Category Archives: Local News
FIRE FIGHTERS INVOLVED IN CRASH ON ICY ROAD
Two volunteer firefighters were released from the hospital after their fire engine slid on icy roads and crashed into a tree while responding to a house fire Thursday morning. According to WTAJ News, ...
Jan 30, 2026
PUNXSUTAWNEY CONTINUES TO PREPARE FOR GROUNDHOG DAY IN THE WAKE OF MASSIVE SNOW STORM
Thousands of revelers are expected to gather at Gobbler's Knob on Monday as Punxsutawney Phil emerges for his 140th annual weather prediction. Following a massive weekend storm that blanketed Jefferso...
Jan 30, 2026
SEVEN-VEHICLE CHAIN REACTION CRASH ON I-80 TUESDAY
A seven-vehicle chain-reaction crash on icy Interstate 80 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, snarled eastbound traffic Tuesday night near the Barkeyville and Franklin exit. ExploreJeffersonPa.Com reports...
Jan 29, 2026
CLARION MAN ACCUSED OF PORCH PIRACY
A Clarion man has been charged after police say surveillance video showed him taking composite boards from a private porch in broad daylight. According to ExploreClarion.Com, Kenneth Ray Smith, 66, is...
Jan 29, 2026
STATE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS RULING TO MOVE CASE OF MURDER OF 12-YEAR-OLD FROM ADULT TO JUVENILE COURT
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a ruling transferring the homicide case of a Clearfield County teenager accused of fatally shooting a 12-year-old girl from adult criminal court to juvenile ...
Jan 29, 2026
PUNXSUTAWNEY WORKING AT CLEARING SNOW AS GROUNDHOG DAY NEARS
Borough officials in Punxsutawney are clearing snow and preparing for an influx of more than 10,000 visitors ahead of Groundhog Day festivities following a weekend storm that dropped more than 15 inch...
Jan 29, 2026
FIRE DESTROYS HOME IN DUBOIS
A residential structure fire resulted in a total loss Wednesday afternoon after a chimney fire quickly spread through a local home. According to WTAJ News, the Dubois Fire Department responded to the ...
Jan 29, 2026
HAWTHORN MAN ACCUSED OF SENDING EXPLICIT IMAGE TO ANOTHER PERSON
A Hawthorn man is facing a misdemeanor charge after Pennsylvania State Police said he sent an explicit image of a woman to another person through Facebook Messenger. Brick Thomas Divins, 39, was charg...
Jan 27, 2026
PARKER MAN IN SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH
A Parker man escaped with suspected minor injuries following a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Venango Township, Butler County. Pennsylvania State Police said the crash occurred around ...
Jan 27, 2026
SHAPIRO SAYS CLARION COUNTY GOT THE MOST SNOW
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Monday that Clarion County recorded the highest snowfall in the state from the weekend winter storm, with 23 inches reported in the New Bethlehem area, as heavy sno...
Jan 27, 2026
