Category Archives: Local News
STATE HOUSE APPROVES PAY FREEZE BILL
A bill designed to freeze the pay of state officials has been approved by the state House. Rep. Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), House Majority Leader, talked about the need to freeze the pay of state lawm...
May 27, 2020
GAS PRICES CREEPING HIGHER
The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is eight cents higher this week at $2.34 per gallon, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report. Last year at this time, it was around $...
May 27, 2020
CRIME REPORTS - MAY 27, 2020
The Pennsylvania State Police in DuBois are investigating a theft of $350 of property in Snyder Township of Jefferson County. Sometime between May 22 and the 24th, a drill, charger, saw and other item...
May 27, 2020
BLOOD DRIVES IN DUBOIS, BROCKWAY
Anyone interested in donating blood can donate on May 29th at the Best Western Conference Center, 82 North Park Place in DuBois from noon to 4:30. Then on Tuesday June 2nd they will be at the Brockway...
May 26, 2020
PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER SHOOTS PAST 15 PERCENT
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) released its employment situation report for April 2020. The jobs surveys reflect the effects of business and school closures to mitigate the spre...
May 26, 2020
GAS PRICES CREEPING UP NOW
Gas prices have been going up as businesses start to reopen and the summer driving season gets underway. AAA reports that as of this morning, the average cost of a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania is $2....
May 26, 2020
POISED TO GO GREEN
Seventeen Counties will be moving into Governor's Tom Wolf's Green Phase this Friday, including Jefferson, Clearfield, Clarion and Forrest. Wolf talked about what moving to the green phase will mean f...
May 26, 2020
BROOKVILLE WOMAN FLOWN TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING CRASH
A woman was flown to a hospital for treatment of injures following a single vehicle accident in Clover Township of Jefferson County. Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney say yesterday after midni...
May 22, 2020
JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT OF CHILD
A man in Jefferson County who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor confessed to the assault of three other children over the past six years. ExploreJeffersonPA.com reports, 31-year-o...
May 22, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL ZOOM MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC THIS MORNING
The Punxsutawney Area Hospital will host a virtual meeting via Zoom this morning at 10 to answer questions about COVID 19 testing for area business. PR Specialist and Physician Recruiter for PAH Katie...
May 22, 2020
