Category Archives: Local News
OPERATION SAFE STOP YIELDS SHARP INCREASE IN VIOLATIONS
State officials say 188 drivers illegally passed stopped school buses during Pennsylvania's annual Operation Safe Stop event, an increase from 176 violations in 2024. The one-day enforcement effort, c...
Nov 06, 2025
THREE-VEHICLE CRASH LEAVES SEVERAL PEOPLE INJURED, RT. 66 SHUT DOWN
A three-vehicle crash shut down Route 66 in Paint Township, Clarion County, on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The crash, reported around 2 p.m. near the Sweet Basil Restaurant, left several pe...
Nov 06, 2025
CLARION MAN CHARGED IN DRUG DEATH
A Clarion man has been charged with drug delivery resulting in death after a 45-year-old woman was found dead Wednesday morning in a Main Street apartment, police said. ExploreClarion.Com reports, off...
Nov 06, 2025
BROOKVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL TO ADVERTISE 2026 BUDGET
The Brookville Borough Council voted to advertise its 2026 budget for public review, which include a 1.35-mill property tax increase to balance rising costs, according to The Punxsutawney Spirit. Tota...
Nov 05, 2025
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN ARRESTED FOR DRUGS
State police say a Punxsutawney man was arrested on new drug charges after troopers serving a warrant found methamphetamine and fentanyl in his possession. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.Com, 29-year...
Nov 05, 2025
WOMAN INJURED IN CRASH IN WINFIELD TOWNSHIP
State police say a Cabot woman was injured when her SUV was struck by a pickup after the pickup driver failed to yield at a stop sign in Winfield Township, according to State Police. The crash happene...
Nov 05, 2025
SWERVE TO MISS DEER ON I-80 LEADS TO CRASH
State police say a Clarion woman escaped injury when her SUV struck a guide rail after swerving to avoid a deer on Interstate 80 in Jefferson County. The crash happened around 8:17 a.m. Oct. 28 near m...
Nov 05, 2025
CLEARFIELD COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GETS DEMOCRAT FOR JUDGE
Attorney Josh Maines, a Democrat, defeated Republican District Attorney Ryan P. Sayers on Tuesday to become the next Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, succeeding retiring President Judge Fredric J. ...
Nov 05, 2025
FIRST DUBOIS CITY COUNCIL ELECTED
Voters in the newly consolidated municipality of DuBois and Sandy Township went to the polls Tuesday to elect the first-ever DuBois City Council, with unofficial results showing a strong showing for t...
Nov 05, 2025
PA SUPREME COURT: DEMOCRATS RETAIN SEATS
Pennsylvania voters decided high-stakes judicial races and retention votes in Tuesday's Municipal Election, most notably affirming three sitting justices of the state Supreme Court for new terms, allo...
Nov 05, 2025
