Category Archives: Local News

Punxsutawney Borough Council greenlit the purchase of a Ford F-550 dump truck for $55,577. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, the financing, secured through InFirst Bank at 4.425 percent, covers up to $...

PSP report, on January 18, around noon, 36-year-old Brian Haag was involved in an accident while driving south on Fuller Road in Pine Creek Township, Jefferson County. Authorities say His 2008 Ford F2...

DuBois City Council, during their recent meeting, made significant changes, including a decision to terminate elected officials' healthcare. According to WTAJ News, Councilwoman Jennifer Jackson empha...

State police have released some details about a crash that happened Friday night in Rayne Township. Police say it was reported at 2:09 PM on Saturday when a pickup truck was going west on Chambersvill...

Fire crews from Indiana and Westmoreland Counties were called in to fight a fire in Bell Township, Westmoreland County on Saturday, but the home is a complete loss. The fire was first reported around ...

A Knox couple, 25-year-old Ronald Paul Texter, and 30-year-old Carrie Marie Hilliard, face theft charges for allegedly stealing a trailer and tools from an incarcerated man. According to ExploreClario...

In December, Pennsylvania's unemployment rate increased to 3.5%, a slight rise of one-tenth of a percentage point. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate remained steady at 3.7%. The state's civilian l...

For the second week in a row, the rate of new flu infections has gone down in Pennsylvania, although the case count remains very high. The death rate from flu rose slightly, from 67 to 103 across the ...

State police report an Indiana couple was scammed out of money by unknown thieves on Thursday. Although the victims, a man and woman in their 50s, are listed as being from Indiana, the location of the...

Two people were killed in a fire Saturday morning in East Wheatfield Township. Fire crews from several places and Citizens' Ambulance were initially called out at 5:23 AM for the fire at a home along ...