Category Archives: Local News
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP MAN DIES WHEN BRIDGE COLLAPSES ON HIS PROPERTY
An 87-year-old man was killed Friday when a hand-built wooden bridge on his property in Washington Township collapsed as he was feeding fish, the Jefferson County Coroner confirmed. The incident occur...
Jun 16, 2025
PENNSYLVANIA HAS AN UNPLUGGED WELL PROBLEM
Abandoned oil and gas wells are an increasing problem in Pennsylvania. And so is finding the money to plug them. Since 2020, 1,154 oil and gas wells have been abandoned in Pennsylvania, while only 308...
Jun 16, 2025
KARNS CITY MAN ACCUSED OF DUI IN CLARION COUNTY
A 19-year-old Karns City man is under investigation for suspected DUI after a hit-and-run crash on June 4 in Elk Township, Clarion County. State Police say the teen drove off Route 322 around 9:30 p.m...
Jun 13, 2025
FORD CITY WOMAN ACCUSED OF NEGLECTING CHILD'S SEVERE DENTAL ISSUES
A Ford City woman is facing charges in Jefferson County after allegedly neglecting her child's severe dental issues. Police say Shelby Szul, 30, left her children for months and refused to seek treatm...
Jun 13, 2025
OHIO MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUAL EXPLOITING MINOR IN WARREN COUNTY
A Garrettsville, Ohio man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges related to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Robert Alan Pepus, 26, faces six federal counts, including traveli...
Jun 13, 2025
MAN CONVICTED OF MURDERING PREGNANT WOMAN IN SPARTA TOWNSHIP
A Crawford County man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of a pregnant woman in her Sparta Township home last year. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.Com, a jury found Shawn Cranst...
Jun 13, 2025
CLARION WOMAN ACCUSED OF ATTACKING PARAMEDIC
A 46-year-old Clarion woman is facing aggravated assault charges after allegedly attacking a paramedic who was trying to treat her following an apartment fire. ExploreClarion.Com reports, Heather Mari...
Jun 13, 2025
CLARION MAN CITED AFTER TWO-VEHICLE CRASH
A Clarion man was cited after a two-vehicle crash on Route 66 in Limestone Township Monday morning. Police say 20-year-old Jacob M. Lott was driving too fast when his Ford Escape rear-ended a Honda Ac...
Jun 13, 2025
SEVEN PEOPLE CHARGED IN DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION
Seven people have been charged in a drug trafficking investigation involving methamphetamine and fentanyl in five north-central Pennsylvania counties. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that 31-ye...
Jun 12, 2025
JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE RADIO TOWER BID
The Jefferson County commissioners unanimously approved a $550,000 bid from Bell Tower Corporation, Inc. of Chelsea, Oklahoma, to construct a new Snyder Hill radio tower. Funded by a state Local Share...
Jun 12, 2025
