Category Archives: Local News

KARNS CITY MAN CHARGED AFTER ABANDONING DOG
A 64-year-old Karns City man, Douglas Fleeger, faces charges for allegedly abandoning a dog in a cage outside the Butler County Humane Society overnight in near-freezing temperatures. According to Exp...
John Smathers Dec 27, 2024

CATTLE TRUCK OVERTURNS ON ROUTE 119
A tractor-trailer traveling on Route 119 near the intersection with Locust Road in North Mahoning Township, Indiana County, overturned around 9 p.m. on Sunday. The incident occurred as the truck navig...
John Smathers Dec 27, 2024

SUMMERVILLE MAN DIES ON VEHICLE CRASH MONDAY
A 61-year-old Summerville man, Thomas E. Reitz, died on December 23 when his pickup truck lost control, hit a guide rail, and went down an embankment on River Road in Beaver Township, Jefferson County...
John Smathers Dec 26, 2024

ELK COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING THREATS
A 63-year-old Elk County man, Robert Braum, was arrested early Monday for allegedly threatening to shoot multiple people during a domestic dispute. Police say Braum began loading a rifle and fired sho...
John Smathers Dec 26, 2024

FIRE CHIEF'S FATHER DIES IN CHRISTMAS EVE FIRE
WTAJ News reports a Christmas Eve house fire in Winburne claimed the life of Clifford "Butch" Dunlap, father of Fire Chief Bobby Dunlap and a founding member of the Winburne Volunteer Fire Company. De...
John Smathers Dec 26, 2024

MEGAMILLIONS CONTINUES TO GROW
No winning ticket was drawn for the Mega Millions jackpot on Christmas Eve, leaving hopeful players without an early holiday surprise. However, the jackpot has now surged to an estimated $1.15 billion...
John Smathers Dec 26, 2024

PUNXSUTAWNEY FIRE FIGHTERS RESPOND TO TWO-VEHICLE CRASH
Three Punxsutawney fire companies responded to a two-vehicle crash at 8:12 a.m. Yesterday morning on Indiana Hill in Young Township. Today's Punxsutawney Spirit reports, a car stopped for a school bus...
John Smathers Dec 20, 2024

DUBOIS, SANDY TOWNSHIP COLSOLIDATION BOARD HAVE FINAL 2024 MEETING
The City of DuBois and Sandy Township Consolidation Joint Board held its final meeting of 2024, addressing unresolved issues like the mayoral structure and elected official pay in the new consolidated...
John Smathers Dec 20, 2024

CLARION MAN CHARGED WITH BURGLARY
A 45-year-old Clarion man, Shawn P. Cadet, faces multiple charges, including felony burglary, after allegedly breaking into a Robinwood Drive apartment in Clarion Township on November 27 and stealing ...
John Smathers Dec 20, 2024

INFLATABLE SANTA PILFERED FROM ARMSTRONG COUNTY RESIDENCE
State Police responded to a report of a stolen Santa decoration. According to a press release, on December 16, an inflatable Santa decoration valued at $100 was nearly stolen from a South Bend Townshi...
John Smathers Dec 20, 2024