Category Archives: Local News
BROOKVILLE POLICE LOOKING FOR PHILIPSBURG SUSPECT IN TRUCK THEFT
The Brookville Borough Police are looking a suspect who has been charged with several criminal offenses through Magistrate Bazylak's Office. Authorities say on July 13 they were investigating a stolen...
Jul 31, 2020
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT TESTIFIES AGAINST WOLF EXECUTIVE ORDER
John Longstreet, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association, at a House Majority Policy Committee hearing, says Governor Tom Wolf's July 15th executive order reducing ind...
Jul 30, 2020
HOUSER: EXPERTS LOOKING AT PANDEMIC MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS
Kristin Houser, Deputy Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the PA Dept. of Human Services, says experts are just beginning to examine the mental health effects of the coronavirus pandem...
Jul 30, 2020
TWO DUBOIS MEN CITED AFTER CONFRONTATION
Two men have been cited for harassment in Snyder Township of Jefferson County. Pennsylvania State Police in DuBois say on Monday afternoon around one o'clock, 57-year-old Jerry Luke was reportedly dri...
Jul 30, 2020
LEVINE ADDRESSES "THE PERPETUATORS AND THE PERPETRATORS" OF TRANSPHOBIC ATTACKS
PA Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine responded Tuesday to recent incidents of LGBTQ harassment and transphobia directed at her. Levine, a transgender woman who is leading the state's response to the ...
Jul 29, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
The Punxsutawney Borough Council has a new president. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, in a special meeting on Tuesday a motion was made and carried (5-1) for reorganizing. The published reports ...
Jul 29, 2020
LAST DAY FOR PUNXSUTAWNEY ALLEY OILING, CHIPPING
This is the last day for oiling and chipping in Punxsutawney's alleys. The borough secretary asks residents avoid the streets while they work on them and not to park there until they're done. Any ques...
Jul 29, 2020
CURRENT GAS PRICE AVERAGES IN THE AREA
According to Triple A, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline across the Commonwealth is $2.42 per gallon. Looking at local counties: Jefferson and Indiana check in at $2.48, Clea...
Jul 28, 2020
CHERRY HILL TOWNSHIP WOMAN DIES IN GREEN TOWNSHIP VEHICLE CRASH
A Cherry Hill Township woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle accident in Green Township on Sunday around 4 in the afternoon. Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. reported that t...
Jul 28, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY ALLEY OILING, CHIPPING TODAY AND TOMORROW
The borough of Punxsutawney will be oiling and chipping alleys today and tomorrow. The borough secretary asks that residents avoid the streets while they work on them and not to park there until work ...
Jul 28, 2020
