Category Archives: Local News
POLICE BRIEFS - CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IN MCCALMONT TOWNSHIP
The Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney are looking for information into a report of criminal mischief that happened in McCalmont Township of Jefferson County. Sometime between May of 2019 and M...
Mar 06, 2020
PENNDOT LOOKS TO HIT REAL ID TOTALS BY FEDERAL DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 1ST
It is now a full year since the Real ID-compliant driver's licenses and photo ID cards have been offered to Pennsylvanians and PennDOT says they are on their way to meet the projected demand for the u...
Mar 04, 2020
LA JOSE PAIR CHARGED AFTER DOMESTIC INCIDENT
Pennsylvania State Police charged both of the people from La Jose who were involved in a domestic dispute in Chest Township of Clearfield County. On Monday, 28 year old Joseph Small went to the Pennsy...
Mar 04, 2020
DELANCEY MAN ARRESTED AFTER CHILD REPORTEDLY FALLS OUT OF WINDOW
A man from Delancey in Young Township was arrested and taken to the Jefferson County Jail on charges of Endangering the Welfare of children and Unlawful Restraint. Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsut...
Mar 04, 2020
STATE REPORTS FLU CASES SLOWING DOWN
Type A and B Flu cases across the Commonwealth are easing up in some areas. In Jefferson County, there have been 542 flu cases, with an increase of 56 in the last week. Clearfield County is at 910 for...
Mar 04, 2020
POLICE BRIEFS - STOLEN GUN IN NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTY
State police report the theft of a gun from a home in Canoe Township, in northern Indiana County. The $400 black Ruger 9-millimeter handgun was allegedly stolen sometime in the last four months from t...
Mar 04, 2020
POLICE NAME FOUR JAILED SUSPECTS IN FEBRUARY INDIANA SHOOTING
Yesterday the Indiana Borough Police announced the names of the four individuals who were arrested in connection with a robbery and shooting at neighboring houses on Wayne Avenue in mid-February. 19-y...
Mar 04, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY, DUBOIS QUALIFY FOR LIQUID FUEL PAYMENTS
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has committed $487.5 million in liquid fuels payments to help certified municipalities maintain their roads and bridges. To be eligible for liqu...
Mar 04, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY TO RECEIVE GRANT MONEY FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS
The Borough of Punxsutawney will receive grant money to make improvements to the community. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, Josh Kalp, who is the Borough Engineer, said they received a letter fr...
Mar 03, 2020
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN TO FACE HEARINGS THURSDAY ON EIGHT SEPARATE INCIDENTS
A Punxsutawney man will have several court hearings on Thursday for eight different incidents that occurred in Jefferson and Indiana Counties dating back to May of 2019. According to ExploreJeffersonP...
Mar 03, 2020
