Category Archives: Local News
INDIANA MAN SENTENCED IN DRUG TRAFFICKING CASE
Barry Baker, 46, of Indiana, has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. According to ExploreJeffersonPA.Com, prosecutors say Baker was part of a n...
Mar 31, 2025
MAN DIES IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP VEHICLE CRASH
A 25-year-old man died in a crash early Sunday morning on State Route 208 near Lickingville Road in Washington Township. ExploreClarion.Com reports, the Clarion County Coroner Dan Shingledecker confir...
Mar 31, 2025
SIGEL MAN ACCUSED OF STRANGLING
A 38 year-old Sigel man, Andrew Michael Steele, faces multiple charges after allegedly strangling his significant other during an argument in Eldred Township, Jefferson County. Police say Steele admit...
Mar 31, 2025
FOUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS DISPATCHED TO GREEN TOWNSHIP STRUCTURE FIRE
Four fire companies were dispatched Wednesday night for a structure fire in Green Township, Indiana County. Commodore, Marion Center, Clymer and Cherry Tree fire departments would be joined by the RIT...
Mar 28, 2025
COCHRANTON WOMAN ACCUSED OF REFUSING TO LEAVE HOME WHERE SHE WAS STAYING
Jamie Marie Baker, 35, of Cochranton, faces charges after allegedly refusing to leave a home where she had been staying since being found partially clothed at a local business. ExploreJeffersonPa.Com ...
Mar 28, 2025
PUNXSUTAWNEY MAN SENTENCED FOR SOCIAL SECURITY THEFT
A Punxsutawney resident, Patty Merlo, 66, was sentenced to five years of probation for stealing $91,300 in Social Security funds between 2016 and 2022. U.S. District Judge Stephanie L. Haines handed d...
Mar 28, 2025
COURT PROCEEDING FOR SUPLIZIO CANCELED
According to WJAC News, a court proceeding for former DuBois city manager Herm Suplizio was canceled on Thursday. A federal judge signed the order on Wednesday, canceling the scheduled telephone statu...
Mar 28, 2025
PSEA SURVEY SHOWS STRONG VOTER SUPPORT FOR SUPPORT PAY INCREASE
A recent Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) survey found 80 percent of Pennsylvania voters support a wage increase for school support workers in the Commonwealth. Support workers and unio...
Mar 28, 2025
VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA RAISES CONCERNS FOR FAMILY OF AUTISTIC CHILD IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY
A video circulating on social media has raised concerns for the family of a non-verbal autistic child in Clearfield County. According to WJAC News, who is not sharing the video, the footage reportedly...
Mar 27, 2025
KNOX MAN ACCUSED OF RETAIL THEFT
A Knox man, Derek Michael Eisenman, faces retail theft charges after allegedly hiding cough syrup inside a cereal box and not paying for it at the Clarion Walmart on June 27, 2024. Store surveillance ...
Mar 27, 2025
