Category Archives: Local News
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ACCUSED OF CRASHING VEHICLE, FLEEING SCENE
A Punxsutawney man was cited after allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash early Saturday morning in Bell Township. State police said Mason J. Neal, 22, lost control of his 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier on R...
Dec 05, 2025
DUBOIS OFFICIALS ADDRESS RISE IN HOMELESSNESS AFTER SHELTER CLOSES
Growing concerns about visible homelessness were raised at a recent DuBois-Sandy Township Joint Consolidation Board meeting, where Councilwoman Jennifer Jackson questioned local support efforts. Accor...
Dec 05, 2025
PENN RUN MAN ARRESTED AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE
State police say they were trying to pull over a car driven by 26-year-old Phillip Crook on Oakland Avenue when he began to flee. Crook went onto Indian Springs Road then to South 6th Street before ex...
Dec 05, 2025
DUBOIS MAN ACCUSED OF GROPING WOMAN
A DuBois man has been charged with misdemeanor indecent assault and harassment after allegedly groping a woman while intoxicated, according to The Punxsutawney Spirit. Police say 36-year-old Christoph...
Dec 02, 2025
FALLS CREEK MAN JAILED FOR MEGAN'S LAW NON-COMPLIANCE
A Falls Creek man is jailed on felony non-compliance charges after state police say he failed to report multiple address changes required under Megan's Law. Ronald Stewart Riffe, 61, was charged Novem...
Dec 02, 2025
DUBOIS TEEN POSSIBLY INJURED IN CRASH
An 18-year-old DuBois passenger suffered a suspected minor injury Saturday morning when a 2013 Subaru Impreza slid off Stevenson Hill Road and crashed into a ditch and trees, according to state police...
Dec 02, 2025
CLARION MAN ACCUSED OF KNOCKING WOMAN DOWN, THEFT
A Clarion man is facing theft and harassment charges after he allegedly knocked a woman to the ground and stole a package of hemp during an early-morning dispute at a Campbell Avenue residence on Nov....
Dec 02, 2025
FIRE CREWS CALLED OUT TO BRUSH FIRE IN CLARION COUNTY
Multiple fire departments responded to a brush fire that threatened a structure on Thompson Drive early Monday, officials said. Clarion County 911 reported the call came in at 2:45 a.m. Dec. 1, with c...
Dec 02, 2025
NEW BETHLEHEM TEEN INJURED WHEN VEHICLE HITS DEER
An 18-year-old New Bethlehem woman was taken to Brookville Hospital after the SUV she was riding in struck a deer on Route 28 around 5:17 p.m. Nov. 24, state police said. Troopers reported the northbo...
Dec 02, 2025
SCHOOL DELAYS FOR DECEMBER 2, 2025
Due to the weather conditions the following school districts are operating with a two-hour delay. Brockway Area School District Brookville Area School District Clarion Area School District Clearfield ...
Dec 02, 2025
