Category Archives: Local News
CLARION STATE POLICE ARRESTS FORMER CLARION MIXED MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY RELATED TO ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT
State Police in Clarion have arrested 48-year-old Leo A. Lefay, former owner of Clarion Mixed Martial Arts Academy, on multiple felony charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a teenage studen...
Feb 28, 2025
JURY FINDS DANIELLE PARKS GUILTY IN THE KILLING OF HER EX-HUSBAND
A jury has found Danielle Parks guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and evidence tampering in the killing of her ex-husband, Kodey Parks, during a custody exchange last year. According to WJAC ...
Feb 28, 2025
PA ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE WARNS RESIDENTS ABOUT NEW SCAM INVOLVING BITCOIN
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's office is warning residents about a new scam involving Bitcoin. AG Dave Sunday says scammers are targeting people with messages about how they must "protect their m...
Feb 28, 2025
RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES NEW MARKETING PROGRAM
The River Valley School Board last night approved a new marketing program that will help teach students about the broadcast industry. The Creative Productions: Sports Media & Marketing Class will ...
Feb 27, 2025
CLARION MAN FACES CHARGES AFTER LEAVING LOADED FIREARM IN WALMART CART
A 70-year-old Clarion man, Michael Wayne Wise, faces charges after allegedly leaving a loaded firearm in a Walmart shopping cart in Monroe Township. Store employees found the gun on February 5, and po...
Feb 27, 2025
OIL CITY MAN FACES 457 FELONY COUNTS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY POSSESSION
A 26-year-old Oil City man, Jonathan Alexander Masters, faces 457 felony counts of child pornography possession, along with other charges, following a Pennsylvania State Police investigation. Accordin...
Feb 27, 2025
PUNXY MAN FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING GIRLFRIEND
A 21-year-old Punxsutawney man, Nathaniel Matthew Thorpe, faces multiple felony charges after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in Gaskill Township. ExploreJeffersonPa.com reports that Thorpe is acc...
Feb 27, 2025
PUNXY PLAYER WINS MILLIONS FROM SCRATCH-OFF TICKET
A lucky player in Punxsutawney won $3 million from a Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket sold at Uni-Mart on E. Mahoning St. According to the Courier Express, the store will receive a $10,000 bonu...
Feb 27, 2025
KITTANNING FATAL FIRE VICTIMS IDENTIFIED
The Armstrong County Coroner has identified the three victims in Monday morning's fatal fire in Kittanning. The two adults who died in the blaze were 28-year-old Kayla Whittaker, 26-year-old Jason Bly...
Feb 26, 2025
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING VEHICLE THEFT IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
State police are investigating a theft of a motor vehicle that took place Monday morning in White Township. Troopers say a white Chevy Silverado bearing the license plate number ZYC-8234 was stolen fr...
Feb 26, 2025
