Category Archives: Local News
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ACCUSED OF STRANGLING WOMAN IN HER BEDROOM
William Joseph Courson, 27, of Punxsutawney faces multiple felony charges after allegedly entering a woman's bedroom and strangling her as she tried to sleep. ExploreJeffersonPa.Com reoprts, police re...
Mar 25, 2025
INVESTIGATION CLOSED IN ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT ON FALLS CREEK BOY
Pennsylvania State Police based in DuBois have closed an investigation into an alleged indecent assault involving an 11-year-old boy in Falls Creek, ruling the case unfounded. The report, filed on Mar...
Mar 25, 2025
VEHICLE CRASH IN TOBY TOWNSHIP CLAIMS LIVES OF THREE PEOPLE, INCLUDING TWO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS
A head-on collision on Route 68 in Toby Township Saturday afternoon claimed the lives of three people, including two 16-year-old students. The victims were identified as Christopher McNutt, 55, Cambri...
Mar 25, 2025
PORTION OF RT 322 SHUT DOWN FOR VEHICLE CRASH ON MONDAY
A portion of Route 322 in Clearfield County was shut down Monday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash. According to WTAJ News, the crash occurred on Behringer Highway between the intersections of R...
Mar 25, 2025
BLOOD DRIVE SET FOR PUNXSUTAWNEY VFW
The American Red Cross will have a blood drive Tuesday, April 15, at the Punxsutawney VFW along Maple Avenue from noon to 06:00 PM. Set an appointment or find out more at RedCrossBlood.Org or 1-800-Re...
Mar 25, 2025
HAWTHORN MAN FACING DUI, OTHER CHARGES
43 year old, Michael Joseph Hornberger, of Hawthorn, is facing DUI, drug, and vehicle-related charges after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop, abandoning a stolen truck, and being found intoxicated on ...
Mar 24, 2025
REPORT RANKS PA COUNTIES BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME
A new report by the online site SmartAsset.com ranks Pennsylvania's counties by household income. Using 2024 data, Jefferson County ranks 59th out of 67 counties in "overall wealth", which considers m...
Mar 24, 2025
CLARION MAN SENTENCED FOR THEFT OF PIGGY BANK
A 38 year-old Clarion man was sentenced for library piggy bank theft. Ryan Thompson was sentenced to 18 months of probation and ordered to pay $256.11 in restitution for stealing a piggy bank from the...
Mar 17, 2025
FIRE DESTROYS BANKS TOWNSHIP HOME
The Punxsutawney Spirit reports, a fast-moving fire tore through a single-family home on Hemlock Lake Road in Indiana County, on Friday morning, leaving the structure gutted and a gaping hole in the c...
Mar 17, 2025
CLARION MAN INJURED WHEN MINI BIKE COLLIDES WITH VEHICLE
A 25-year-old Clarion man was injured Thursday afternoon when his mini bike slid into a car near a South Street intersection. Clarion Borough Police Chief Bill Peck said the crash happened at 12:08 p....
Mar 17, 2025
