Category Archives: Local News

Unemployment claims are down across Pennsylvania. According to the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor, which shows new jobless claims in the state fell by several thousand to just ...

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced Tuesday that Pennsylvania will offer the IRS's free electronic tax-filing system to taxpayers next tax season. Dir...

Vice President Kamala Harris will soon announce her running mate and she and that running mate will hold their first rally together next Tuesday in Philadelphia. The location suggests she could choose...

The State Police are investigating a case of criminal mischief in Big Run Borough, Jefferson County. On Thursday, July 25, between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m., someone broke a window at a residence on E Main ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded over $15 million in grants to electric distribution companies to improve electric grid reliability. United Electric Cooperativ...

A Leeper woman, Robin L. Mabold, is facing charges for allegedly stealing $206.09 worth of groceries from a Walmart in Monroe Township, Clarion County. This marks her third retail theft offense. She i...

Clearfield County has approved a $270,000 grant to Bloom Township for upgrades to the one-lane bridge leading to Bilger's Rocks, a popular attraction visited by over 20,000 people each year. This fund...

A Brookville woman, 59 year old Ginger Ellen Lehr, was charged by Punxsutawney-based State Police for falsely reporting a hit-and-run accident in Rose Township. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.Com, on...

Emergency units responded to a crash in Shippenville on Saturday evening. ExploreClarion.Com is reporting, the incident occurred around 10:14 p.m. near Black Road and Station Road. Clarion-based State...

The Punxsutawney Area Elementary School's new playground remains delayed, as discussed in a recent school board meeting. Today's Punxsutawney Spirit says, TRH Architects' Barb Hauge reported that no b...