Category Archives: Local News
DAILEY FOUND GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES IN DEATH OF THOMAS KEMMER
The jury found Jeremy Dailey guilty of all charges, including first-degree murder, in the January 2023 death of Thomas Kemmer. ExploreJeffersonPa.com reports, deliberations lasted just over an hour, w...
Oct 22, 2024
PUNXSY MAN CHARGED WITH TERRORISTIC THREATS AFTER THREATENING VIOLENCE AGAINST PUNXSY AREA HIGH SCHOOL
A 50-year-old Punxsutawney man, Jeffrey S. Keeder has been charged with making terroristic threats and harassment after allegedly threatening violence against Punxsutawney Area High School staff durin...
Oct 18, 2024
JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY ROBBING MARION CENTER BANK
A Jefferson County man, Justin Hopkins, was arrested for allegedly robbing Marion Center Bank in Big Run Borough on Wednesday morning. According to WJAC News, Police say he used a handwritten note dem...
Oct 18, 2024
PENNDOT URGES SAFE HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS
PennDOT urges safe Halloween celebrations. Drivers should be cautious in neighborhoods, slowing down and watching for children during trick-or-treating. Pedestrians are encouraged to stay visible by u...
Oct 18, 2024
MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION MAIL-IN BALLOTS REQUESTED IN PA
More than 1.7 million mail-in ballots have been requested so far in Pennsylvania. The Department of State says over a million of the ballots have been requested by Democrats, while Republicans have re...
Oct 18, 2024
WESTMORELAND COUNTY AIRPORT OFFICIALS ADDRESS MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IMMIGRANT FLIGHTS RUMOR
Westmoreland County Airport Authority officials say that no immigrants are being flown into Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe in the middle of the night. At a recent authority meeting, Execu...
Oct 18, 2024
STATE POLICE RELEASE MORE INFORMATION ON OCTOBER 3 CRASH IN CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP
State Police in Franklin have released more information about a two-vehicle crash on October 3, 2024, at 1:08 p.m. on State Route 257 in Cranberry Township. 47-year-old James Schroeder, of Clarion, dr...
Oct 18, 2024
NEW GOUNDHOG STATUE UNVEILED AT PUNXSY STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS
A new groundhog statue was unveiled at the Pennsylvania State Police Troop C headquarters in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County. Today's Punxsutawney Spirit reports, the statue aims to boost tourism and e...
Oct 17, 2024
DUBOIS STATE POLICE RESPOND TO CRASH INVOLVING MOTORHOME
State Police in DuBois responded to a crash on October 13, 2024, involving a 2020 International Harvester and a 2022 Winnebago motorhome on I-80 eastbound in Sandy Township. The motorhome slowed down ...
Oct 17, 2024
ONLY FEW DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER TO VOTE
Pennsylvania residents have just a few days left to register to vote... The registration deadline for the November 5th election is next Monday, October 21st. The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot...
Oct 17, 2024
