Category Archives: Local News
SIGEL MAN VICTIMIZED BY HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER
State Police have released details about a hit-and-run crash on State Route 3002 in Millstone Township of Elk County involving 60-year-old Paul J. Slosser of Sigel. We first reported it on Nov. 21. Sl...
Dec 10, 2020
BROCKWAY MAN CHARGED WITH THREATENING TO BURN DOWN BARN
DuBois State Police have filed charges against 47-year-old Thomas C. Nellis of Brockway for allegedly barging into a man's Washington Township home and threatening to burn down his barn on Dec. 2. The...
Dec 10, 2020
JEFFERSON COUNTY REPORTS MORE COVID-19 CASES
Jefferson County has reported 55 new coronavirus cases bringing the county's total to 1,243, according to the PA Department of Health. Clearfield County has 79 new cases, Clarion has 45, and Indiana h...
Dec 10, 2020
WOLF TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has tested positive for the coronavirus but said he is feeling well and has no symptoms. His office released a statement from the governor on Wednesday afternoon. It sai...
Dec 10, 2020
JUNIOR FIREFIGHTER OK AFTER GETTING SENT TO HOSPITAL FROM BELL TOWNSHIP FIRE
The junior firefighter that was injured in Monday's fire in Bell Township is okay. She was taken by Jefferson County EMS to Punxsutawney Area Hospital where she was treated and released. Eight area fi...
Dec 09, 2020
BARTLEBAUGH PRETRIAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULED TODAY
In Indiana County Court today, Judge Thomas Bianco will conduct another pretrial conference for 26-year-old Matthew Bartlebaugh, the Glen Campbell man charged with shooting his father to death on New ...
Dec 09, 2020
RESTAURANTS COULD BE HIT WITH NEW RESTRICTIONS SOON
Restaurants across the state could face another shutdown, as the state health department prepares to announce new restrictions that could include prohibiting indoor dining and only allowing for takeou...
Dec 09, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL PREPARING FOR INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES
Punxsutawney Area Hospital officials are getting ready for a significant increase in COVID-19 cases. Hospital spokesperson Katie Donald says the hospital is not at full capacity yet and is still able ...
Dec 09, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORTS FLU NUMBERS
Two months into the flu season, the state Department of Health is reporting 480 laboratory-confirmed cases of the flu in Pennsylvania and one flu-related death. While flu activity is low across the st...
Dec 08, 2020
ROUTE 28 CRASH FOLLOWS POLICE PURSUIT THIS MORNING
Punxsutawney fire units were called for traffic control this morning for an accident on Route 28 reportedly following a police pursuit, according to Jefferson County Fire Wire. State Police and Brookv...
Dec 08, 2020
