Crash/Fire

Two people identified as victims of fatal Ridge Street fire in DuBois

Wednesday, February 26 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Two people have been identified in Monday night's fatal fire on Ridge Street in DuBois. 57-year-old Louis Corona and 54-year-old Wendy Hibbert both were found dead on the second floor of the home. Although more than a hundred fire fighters were able to... Read More.

Deadly October house explosion in Clearfield ruled as homicide

Wednesday, February 26 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA – A deadly house explosion that happened in Clearfield in October has been ruled as a homicide. 34-year-old Shanna Carlson was killed in the explosion and resulting fire at a home on East Market Street in Clearfield on Oct. 4. Clearfield County Coroner Kim... Read More.

Coroner called to fire on Ridge Street in DuBois

Tuesday, February 25 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Although few details are available, a coroner was called the scene of a house fire in DuBois last night. Around 10 p.m., fire crews were called out to a home along Ridge Street, in the area of DuBois near Luigi's Villa and... Read More.

Minivan gets stuck over edge of parking lot in Sykesville

Monday, February 24 by wcednews

Sykesville, PA – A driver that got their vehicle stuck balancing halfway over a steep dropoff at the edge of a parking lot was rescued yesterday in Sykesville. Sykesville Volunteer Fire Department helped stabilize the minivan that had gotten stuck at the edge of the... Read More.

Ohio family of 7 sustains minor injuries in I-80 rollover crash

Wednesday, February 19 by wcednews

Clarion, PA – In a car crash on Interstate 80, an entire family from Ohio (including five kids) were taken to the hospital. State Police in Clarion say a 35-year-old Hadassah Rokowsky, a woman from Cleveland Heights, was driving westbound in I-80 on Sunday around... Read More.

Car crashes, catches fire near Grampian after high-speed chase from Clymer

Monday, February 17 by wcednews

Mahaffey, PA – A high speed chase from Clymer to Mahaffey ended in a vehicle fire and the suspect being taken into custody. The Grampian Penn Bloom Volunteer Fire Company was one of the first fire departments on scene. They say that the chase ended around... Read More.

Car catches fire on I-80 after rear-ending tractor-trailer

Monday, February 17 by wcednews

Penfield, PA – Sunday evening marked the fifth vehicle fire of the year for the Lawrence Township Volunteer Fire Company. A car had rear-ended a slow-moving tractor-trailer near mile marker 111 on Interstate 80 westbound. Thankfully, the drivers of both vehicles were uninjured. The car, however,... Read More.

Ice in Clearfield County causes several crashes, shuts down I-80

Friday, February 14 by wcednews

Clearfield County, PA - As things turned to ice during the massive drop in temperature, Interstate 80 saw several crashes and closures in the Clearfield County area. Lawrence Township Volunteer Fire Company reported that they helped with some of the accidents near mile marker 114,... Read More.

Tractor-trailer hauling honey and jelly catches fire on Interstate 80 near Clearfield

Monday, February 10 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA – A tractor-trailer hauling honey and jelly caught fire on Interstate 80 on Sunday afternoon, causing massive amounts of smoke and some traffic delays. The tractor-trailer had been going eastbound whenever it caught fire near mile marker 119, near Clearfield, just after 2:30... Read More.

Trailer destroyed by fire in Bradford Township, Clearfield County

Wednesday, February 5 by wcednews

Bradford Township, PA – Tuesday evening, while firefighters in Lawrence Township were already gathered to do some in-house training, concerned citizens reported smoke and flames coming from a trailer on Doc Welker Road, Bradford Township, Clearfield County. Crews were able to be on scene within... Read More.