Category Archives: Local News
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ARRESTED FOR DRUGS
State police say a Punxsutawney man was arrested on new drug charges after troopers serving a warrant found methamphetamine and fentanyl in his possession. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.Com, 29-year...
Nov 05, 2025
WOMAN INJURED IN CRASH IN WINFIELD TOWNSHIP
State police say a Cabot woman was injured when her SUV was struck by a pickup after the pickup driver failed to yield at a stop sign in Winfield Township, according to State Police. The crash happene...
Nov 05, 2025
SWERVE TO MISS DEER ON I-80 LEADS TO CRASH
State police say a Clarion woman escaped injury when her SUV struck a guide rail after swerving to avoid a deer on Interstate 80 in Jefferson County. The crash happened around 8:17 a.m. Oct. 28 near m...
Nov 05, 2025
CLEARFIELD COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GETS DEMOCRAT FOR JUDGE
Attorney Josh Maines, a Democrat, defeated Republican District Attorney Ryan P. Sayers on Tuesday to become the next Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, succeeding retiring President Judge Fredric J. ...
Nov 05, 2025
FIRST DUBOIS CITY COUNCIL ELECTED
Voters in the newly consolidated municipality of DuBois and Sandy Township went to the polls Tuesday to elect the first-ever DuBois City Council, with unofficial results showing a strong showing for t...
Nov 05, 2025
PA SUPREME COURT: DEMOCRATS RETAIN SEATS
Pennsylvania voters decided high-stakes judicial races and retention votes in Tuesday's Municipal Election, most notably affirming three sitting justices of the state Supreme Court for new terms, allo...
Nov 05, 2025
DUBOIS-SANDY TOWNSHIP BOARD RELEASES TIMBER SALE PROSPECTUS
The DuBois City Council and DuBois-Sandy Township Joint Board have approved releasing a timber sale prospectus for a planned harvest near Christian Ridge Road. The Courier Express reports, Consulting ...
Nov 04, 2025
TWO MEN HOSPITALIZED AFTER THREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN YOUNG TOWNSHIP
Two men were hospitalized Friday afternoon following a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 119 and Route 436 in Young Township. State police said 49-year-old Arthur A. Miller of Punxsutaw...
Nov 04, 2025
SIGEL MAN ACCUSED OF YELLING PROFANITIES, DEATH THREATS AT NEIGHBORS
A Sigel man is facing charges after allegedly screaming profanities and death threats at his neighbors for more than an hour. Troopers say 58-year-old Douglas J. Valerio II was intoxicated when the in...
Nov 04, 2025
CLARION WOMAN SENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER CAR HITS EMBANKMENT, TREE
A 56-year-old Clarion woman was hospitalized after crashing her car into an embankment and tree along Route 66 early last Thursday morning, according to state police. Troopers say Mary N. Crawford was...
Nov 04, 2025
