Category Archives: Local News

DERRY TOWNSHIP MAN TO SERVE 18-40 YEARS FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SIX TEENAGE GIRLS
A Derry Township man will serve between 18 and 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting six teenage girls. 20-year-old Christopher Frazier entered guilty pleas in Westmoreland County Court to a tota...
Samantha Sneddon Aug 22, 2024

APPROVAL OF STATE FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Sen. Joe Pittman and Reps. Abby Major, Donna Oberlander, Jim Struzzi, and Brian Smith announced the approval of $3.49 million in state funding for infrastructure projects in Armstrong, Indiana, and Je...
Samantha Sneddon Aug 22, 2024

PA WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS BACK HOME AFTER HELPING CREWS OUT WEST
Pennsylvania wildland firefighters are back home after being deployed to help crews out west. Members of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry were sent across the co...
Samantha Sneddon Aug 22, 2024

BROOKVILLE MAN FACING CHARGES AFTER BITING AND PUNCHING OFFICER
A Brookville man, 43-year-old Frank Carrier, is facing a felony charge after allegedly biting and punching an officer while intoxicated. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.com, police were called to a Ma...
Samantha Sneddon Aug 22, 2024

GETGO UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP STARTING 2025
Starting next year, GetGo will have new ownership. Giant Eagle announced on Monday that they entered into an agreement with Canadien-owned convenience store operator Couche-Tard, which will assume own...
Samantha Sneddon Aug 22, 2024

FORD BRONCO REAR-ENDED BY UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLE ON 119
Authorities are seeking information about a hit-and-run that occurred on Saturday, August 17, around 3:55 p.m. in Young Township, Jefferson County. A PSP media report states, that a 2022 Ford Bronco w...
Samantha Sneddon Aug 22, 2024

PENNDOT & BRIDGING PENNSYLVANIA CONSTRUCTORS IMPLEMENT 7-DAY LEFT LANE CLOSURE ON I-80
Motorists should be aware that PennDOT and Bridging Pennsylvania Constructors will implement 7-day left lane closures on I-80 in Jefferson County for the North Fork Bridge Project. The eastbound closu...
Samantha Sneddon Aug 22, 2024

FCC WARNS STUDENTS OF SCAMMERS
With the start of the college year comes a warning from the Federal Communications Commission of scams targeting students. FCC says the most prevalent scams involve scholarships, tech support, and bog...
Samantha Sneddon Aug 19, 2024

STATE POLICE RESPONDS TO TWO INCIDENTS IN VENANGO COUNTY
State police responded to two incidents in Venango County. ExploreClarion.com is reporting, that on August 12, a physical altercation between a 36-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy on Main Street in ...
Samantha Sneddon Aug 19, 2024

TWO KITTANNING WOMEN ACCUSED OF ABANDONING SIX DOGS IN VACANT HOUSE
Two women from Kittanning, 31-year-old Tiara Mercedes Dunkle, and 52-year-old Heidi Sue Dunkle, were charged by State Police in Butler for allegedly abandoning six dogs in a vacant house in Clay Towns...
Samantha Sneddon Aug 19, 2024