Category Archives: Local News
PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO GET BUDDY BENCHES
Two Buddy Benches will be presented to the Punxsutawney Area Elementary School this Monday. Whats a Buddy Bench? We talked to the creators of the local Buddy Bench Tonya and Mike Przybrowski in the WP...
Sep 13, 2019
ARE YOU AFRAID OF FRIDAY THE 13TH?
There are two Friday the 13ths on the calendar this year, and the first of them is today. But never fear, triskaidekaphobiacs, IUP's psychology professor Dr. David LaPorte says superstitions are a bas...
Sep 13, 2019
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN SENTENCED FOR THEFT OF PAIN MEDICATION, OTHER ITEMS
A man from Punxsutawney was sentenced to probation on Wednesday for theft of pain medication and items that are considered to be precursors in manufacturing meth. ExploreJeffersonPA.com reports Clario...
Sep 13, 2019
SSHE, APSCUF TALKS ENTER NEW PHASE
Up until now, contract talks between the State System of Higher Education and the faculty union, APSCUF, have been held in two-day sessions. This weekend, the negotiations enter a new phase, with five...
Sep 13, 2019
SNYDER IN CUSTODY
The manhunt ended yesterday when 39 year old Ryan Daniel Snyder was apprehended by the Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney. The details of his capture were not in the police report; however, pol...
Sep 13, 2019
REPORTS: SNYDER CAPTURED BY POLICE
According to reports, Ryan Dennis Snyder has been apprehended by police. Few details are available, but we will share them when we have more. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED: The Punxsutawney-based Pennsylvania S...
Sep 12, 2019
POLICE BRIEFS - SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Last night around 10:30 state police in DuBois arrested a man for driving under the influence of marijuana and other charges on I-80 in Union Township of Clearfield County. Authorities say the inciden...
Sep 12, 2019
CAT TRIGGERS SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH IN FALLS CREEK
A cat was part of the cause of a single-vehicle accident that happened yesterday around 3:30 in the afternoon in Falls Creek of Clearfield County. The Pennsylvania State Police in DuBois report the cr...
Sep 12, 2019
STATE POLICE SEEKING ARMED MAN AFTER SHOOTING IN RINGGOLD
The Punxsutawney-based Pennsylvania State Police are actively seeking the whereabouts of 39 year old Ryan Dennis Snyder, a white man, 5' 9" tall, about 200 lbs with a muscular build. Snyder has short ...
Sep 12, 2019
STATE POLICE TO CONDUCT CHILD SAFETY SEAT CHECK IN TIONESTA BOROUGH
In conjunction with National Child Passenger Safety Week, the Pennsylvania State Police in Marienville will be conducting a child passenger safety seat check at the Tionesta Ambulance Service at 648 E...
Sep 12, 2019
