Category Archives: Local News
FORMER NEW BETHLEHEM MAN DIES IN MOTORCYCLE COLLISION WITH TRUCK
A former New Bethlehem man was killed late Saturday night in Hemet, California, when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck. Authorities say 33-year-old Christopher Shick, a Marine Corps veteran,...
Jun 19, 2025
CLEARFIELD COUNTY MAN CONVICTED IN PLOT TO KILL GIRLFRIEND'S EX
A Clearfield County man convicted of plotting to kill his girlfriend's ex-husband during a custody exchange has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Bryan Michaelis was found guilty in Apr...
Jun 19, 2025
FALLS CREEK WOMAN ACCUSED OF SERIOUSLY INJURING MAN IN ASSAULT
A Falls Creek woman is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a man and causing serious injuries. Amy Shephard, 56, is accused of repeatedly hitting and kicking a 63-year-old man in late May, resul...
Jun 19, 2025
RIMERSBURG MAN CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATS AFTER DOMESTIC DISPUTE
A Rimersburg man was arrested after police say he returned to a home with a shotgun hours after a domestic dispute. State Police first responded to the Friar Point residence around 6:52 p.m. on June 1...
Jun 18, 2025
BURGLARY AT BARNETT TOWNSHIP CAMPGROUND
State Police in Marienville are investigating a burglary at Pine Crest Campground along Route 36 in Barnett Township, Jefferson County. According to police, unknown suspects entered a campsite and sto...
Jun 18, 2025
RIMERSBURG WOMAN CITED AFTER ONE-VEHICLE CRASH
A Rimersburg woman was cited after a single-vehicle crash on Route 68 in Monroe Township, Clarion County, state police said. The crash occurred around 6:24 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10. Police say 57-year...
Jun 18, 2025
CORONER CONFIRMS DEATH OF REYNOLDSVILLE MAN
Jefferson County Coroner Brenda Shumaker confirmed that an 87-year-old Reynoldsville man died Friday after an accident on his property in Washington Township. According to state police in DuBois, Davi...
Jun 18, 2025
PUNXSUTAWNEY WOMAN ACCUSED OF LYING ABOUT ASSAULT
A Punxsutawney woman is facing charges after allegedly lying about being assaulted. Police say 66-year-old Geraldine Smith claimed she was attacked by a man and needed 13 stitches for a head injury. H...
Jun 17, 2025
DUBOIS MAN INJURED IN VEHICLE CRASH IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY
A DuBois man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on I-80 in Graham Township, Clearfield County, after a distracted driver struck a parked PennDOT truck, state police said. The crash happened ...
Jun 17, 2025
MARYLAND MAN CHARGED IN TIONESTA BOROUGH AFTER TRAFFIC STOP REVEALS DRUG PRESENCE
A Maryland man faces multiple charges after a "sorry we're stoned" sticker and several air fresheners hanging from the dashboard led to a traffic stop in Tionesta Borough revealing marijuana and drug ...
Jun 17, 2025
