Category Archives: Local News

A defense attorney has filed a motion to challenge the detention of Luigi Mangione, who was arrested in Altoona earlier this week. Mangione faces charges of forgery and illegal weapons possession afte...

Punxsutawney Spirit says, The Punxsy Borough Council approved displaying the 2025 budget with no tax increase and will vote on its approval on Dec. 23 at 6 p.m.

62-year-old Mark D. Redfield, of Oil City, was sentenced to 16 1/2 to 40 years in prison for fatally shooting his partner, April Michelle Dunkle, during a domestic dispute in May 2023. According to Ex...

A Distant man, 29-year-old Logan Reed Rearick, is jailed on $10,000 bail following a domestic disturbance on December 6th around 8 in the morning in New Bethlehem Borough. Police say Rearick destroyed...

A Mahaffey man, 60-year-old Ricky Allen Daisher, was sentenced to two years of probation and fined $500 for his role in the shooting and neglect of a dog named Duke last November. GantNews.com reports...

The 26-year-old suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, who was arrested at a McDonalds in Altoona shortly after allegedly attempting to book a room at the Horseshoe C...

Clymer Borough Council passed the 2025 general budget at their meeting Wednesday night. The budget balances at $611,030 for revenues and expenses, and it contains no tax increase for residents. Boroug...

State Police are seeking information about the shooting of three electronic signs along I-80 in Jefferson County between December 6 and 9... The signs, worth $25,000, were damaged by gunfire near mile...

The deadlines are fast approaching to get holiday cards and packages in the mail in time for Christmas. The U.S. Postal Service is offering tips for ensuring mail reaches its proper destination before...

Two fire companies were called out to a shed fire in Washington Township yesterday morning. The call went out just after nine for a fire along Wood Hollow Road in Washington Township. Plumville Fire D...