Category Archives: Local News
GAMBLING MACHINES SEIZED
The Pennsylvania State Police announced last week troopers and liquor control enforcement officers confiscated 71 illegal gambling machines, including 65 video gambling devices, from 17 licensed liquo...
Mar 02, 2020
CAMP CADET TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR JULY PROGRAM
Indiana Pennsylvania State Police are accepting applications for the 2020 Indiana County Camp Cadet program. It will be the week of Sunday, July 19th - Saturday, July 25th at Camp Seph Mack, Penn Run,...
Mar 02, 2020
GAS PRICE AVERAGES FOR THE AREA
Gasbuddy.com has the average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline in various towns. Punxsutawney has an average of $2.70 per gallon, while DuBois and Indiana averages are $2.65. Clarion is standing...
Feb 28, 2020
POLICE BRIEFS - FEB. 28, 2020
A car overheated and caught fire yesterday afternoon in Punxsutawney. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, Central VFD responed to the scene on Cambria Street around 3 and extinguished the fire when ...
Feb 28, 2020
BROOKVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH DUI
A man from Brookville was arrested and charged with DUI yesterday evening in Winslow Township of Jefferson County. Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney say 51 year old Stephen Williams was drivin...
Feb 28, 2020
FLU CASE GROWTH HOLDS STEADY
The pace of new cases of the flu held steady over the last week. Jefferson County had an increase of 53 totaling 486 cases of flu reported. Clearfield County increased by 88 cases, bringing that total...
Feb 28, 2020
POLICE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON TRESPASSING IN MCCALMONT TOWNSHIP
The Pennsylvania State Police are looking for information into a report of criminal trespass in McCalmont Township of Jefferson County. Sometime between January 15th and February 20th authorities say ...
Feb 26, 2020
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...
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...
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...
Feb 26, 2020
