Category Archives: Local News
E-BIKE CRASH IN FALLS CREEKS
A 39-year-old DuBois man was injured Monday afternoon after crashing an electric bicycle in Falls Creek Borough, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Troopers said Kurt A. Odgers was riding east on...
May 07, 2026
TWO PEOPLE CHARGED WITH DUI IN ONE CAR
Pennsylvania State Police reported two DUI arrests following a traffic stop May 1 on Wright Lane in Tionesta Township. Troopers said they stopped a vehicle after observing a man allegedly driving with...
May 07, 2026
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS VOTE TO REFORM PD
Lawrence Township supervisors voted Tuesday to begin the process of reforming a township police department while still expressing hope that the Clearfield Regional Police Department can be preserved t...
May 07, 2026
JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN FACING FELONY ASSAULT CHARGES, VICTIM UNDER 16
A Jefferson County man is facing multiple felony charges after Pennsylvania State Police said he sexually assaulted a girl under the age of 16 in 2022. According to WTAJ News, Charles Douglas Powell i...
May 06, 2026
KERSEY MAN SENTENCED FOR ATTEMPTING TO MEET MINOR GIRL FOR SEX
A Kersey man will spend up to two years in state prison after pleading guilty to attempting to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex at a local park, prosecutors said. Michael Hanes,...
May 06, 2026
CLEARFIELD POLICE HONORED BY RED CROSS
Four officers from the Clearfield Regional Police Department have been honored with the "Power of Red Heroes Award" by the American Red Cross for rescuing six people from a burning home. Sgt. Walker a...
May 06, 2026
NANTICOKE MAN CHARGED AFTER POLICE SAY HE LURED TEEN GIRL TO HIS HOME
A 27-year-old man from Nanticoke has been charged with multiple offenses after authorities say he lured a missing 14-year-old girl through social media and brought her to his Luzerne County home. Acco...
May 06, 2026
ROSSITER WOMAN ACCUSED OF THEFT FROM AUTO PARTS STORE
A 32-year-old Rossiter woman is facing multiple theft-related charges after allegedly attempting to break into a store safe and stealing cash from registers at an auto parts store in Punxsutawney, acc...
May 06, 2026
POLICE SEEKING HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a tractor-trailer driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that knocked down a utility pole in Washington Township, Jefferson County. According to Pen...
May 06, 2026
TRAFFIC CHANGES COMING TO I-80 RELATED TO BRIDGE PROJECT
PennDOT and Bridging Pennsylvania Constructors are alerting drivers to upcoming traffic changes on Interstate 80 westbound in Jefferson County tied to the North Fork Bridges Project. A right lane clos...
May 06, 2026
