Category Archives: Local News
PIAA REVISES TRANSGENDER ATHLETE POLICY IN RESPONSE TO TRUMPS EXECUTIVE ORDER
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) has revised its policy on transgender athletes in response to an executive order by President Donald Trump. Previously, school principals d...
Feb 26, 2025
PENN STATE PRESIDENT TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL CLOSURE OF MULTIPLE CAMPUSES
Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi announced a plan to evaluate the potential closure of multiple Commonwealth campuses due to declining enrollment. While the seven largest campuses will remain open...
Feb 26, 2025
BROOKVILLE TRUCK DRIVER SAVES WOMAN AFTER VAN CRASHES ON I-80
A Brookville truck driver, Jim Northey, rescued an 85-year-old woman after her van crashed on an icy stretch of I-80. ExploreJeffersonPA.com reports, seeing her trapped and injured, he risked his own ...
Feb 25, 2025
MOUNT CARMEL MAN INJURED IN I-80 CRASH
A Mount Carmel man sustained minor injuries after his car was struck by a tractor-trailer and crashed into a tree on I-80, Pennsylvania State Police reported. The crash occurred on February 7 when a f...
Feb 25, 2025
DUBOIS TO HOST SMALL COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
The City of DuBois will host the Small College World Series this year, despite concerns over the $20,000 fee required to do so. GantNews.Com reports, interim Co-Manager Lisa Hagberg confirmed that Vis...
Feb 24, 2025
LEEPER MAN ACCUSED OF STRANGULATION IN DOMESTIC DISPUTE
A 35 year-old Leeper man, William Jay Gearhart, faces felony strangulation and other charges after a domestic dispute on February 16 at a State Route 36 residence. Police say the incident began with a...
Feb 24, 2025
SYKESVILLE WOMAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO CUT MAN'S THROAT
A 32 year-old Sykesville woman, Rosalind Amanda Gursky, faces felony aggravated assault charges after allegedly attempting to cut a man's throat during an argument on February 18. According to Explore...
Feb 24, 2025
KITTANNING MAN CHARGED AFTER VEHICLE CRASH IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
A 56 year-old Kittanning man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly swerving his vehicle to scare his passenger before crashing in Jefferson County. ExploreJeffersonPa.Com reports, Thomas Steph...
Feb 21, 2025
PUNXSUTAWNEY COMMUNITY RALLIES BEHIND FAMILY VICTIMIZED BY HOUSE FIRE
The Punxsutawney community is rallying behind a family who lost everything in a house fire on Feb. 13. WTAJ News is reporting, the fire began in the basement of their Greenwood Avenue home while work ...
Feb 21, 2025
SUSPECT SOUGHT IN PAINT TOWNSHIP THEFT
State Police in Clarion are searching for a suspect who stole a trailer loaded with firearm ammunition from Paint Township on March 30, 2024. Surveillance footage captured the suspect driving a white ...
Feb 20, 2025
