Category Archives: Local News
SHIPPENVILLE MAN TO BE SENTENCED FOR RAPE OF A CHILD
The man from Shippenville who pleaded guilty on August 14th to five counts of Rape of a Child (a felony 1) will be sentenced tomorrow in front of President Judge James Arner. ExploreJeffersonPA.com re...
Sep 10, 2019
DUI CHARGES FILED AGAINST MAHAFFEY MAN AFTER MOTORIZED BICYCLE CRASH
We have an update of an accident that happened last month in Gaskill Township of Jefferson County. As we reported based on a police report from the Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney, on August...
Sep 10, 2019
EATING WHILE DRIVING CITED AS CAUSE OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY CRASH
There was a single-vehicle accident in Brady Township of Clearfield County on Saturday night around 10. Pennsylvania State Police in DuBois say the accident occurred on Oklahoma Salem Road, just north...
Sep 10, 2019
NORTHERN CAMBRIA MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG POSSESSION
A preliminary hearing is set for a man from Northern Cambria who was charged for drug possession in Indiana County last month. Police say the found a small bag of marijuana and a pipe following a traf...
Sep 09, 2019
RAILROAD CROSSING WORK TO HAPPEN TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY IN DUBOIS
PennDOT reminds motorists the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Railroad will be working tomorrow and Wednesday to replace a crossing in DuBois. Work is scheduled for September 10th and 11th during daylight hours wh...
Sep 09, 2019
SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
There was a single-vehicle accident yesterday afternoon around 3 in Jefferson County. According to The Punxsutawney Spirit, three volunteer fire departments were on the scene near Hillcrest Drive, Nor...
Sep 09, 2019
POLICE BRIEFS - SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
On Friday, a man called Clearfield County 911 and reported he was lost in the State Game lands area of Glen Campbell. The Indiana Gazette reports close to 10 pm on September 6th the unidentified man c...
Sep 09, 2019
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING TO CUT ANOTHER MAN'S THROAT
A man from Punxsutawney is accused of making treats of cutting another man's throat. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, criminal charges of Terroristic Threats, Simple Assault and Disorderly Conduct...
Sep 09, 2019
ANIMAL ABUSE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATED BUT NO CHARGES FILED
Pennsylvania State Police Punxsutawney Patrol Unit investigated an animal abuse complaint yesterday afternoon around 4:45 in Corsica Borough of Jefferson County. Police say the owners of a Dachshund C...
Sep 06, 2019
RAILROAD CROSSING WORK SCHEDULED FOR DUBOIS NEXT WEEK
PennDOT reminds motorists the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Railroad will be working early next week to replace a crossing in DuBois. Work is scheduled for September 10th and 11th during daylight hours when they...
Sep 06, 2019
