Category Archives: Local News

UPDATE ON FALSE REPORT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN UNION TOWNSHIP
We have an update of an earlier report of a woman who claimed to be the victim of sexual assault in Union Township of Jefferson County. On January 13th, Pennsylvania State Police conducted an investig...
John Smathers Feb 26, 2020

DUBOIS MAN SENTENCED FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
A man from Clearfield County was sentenced yesterday for possessing sexually explicit images of prepubescent teens. According to the DOJ of the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Western District of Pennsy...
John Smathers Feb 26, 2020

PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN CHARGED WITH MAKING THREATS AT PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HOSPITAL
A man from Punxsutawney who is facing charges of Terroristic Threats and Disorderly Conduct for an incident last year in Jefferson County will have a preliminary hearing next month. According to Explo...
John Smathers Feb 26, 2020

DUBOIS FIRE VICTIM'S NAMES RELEASED BY STATE POLICE
The names of the two people who died in Monday night's fire in Clearfield County were released yesterday. 57 year old Louis Corona, and 54 year old Wendy Hibbert were the victims of the fire on Ridge ...
John Smathers Feb 26, 2020

CORONER CALLED TO DUBOIS HOUSE FIRE MONDAY NIGHT
The Clearfield County Coroner was called to the scene of a house fire in DuBois last night around 10. According to WTAJ, all five fire companies in DuBois arrived to Ridge Street where at least one pe...
John Smathers Feb 26, 2020

AVERAGE PRICE OF GAS DOWN IN PA. FROM LAST MONTH
According to Triple A, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline in Pennsylvania is $2.68, whereas a month ago it was $2.74 across the Commonwealth. Looking at counties in our area, Jefferso...
John Smathers Feb 25, 2020

TIONESTA MAN, PARKER WOMAN CHARGED WITH MAKING FALSE REPORT TO POLICE
Two people in Perry Township of Clarion County are being charged with making false reports to police and conspiracy. The incident started last month when 26 year old Blake Masemer of Tionesta reported...
John Smathers Feb 25, 2020

POLICE BRIEFS - FEB. 25, 2020
A 24 year old woman from Arcadia had minor injuries from an accident in Burnside Township of Clearfield County on Saturday morning. Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney withheld her name, but the...
John Smathers Feb 25, 2020

POLICE LOOKING FOR REPORTED RUNAWAY TEEN FROM DUBOIS
The Pennsylvania State Police in DuBois are looking for a teen who reportedly ran away from his home along Sulgar Road in Warsaw Township of Jefferson County on Saturday night around 11:30. Pennsylvan...
John Smathers Feb 25, 2020

POLICE BRIEFS - FEB, 24, 2020
The Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney are continuing to investigate a report of criminal mischief that happened between February 12th and the 13th in Henderson Township of Jefferson County. Pe...
John Smathers Feb 24, 2020