Category Archives: Local News

RIDGWAY MAN ACCUSED OF ARSON
A Ridgway man is jailed on arson charges after an early morning fire displaced six people Thursday on West Main Street. Police say 30-year-old Seth Rung set fire to his bedroom around 5 a.m., shortly ...
Renda Media Aug 22, 2025

DOLLAR GENERAL MANAGER ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM STORE
A Jefferson County Dollar General manager is accused of stealing more than $2,300 after state police say surveillance footage showed her taking a bank deposit pouch from the store's safe. Rebecca Jean...
Renda Media Aug 22, 2025

CLARION MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING BICYCLES
State police say 58-year-old Robert Charles Liston of Clarion stole two bicycles from a South 5th Avenue property in June and later gave them away to others. Both bikes were recovered after witnesses ...
Renda Media Aug 22, 2025

POWERBALL JACKPOT CONTINUES TO GROW
It turns out no one matched the winning numbers in last night's Powerball drawing, so the estimated jackpot will be at least worth $700 million, with a cash payout of $316 million for Saturday night's...
Renda Media Aug 21, 2025

CAR, BUGGY COLLIDE IN SOUTH MAHONING TOWNSHIP
One person was injured in a crash involving a car and a horse and buggy in South Mahoning Township on Monday. State police from the Punxsutawney Barracks were sent to Pearce Road near Rossmoyne Road a...
Renda Media Aug 21, 2025

LATROBE MAN INJURED WHEN MOTORCYCLE STRIKES DEER
A Latrobe man was injured Sunday morning after his motorcycle struck a deer in Forest County. State police say 65-year-old Michael F. Camilli, Sr. was riding east on Gilfoyle Road around 7:30 a.m. whe...
Renda Media Aug 21, 2025

ARGUMENTS MADE IN COURT ABOUT BOMB THAT KILLED CLEARFIELD WOMAN
Federal prosecutors say Kris Nevling built the package bomb that killed 34-year-old Shanna Carlson in Clearfield in 2019 to settle a drug debt. An ATF expert testified the device was designed to be tr...
Renda Media Aug 21, 2025

POLICE IDENTIFY MOTORCYCLIST IN 120 MPH CHASE
State police have identified the suspect in a June 5 motorcycle chase through Jefferson County that reached speeds over 120 mph. Police say 25-year-old Izak Damon Ginter of Knox fled when Brookville o...
Renda Media Aug 21, 2025

PASTOR ACCUSED OF RIGGING PARISH FUNDRAISERS
A former Elk County pastor is under investigation in Erie for allegedly rigging parish fundraisers, including a Corvette raffle. Fr. Ross Miceli, who once led St. Boniface Church in Kersey, is accused...
Renda Media Aug 20, 2025

ANALYSIS SHOWS RITE AID STORE CLOSINGS IMPACTED RURAL, UNDERSERVED AREAS
Hundreds of pharmacies have closed across Pennsylvania since 2020, leaving many residents especially in rural and underserved areas - with fewer options for prescriptions. A Spotlight PA analysis show...
Renda Media Aug 20, 2025