklin Minicucci are facing assault charges for injuries sustained by a 1-year-old child, including skull fractures and a brain bleed. According to ...

This Thursday (Groundhog Eve) there will be food distribution from the Military Share program of Second Harvest Food Bank of North Western Pennsylvania. Individuals and families who are in need and me...

Pennsylvania's flu infection rate continues to slow down. There were 7,641 new cases in the latest weekly flu report, down from 8,714 new cases the week before. Flu deaths rose by 17, to 120 across th...

Despite being called a "menace to society" by Westmoreland County prosecutors when he was sentenced to prison this month, Ray Shetler Jr. has filed a request for "special parole and probation supervis...

Recently elected Jefferson County Sheriff Sam Bartley, shared his journey from attending the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Police Academy to serving in various roles within the sheriff's office. ...