Category Archives: Local News

A Homer City man was arrested in Jefferson County on Thursday after setting up a sexual encounter with someone he thought was a teenager. Police in Brookville arrested 27-year-old Todd Yarnell, Jr. at...

Pheasant-hunting season continues in the commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Game Com-mission reports that they will be releasing approximately 84-hundred pheasants on the state's hunting grounds in the co...

Troopers are searching for 63-year-old John J. Dofollo of New Derry, whose vehicle was found unoccupied in Derry Township, Westmoreland County. Foul play is not suspected. Dofollo, an avid hiker and f...

Oil City Police are investigating an attempted child abduction near Seventh Street and Central Avenue on Thursday morning. A student reported that a younger white male in a black truck or SUV tried to...

Downtown Punxsutawney's parking meters were removed Wednesday as part of a six-month study on parking use. You'll see in Today's Punxsutawney Spirit, Borough Manager Dr. William Spencer said officials...

The Pennsylvania state Senate has approved two bills to reform the state's vehicle emissions testing program. Senate Bill 35 would remove several counties, from annual emissions testing. Senate Bill 1...

Health workers in Western Pennsylvania say they are seeing a surge in flu and respiratory illness cases right now. Doctor Amy Crawford-Faucher with Allegheny Health Network says the care system had ne...

Governor Shapiro's proposed $51.4 billion budget for 2025-26 has drawn criticism from local and state officials. Representative Jim Struzzi said the budget outlined a lot of problems clouding Pennsylv...

Indiana Borough Council approved advertising the comprehensive plan. "Indiana 2030: Tomorrow Together" was presented to the council by Stewart Consulting Group. The plan has been seven years in the ma...

Pennsylvania authorities say 100-thousand organic eggs worth over 40-thousand dollars were stolen from the back of a truck over the weekend. Police say the eggs were taken late Saturday night from the...