Category Archives: Local News

A Jefferson County man, Steffan Dolby, was arrested on multiple felony charges after illegal materials were found on his cell phone, according to a GantNews.Com article. Dolby, 27, faces charges for p...

Jefferson County will now enforce a burn ban due to recent brush fires and drying vegetation. The ban started yesterday at noon. The ban prohibits burning leaves, grass, and other debris, with fines s...

The Clearfield County Veteran's Affairs Office will hold its monthly veterans outreach meeting on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 4:30 p.m. in the commissioners' conference room, 212 E. Locust St., Clearfield. ...

Financial assistance is available for eligible folks who need help paying their heating bills. The application window has opened for Pittsburgh residents and others around the state who could use the ...

A fast-moving brush fire in Cherryhill Township led to a destroyed chicken coop Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters from Cherryhill and Pine Townships, Clymer, and Commodore were summoned to a 100 x 100-f...

Three Republican incumbents in northwestern Pennsylvania won reelection to the state legislature, and a GOP newcomer will join them in January. Scott Hutchinson was reelected unopposed to his fourth t...

State Police are investigating a report of a human trafficking case involving a 41-year-old Vowinckel woman reportedly trafficked to New York by a known suspect on Route 66 in Clarion County between O...

A fatal vehicle crash occurred on Route 28 near Coder, southwest of Brookville, early yesterday morning. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.com, emergency services responded after a 6:50 a.m. call, closi...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that all driver license and photo centers will be closed from Saturday, Nov. 9, to Monday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. Online services,...

Firefighters responded to a blaze at an auto body shop on Big Run Prescottville Road in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, Monday at noon. Today's Punxsutawney Spirit reports, Big Run and Sykesvill...