Category Archives: Local News
INDIANA COUNTY MAN CITED FOR HIT-AND-RUN IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
A Homer City man was cited after a hit-and-run Tuesday afternoon in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania State Police said. Troopers said Brian T. Elkin, 48, was driving a Ford Transit south on Route 119 ar...
Jan 15, 2026
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN CHARGED WITH CHOKING WOMAN DURING DOMESTIC DISPUTE
A Punxsutawney man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he choked a woman until her body went limp during a day-long domestic dispute. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.Com, Jason Lee Nort...
Jan 15, 2026
CLEARFIELD COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING CAR, LEADING POLICE ON TWO-COUNTY CHASE
A Clearfield County man was arrested Monday after allegedly stealing a vehicle in Cambria County and leading state police on a pursuit that ended in Clearfield County, authorities said. Pennsylvania S...
Jan 15, 2026
VENANGO COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF FELONY THEFT OF ANTIQUES
State police have charged a Venango County man with felony theft, accusing him of taking more than $11,500 worth of antiques from a Clarion County business and failing to pay. ExploreClarion.Com repor...
Jan 15, 2026
SLIGO BOROUGH LOOKING FOR WAY TO CLOSE FUNDING GAP FOR FOOTBRIDGE PROJECT
Sligo Borough Council is weighing a possible ordinance to regulate and tax skill game machines while officials work to close a roughly $46,000 funding gap for the borough's long-planned footbridge pro...
Jan 13, 2026
DRIVER SWERVES TO MISS CAT, CRASHES IN CLARION COUNTY
A driver struck a utility pole after swerving to avoid a cat that jumped into the roadway Friday afternoon in Farmington Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Troopers said the crash occur...
Jan 13, 2026
SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH SENDS DUBOIS MAN TO HOSPITAL
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash Saturday night in Jefferson County that sent a DuBois man to the hospital. Troopers said the crash occurred around 8:28 p.m. Jan. 10 ...
Jan 13, 2026
MAN ACCUSED OF FRAUD, THEFT OF $17K FOR GARAGE PROJECT
A Philadelphia man is facing new felony charges in Jefferson County after authorities say he took thousands of dollars for a garage project that was never completed. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.Co...
Jan 13, 2026
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ACCUSED OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN DOMESTIC DISPUTE
A Punxsutawney man is facing a felony aggravated assault charge after police say he threatened to break a woman's neck before attacking her during a domestic dispute. Authorities said 41-year-old Kevi...
Jan 12, 2026
TWO WOMAN CHARGED AFTER ASSAULT IN BROOKVILLE
Brookville Borough police say two women will face charges following a reported assault on East Main Street. Officers responded Dec. 28 to a report involving a 32-year-old woman who was evaluated at Pe...
Jan 12, 2026
