Category Archives: Local News

FORMER GREATER JOHNSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF TRYING TO MEET TEEN GIRL
Authorities in Jefferson County say a former Greater Johnstown School District cafeteria worker has been charged after allegedly attempting to meet whom he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex. WJA...
Renda Media Nov 24, 2025

PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN INJURED IN VEHICLE CRASH BEHIND SCHOOL BUS
An 83-year-old Punxsutawney man was taken to Penn Highlands DuBois with minor injuries Tuesday morning after state police say he crashed into a vehicle stopped for a school bus on Route 36. Police say...
Renda Media Nov 24, 2025

CLEARFIELD MAN SENTENCED FOR MOLESTING YOUNG GIRL
A Clearfield man convicted of molesting a young girl has been sentenced to state prison. According to GantNews.Com, Lance Edward Spencer, 37, was ordered Friday to serve 7 to 15 years after a jury in ...
Renda Media Nov 24, 2025

PUNXSUTAWNEY WOMAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING MAN
A Punxsutawney woman has been charged with assault after authorities say she struck a man in the face and slammed his hand in a bathroom door during a domestic dispute. Heather Ann Ellinger, 46, was c...
Renda Media Nov 24, 2025

THREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY
A three-vehicle crash in Clearfield County on Nov. 13 resulted in one injury after a driver failed to stop for traffic on Bee Line Highway. State Police say 69-year-old Michael J. Songer of Emporium, ...
Renda Media Nov 21, 2025

PUNXSUTAWNEY PSP INVESTIGATING FOUND WALLET WITH MISSING CASH
Pennsylvania State Police in Punxsutawney are investigating a theft after a woman's wallet, accidentally left in a shopping cart at the Walmart in Young Township on Nov. 12, was returned with $200 in ...
Renda Media Nov 21, 2025

REVIEW OF PENN STATE HEALTH DOCUMENTS LAPSES
Internal reviews at Penn State Health repeatedly documented serious lapses in patient care and a "toxic culture" under the direction of Dr. Raymond Hohl, the highly-paid director of the Penn State Can...
Renda Media Nov 21, 2025

CLARION POLICE LOOKING FOR MISSING PERSON
The Clarion Borough Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing and endangered person, 44-year-old Jeffery S. McClelland. McClelland, a white, non-Hispanic male who live...
Renda Media Nov 21, 2025

DOMESTIC DISPUTE OVER DOGS LEADS TO VIOLENCE
A domestic dispute over the treatment of dogs escalated to violence involving a stun gun, leading to charges against a Brookville couple. Eric Gordon Kraus, 66, and Billie Snell, 56, were both arreste...
Renda Media Nov 20, 2025

PICKUP CRASH ON I-80
A pickup truck overturned on Interstate 80 during heavy rain Friday night after the driver lost control while traveling too fast for conditions, state police said. The crash happened around 9:05 p.m. ...
Renda Media Nov 20, 2025







