Category Archives: Local News
FOURTH SET OF INFANT REMAINS DISCOVERED IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY WOMAN'S FORMER RESIDENCE
Additional charges have been filed against a Ford City woman after authorities discovered the remains of another infant inside her former residence. Jessica Mauthe, 39, was recently evicted from a hom...
Sep 19, 2025
TWO PRISONS IN REGION TO CLOSE
The state Department of Corrections will close the Quehanna and Rockview prisons, sparking concerns in Clearfield and Centre counties about job losses and economic fallout. WTAJ News reports, Local co...
Sep 19, 2025
FORMER COUNTY CLUB EMPLOYEE FACING THEFT CHARGES
A former employee of the Punxsutawney Country Club is facing felony theft charges for allegedly stealing over $5,600 in deposits to fuel a gambling addiction. Police charged Heather A. Smith, 47, of P...
Sep 17, 2025
CLEARFIELD MAN ACCUSED IN HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM
A Clearfield man, Arlo J. Barner, is facing felony charges for a home improvement scam after allegedly taking over $5,000 for contracting work he never completed. Barner, 50, operating as "JNK Painter...
Sep 17, 2025
DUBOIS MAN CITED AFTER SATURDAY VEHICLE CRASH
State police say a DuBois man was cited after a crash Saturday morning that left one passenger with a minor injury. According to DuBois-based troopers, 19-year-old Isaiah L. Truesdale was driving a 20...
Sep 17, 2025
FOREST COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING TO SHOOT NEIGHBORS OVER DISPUTE
A 91-year-old Forest County man is in jail after allegedly threatening to shoot his neighbors over a shared water well. On September 13, police responded to a 911 call from Clifford C. Alexander, who ...
Sep 17, 2025
MAN ELECTROCUTED WHILE WORKING ON POWER LINES IN ELK COUNTY
A man was flown to the hospital Monday evening after being electrocuted while working on power lines in Fox Township. 911 dispatchers say the worker was found lying on the ground along Cuneo Road just...
Sep 17, 2025
COLLISION IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
A rear-end collision in Washington Township on Tuesday, September 2, resulted in one injury. According to DuBois-based State Police, the crash occurred around 3:10 p.m. on Route 219. A 17-year-old mal...
Sep 12, 2025
BROCKWAY TEEN UNINJURED IN UNION TOWNSHIP ROLLOVER CRASH
State police say a Brockway teenager escaped injury in a single-vehicle rollover crash early Sunday morning. The crash happened at about 5:32 a.m. Sept. 7 on Rockton Mountain Highway (Route 322), acco...
Sep 12, 2025
KNOX TOWNSHIP WOMAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY THREATENING CUSTODY EXCHANGE VISITORS WITH GUN
A Jefferson County woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly threatening to shoot two people during a custody exchange outside her home in July. Punxsutawney-based State Police say 38-year-old ...
Sep 12, 2025
