Category Archives: Local News
THREE-VEHICLE CRASH ON ROUTE 36
A three-vehicle crash on Route 36 left two vehicles damaged but caused no injuries, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash happened around 5:36 p.m. on Dec. 5 when Kevin C. Smith, 39, of Sigel, rep...
Dec 12, 2025
WPXZ MAKE A WISH WRAPS UP TODAY
The annual Make-A-Wish "Light Up a Child's Life" campaign wraps up today, with 104.1 WPXZ broadcasting live from the Make-A-Wish office in downtown Punxsutawney to raise funds for granting local child...
Dec 12, 2025
WPXZ BROADCASTS MAKE-A-WISH FROM DOWNTOWN PUNXSY OFFICE
The annual "Light Up a Child's Life" campaign for the Make-A-Wish Foundation is continuing its live broadcast on 104.1 WPXZ this week, operating directly from the Make-A-Wish office in downtown Punxsu...
Dec 11, 2025
UPDATE: TWO WOMEN ACCUSED OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT
Two Brookville women are facing nearly 2,000 combined charges after police say they starved, confined and violently abused a teenage boy in their care for years. Sarah Faber, 37, and Amy Billotte, 51,...
Dec 11, 2025
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR RETIRED HEALTH CARE WORKERS
U.S. Reps. Glenn "GT" Thompson of Pennsylvania and April McClain Delaney of Maryland have introduced bipartisan legislation to shield retired health care workers and first responders from losing Socia...
Dec 11, 2025
CLARION MAN ACCUSED OF OPEN LEWDNESS
A Clarion man has been charged with misdemeanor open lewdness after a neighbor reported seeing him touching himself in front of his apartment window on Oct. 19. According to ExploreClarion.com a witne...
Dec 11, 2025
TRACTOR-TRAILER OVERTURNS ON I-80
A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized with suspected serious injuries after his rig overturned on Interstate 80 in Clearfield County, state police said. Jua M. Harris, 44, of Columbus, Ohio, lost ...
Dec 11, 2025
POWERBALL JACKPOT CLIMBS TO $1B
The Powerball jackpot has officially reached an estimated $1 billion after no ticket matched the required six numbers in Wednesday night's drawing. The prize now holds an estimated cash value of $465....
Dec 11, 2025
CRASH ON SNOW COVERED ROAD IN CLARION COUNTY
A driver escaped injury after his Subaru slid off a snow-covered stretch of Route 322 in Clarion County, state police said. Troopers reported the 2006 Subaru was traveling east around 9:32 a.m. on Nov...
Dec 05, 2025
BANNED RIMERSBURG RESIDENTS CHARGED AFTER FOUND INSIDE APARTMENT
Two Rimersburg residents are facing charges after police say they were found inside a housing authority apartment despite being banned from all authority properties. According to Southern Clarion Coun...
Dec 05, 2025
