Category Archives: Local News

A Clarion man is facing assault and harassment charges after allegedly punching a neighbor during an argument over a credit card. State police say 58-year-old Robert Charles Liston struck a woman in t...

Police are searching for a Jefferson County Prison inmate who went missing while on work release, prompting precautionary lockdowns across the DuBois Area School District. Officials said the district ...

A Punxsutawney man has died from injuries sustained in a three-vehicle crash in Young Township, officials said. Jefferson County Coroner Brenda Shumaker identified the victim as 49-year-old Arthur A. ...

William J. Clement has been elected mayor of Punxsutawney, while Joseph F. Ferrara, Sharon Murray, Jessica Smith, and Eric C. Story won four-year seats on Borough Council, according to unofficial elec...

A Shippenville man was cited after state police said he ran a stop sign and caused a two-vehicle crash that injured a 71-year-old Mercer woman. The crash happened Oct. 27 at Leesburg Station Road and ...

All Pennsylvania Department of Transportation driver license and photo centers will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day, officials said. PennDOT said customers can still access m...

State officials say 188 drivers illegally passed stopped school buses during Pennsylvania's annual Operation Safe Stop event, an increase from 176 violations in 2024. The one-day enforcement effort, c...

A three-vehicle crash shut down Route 66 in Paint Township, Clarion County, on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The crash, reported around 2 p.m. near the Sweet Basil Restaurant, left several pe...

A Clarion man has been charged with drug delivery resulting in death after a 45-year-old woman was found dead Wednesday morning in a Main Street apartment, police said. ExploreClarion.Com reports, off...

The Brookville Borough Council voted to advertise its 2026 budget for public review, which include a 1.35-mill property tax increase to balance rising costs, according to The Punxsutawney Spirit. Tota...