Category Archives: Local News

TRUCK CRASHES INTO GRAMPIAN POST OFFICE
A pickup truck crashed into the Post Office in Grampian on Saturday morning around 10:30. According to WTAJ News, the driver managed to get out of the vehicle and was sent to a hospital for treatment ...
John Smathers May 17, 2022

ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR KITTANNING MAN ON MEGHAN'S LAW VIOLATION
A Kittanning man faces charges connected with Meghan's Law requirements. State Police from the Kittanning barracks say 61-year-old Steven Fox was charged after an investigation by the State Police Cri...
Hometown7 May 16, 2022

NANTY GLO MAN NOT HURT IN NORTH MAHONING TOWNSHIP VEHICLE CRASH
No one was hurt in a one-vehicle crash in North Mahoning Township. State police from the Punxsutawney barracks say 43-year-old Michael Moses of Nanty Glo was driving north on Route 119 just west of Be...
Hometown7 May 16, 2022

CLOSURES ON I-80 BEGIN TODAY FOR BRIDGE WORK
PennDOT is alerting drivers to long-term lane closures starting today on Interstate 80 East and Westbound between Exit 62: Clarion and Exit 45: Emlenton/St. Petersburg in Clarion County. This bridge p...
Hometown7 May 16, 2022

GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO CLIMB
According to Triple A, the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is now $4.48. In the Commonwealth, we're averaging $4.63 per gallon where as last year it was $3.14. Looking...
Hometown7 May 16, 2022

SYKESVILLE MAN ACCUSED IN RACKETEERING SCHEME
Several charges were filed against a Sykesville man who is accused of a $160,000 racketeering scheme. ExploreJeffersonPA.Com reports, 64 year old Samuel Joseph Zaffuto, the former CEO of Christ The Ki...
Hometown7 May 16, 2022

POLICE SEEKING UNI-MART ROBBERY SUSPECT
Authorities are looking for a suspect who attempted to rob the Uni-Mart in Punxsutawney along East Mahoning Street yesterday afternoon. The Punxsutawney Spirit reports police say a white man, about 6'...
John Smathers May 12, 2022

DUBOIS MAN ACCUSED IN BASEBALL BAT ATTACK
A Clearfield County man is in jail after he allegedly beat another male with a baseball bat, sending him to a hospital. WTAJ News reports, 64 year old Kevin Shirey of DuBois is accused of using a base...
John Smathers May 12, 2022

GAS PRICES RISE AGAIN
The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $4.40. Here in the Commonwealth we're at $4.56. Looking at local counties: Jefferson and Clarion are averaging $4.50, Clearfield...
John Smathers May 11, 2022

WINNING CASH 5 TICKET SOLD IN CLARION
Another jackpot winning Pennsylvania lottery ticket was sold in the area. According to ExploreClarion.Com, the Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket was sold in Clarion and is worth more than $412,000 less wi...
John Smathers May 11, 2022