Category Archives: Local News

BROOKVILLE MAN JAILED FOR ABUSING TODDLER
The man from Brookville who is accused of abusing a 13 month old toddler is in the Jefferson County Jail after he was unable to post $450,000 monetary bail. ExploreJeffersonPA.com reports 26 year old ...
John Smathers Feb 12, 2020

POLICE BRIEFS - FEB. 12, 2020
On Saturday morning at 1:45 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney responded to a single-vehicle crash that involved a fire and entrapment in North Mahoning Township of Indiana County. Troope...
John Smathers Feb 12, 2020

CLARION MAN REPORTS SMARTPHONE STOLEN AT GENTLEMEN'S CLUB
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a report of a pickpocket in the Township and County of Clarion. The incident occurred on February 1st between 1 and 6 am at a gentlemen's club along Route 6...
John Smathers Feb 11, 2020

BROCKWAY MAN CHARGED WITH DUI IN SNYDER TOWNSHIP
DUI charges will be filed against a man from Brockway for an accident that happened back in December in Snyder Township of Jefferson County. Pennsylvania State Police say on December 23rd around 1:30 ...
John Smathers Feb 11, 2020

PUNXSUTAWNEY WOMAN TO HAVE HEARING ON FALSE SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION
A woman from Punxsutawney will have a preliminary hearing this afternoon at 1 based on the allegation she gave false reports of sexual assault to police. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, 19 year o...
John Smathers Feb 11, 2020

JEFFERSON COUNTY BEAR HARVEST DOWN, BUT STATE SETS RECORD
The State Game Commission has published its final bear harvest report for 2019, and it was a record year. State hunters took a record 4,635 black bears, topping the previous record of 4,350 taken in 2...
John Smathers Feb 11, 2020

POLICE BRIEFS - FEB. 11, 2020
Almost $2500 worth of guns and other items were reported stolen from a camp in Huston Township of Clearfield County. According to the police report the incident happened between January 18th and Febru...
John Smathers Feb 11, 2020

SNOW BLAMED FOR TWO LOCAL VEHICLE CRASHES; TRUCK CRASHES ON I-80
A snow covered road and not driving at a safe speed was the cause of an accident that happened last Friday morning in Banks Township of Indiana County. Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney say 34...
John Smathers Feb 11, 2020

DEATH OF SHIPPENVILLE WOMAN UNDER INVESTIGATION
Pennsylvania State Police in Clarion are investigating the death of a 60 year old woman. Pennsylvania State Police responded to a location on South Street in Shippenville at 8 o'clock on Sunday and fo...
John Smathers Feb 10, 2020

ELK TOWNSHIP MAN FOUND DEAD IN RESIDENCE
On Saturday morning at 7, Pennsylvania State Police in Clarion were dispatched to the scene along Pine City Road in Elk Township of Clarion County where they found a deceased 58 year old man inside hi...
John Smathers Feb 10, 2020