Category Archives: Local News
ROSSITER MAN ACCUSED OF USING TRUCK TO BLOCK, FOLLOW VEHICLE WITH MOTHER, CHILD
A 22-year-old Rossiter man is facing charges after allegedly blocking and following a vehicle carrying his child and the child's mother during a custody dispute in Punxsutawney. Crist M. Coblentz was ...
Jun 12, 2025
PA HIGH IN A DUBIOUS CATEGORY FOR MAIL CARRIERS
Pennsylvania is being ranked as one of the top states in which U.S. Postal Service mail carriers are bitten by dogs. The rankings are part of the USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, which runs ...
Jun 12, 2025
POLICE INVESTIGATING CASE OF INFANT TESTING POSITIVE FOR DRUG
Few details have been released about a case, police are investigating after a 7-month-old boy tested positive for cocaine metabolites. The incident happened between May 16 and May 19 in Clarion Townsh...
Jun 05, 2025
GRAMPIAN MAN ACCUSED OF CHILD SEX ABUSE
A Grampian man is facing over 2,800 charges in a child sex abuse case, and the victim's mother is now also charged. State police say 38-year-old Devin Moore was arrested after allegedly hitting two yo...
Jun 05, 2025
SUMMERVILLE MAN ACCUSED OF CHOKING WOMAN
A Summerville man is facing felony charges after allegedly choking a woman during a domestic dispute in Limestone Township, Clarion County. State police say 50-year-old Robert Jason Smyers assaulted t...
Jun 05, 2025
CAR CRASHES INTO DUBOIS CHURCH, PASSENGERS FLEE
Three men ran from the scene after crashing a car into Life Community Church in DuBois during a police chase on Tuesday, June 3. WTAJ News reports, the car hit the church's carport entrance and rolled...
Jun 05, 2025
TWO-VEHICLE CRASH ON MAIN STREET IN CLARION
A two-vehicle crash occurred Friday afternoon in front of Clarion Ford, prompting a response from multiple emergency agencies after smoke was reported at the scene. ExploreClarion.Com reports, emergen...
Jun 02, 2025
VIRGINIA WOMAN LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE IN BELL TOWNSHIP
A 20-year-old Virginia woman, Alexis E. Himes, was cited for unsafe speed after losing control of her car and crashing into a parked truck at a Bell Township dealership on May 28. Police say she hydro...
Jun 02, 2025
NEW JERSEY WOMAN ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTED HOME BREAK-IN IN BELL TOWNSHIP
A New Jersey woman, Nigina Mitchell, 46, was arrested in Bell Township, PA, after allegedly trying to break into a home and fleeing police during a traffic stop on May 7. The homeowner reported seeing...
Jun 02, 2025
PENNDOT TO SOON BEGIN REPLACING BRIDGE ON ROUTE 2012 IN HENDERSON TOWNSHIP
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will begin replacing the Stump Creek Bridge on Route 2012 (Sykesville-Troutville Road) in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, starting June 9....
Jun 02, 2025
