Category Archives: Local News

PA DEMOCRATS PUSHING FOR MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
The push is on, again, to raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage. Laborers and Democrats rallied in Harrisburg to support a bill raising Pennsylvania's minimum wage to $15 an hour, up from the current $7.2...
John Smathers May 07, 2025

CURWENSVILLE MAN KILLED IN VEHICLE CRASH
A Curwensville man lost his life after being thrown from his vehicle in a crash late last month. The incident occurred on Monday, April 28, at approximately 7:41 p.m... WTAJ News reports, PSP responde...
John Smathers May 06, 2025

KENNERDELL MAN SENTENCED FOR TERRORISTIC THREATS
William Donald Isenberg, of Kennerdell, was sentenced on April 29 to 18 months to 3 years in prison for making terroristic threats in September 2024. This adds to a previous sentence of up to two year...
John Smathers May 06, 2025

TWO CLARION WOMEN ACCUSED OF BURGLARY
Two 20-year-old women from Clarion, Claire Kriebel and Gwen Siegel, are facing multiple felony charges after a reported burglary at an East Wood Street apartment on May 2. According to ExploreClarion....
John Smathers May 06, 2025

CLEARFIELD SHEETZ ROBBERY UNDER INVESTIGATION
Authorities are investigating an armed robbery that took place late Saturday night at the Sheetz store on Nichols Street in Clearfield. WTAJ News reports, officers responded to the scene around 11:10 ...
John Smathers May 05, 2025

BROOKVILLE WOMAN ACCUSED OF FELONY THEFT BY UNAUTHORIZED OVERTIME
A 48 year-old Brookville woman, Krista Maret Brosius, has been charged with felony theft after allegedly claiming more than 9,000 hours of unauthorized overtime at Charles Machine, Inc. in Clarion Cou...
John Smathers May 05, 2025

I-80 REST AREA TO CLOSE TODAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
PennDOT says the I-80 Westbound Rest Area at mile marker 88 will close on May 5 for improvements in Jefferson County. The rest area will close for approximately four weeks starting May 5 for HVAC inst...
John Smathers May 05, 2025

VEHICLE CRASH DEATHS IN PA DECLINED IN 2024
It appears you're driving more safely on Pennsylvania's highways. The number of highway traffic fatalities in Pennsylvania last year was one of the lowest on record. Penn-DOT says 1,127 people were ki...
John Smathers May 05, 2025

DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR PENNSYLVANIA MAIL-IN BALLOTS APPLICATIONS
Pennsylvania voters have until 5 p.m. on Monday, May 13, to apply for a mail-in ballot for the May 20 primary. Nearly 693,000 applications have been approved so far. Mail ballots must be received by c...
John Smathers May 05, 2025

THOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER AFTER HEAVY STORMS
A powerful storm swept through Pennsylvania on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that caused widespread power outages across several counties. More than 10,000 residents in Central Pennsyl...
John Smathers Apr 30, 2025