Category Archives: Local News
PENNSYLVANIA COVID-19 CASES REACH FOUR FIGURES
The number of COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania has topped one thousand. Secretary of Health, Dr. Rachel Levine, says Pennsylvania is continuing to see an exponential rise in new cases of COVID-19. Levin...
Mar 26, 2020
EDUCATION SECRETARY SAYS SCHOOL YEAR WILL END NO LATER THAN JUNE 30
State Education Secretary Pedro Rivera said yesterday that the academic school year will end June 30th, no matter how long the Covid-19 crisis lasts. In a media conference call, Rivera said extending ...
Mar 26, 2020
PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARY RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2ND
Lawmakers have approved delay of the Pennsylvania presidential primary. The measure moves the primary from April 28th to June 2nd. The five-week period, it is hoped, will move the primary past a poten...
Mar 26, 2020
SPREAD OF FLU SLOWING DOWN IN PENNSYLVANIA
While Coronavirus is spreading in Pennsylvania, the pace of Influenza has slowed down. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Jefferson County had 24 new cases of flu bringing their total to 6...
Mar 25, 2020
GENERAL ASSEMBLY WORKING FROM HOME
The State Senate will convene today at 11 AM for consideration of several bills regarding the Covid-19 crisis, and for the first time, the senators will be meeting online instead of traveling to Harri...
Mar 25, 2020
CLEARFIELD, ARMSTRONG COUNTIES CONFIRM FIST COVID-19 CASES
Clearfield and Armstrong Counties confirmed their first case of COVID-19 yesterday. Social distancing seems to be working to slow it down. Jefferson and Indiana Counties have avoided it so far. There ...
Mar 25, 2020
SCHOOLS TO REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL APRIL 6
The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced all schools in the commonwealth will remain closed through at least until April 6 as a result of the COVID-19. The closure order could be extended be...
Mar 24, 2020
POLICE BRIEFS: THEFT OF AUTO PARTS IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY
Pennsylvania State Police in DuBois are looking for information into the theft of $600 in auto parts in Brady Township of Clearfield County. Sometime between March 6th and the 13th, a catalytic conver...
Mar 24, 2020
NEARBY COUNTIES WITH CASES OF COVID 19
Cambria County now has one case. The patient is currently being treated in quarantine at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown. According to Health.PA.Gov, Centre County has three cases, whil...
Mar 24, 2020
COMMODORE MAN SENTENCED FOR CHARGES STEMMING FROM DOMESTIC INCIDENT
One person was sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court for charges connected with an incident in Commodore last July. 66-year-old Garry Faber of Commodore pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare...
Mar 24, 2020
