Category Archives: Local News

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...
Samantha Sneddon 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...
Samantha Sneddon 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...
Samantha Sneddon 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...
Samantha Sneddon 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 ...
Samantha Sneddon 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...
Samantha Sneddon Oct 17, 2024

MISSING MAN FROM ARMSTRONG COUNTY FOUND DEAD IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
A man reported missing from Armstrong County a few weeks ago was found shot to death on Saturday. State police initially reported 56-year-old David Kimberly missing on September 28th. His family had s...
John Smathers Oct 15, 2024

TRUCK HAULING EXCAVATOR INVOLVED IN PERRY TOWNSHIP CRASH
On October 13, Pennsylvania State Police investigated a crash involving a 1998 Mack truck hauling an excavator near Route 536 in Perry Township, Jefferson County. The excavator's boom wasn't lowered e...
John Smathers Oct 15, 2024

PINE TOWNSHIP HOME DAMAGED IN FIRE SUNDAY
A home off Route 422 East in Pine Township was partially destroyed by a fire on Sunday. Indiana County 911 dispatched the Pine, Cherryhill, Clymer and Hope Fire Departments to the scene at 7:21 PM. Th...
John Smathers Oct 15, 2024

WHOOPING COUGH CASES SPIKING IN PA
Cases of whooping cough are currently surging across Pennsylvania. That's according to the CDC, which says Pennsylvania has the highest number of whooping coughing cases in the country, with nearly 2,...
John Smathers Oct 15, 2024