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DuBois Holiday Basketball Tournament: Bringing A Community Together

Tuesday, December 31 by wcednews

DUBOIS - The annual DuBois Holiday Basketball Tournament was held over the weekend bringing in area school teams for a healthy competition. The main varsity games had four teams competing for the championship title, DuBois Central Catholic, DuBois High School, Brookville, and Brockway. We heard from... Read More.

Gardners Candies Allergy Recall

Tuesday, December 31 by wcednews

UNDATED - An area candy manufacturer is recalling their 1.25 ounce packages of Cappuccino Meltaway bars for possible nut contamination. The candies in question are believed to have hit shelves on September 1st. In a 1.25 ounce package with lot number 082725 They can also be... Read More.

Area Woman Accused of Stealing Over $150,000 From Mother

Monday, December 30 by wcednews

RIDGWAY - A Ridgway woman is facing felony theft charges after allegedly swindling over $150,000 dollars from her mother, who is battling dementia. According to State Police, a number of withdrawals had been made from the mother’s account once 56 year-old Kelly Wright became the... Read More.

DuBois Mayor Blames Past Administration for Massive Pension Costs

Monday, December 30 by wcednews

DUBOIS - The 2025 City of DuBois’ Budget is setting aside close to a million dollars to pay off pension plans. This extremely high number, according to DuBois Mayor Patrick Reasinger, is due to the plan selected by previous administration which pays out more annually... Read More.

Alleged Elk County Theft

Monday, December 30 by wcednews

ST MARYS - A St. Marys man is behind bars after allegedly breaking into a residence and stealing a credit card to buy laughing gas earlier in the month According to police, a victim told authorities that he had an unauthorized credit card purchase from... Read More.

DuBois Man Accused of Stealing Motorcycle During Police Evasion

Monday, December 30 by wcednews

DUBOIS - A man behind bars for an alleged robbery is now facing more theft charges. On June 11th police were at a motorcycle repair shop looking for 59 year-old Richard Smeal for allegedly robbing a DuBois Burger King. While police did not find Smeal,... Read More.

United Way Hits 60 Percent of Goal

Monday, December 30 by wcednews

DUBOIS - The DuBois United way has now hit 60 percent of their $315,000 dollar goal. The group touts how the giving spirit during the holidays allowed them to gather the massive amount of funds. Everything raised by the local group will go straight back to... Read More.

Phone Recording Reveals Alleged Assault

Saturday, December 28 by wcednews

REYNOLDSVILLE - A Reynoldsville man is facing multiple charges after allegedly attacking a man earlier in the month An unnamed male victim told police that on December 12th at around 2pm he had gone to his girlfriend’s house where he was allegedly attacked by 56... Read More.

Elk County Man Alleged Gun Threat

Saturday, December 28 by wcednews

JONES TOWNSHIP - A Wilcox man is behind bars after allegedly threatening several people with a firearm Monday. On December 23rd, State Police received reports of a domestic incident at Glen Hazel Road in Jones Township. Upon arrival the victim told police that 63 year-old Wayne... Read More.

Deadly Winburne Fire Claims Fire Chief’s Father

Friday, December 27 by wcednews

WINBURNE - A deadly Winburne fire claimed the life of the Fire Chief’s Father Christmas Eve. At around 2:08 pm, crews with the Winburne Volunteer Fire Company, alongside other Clearfield and Centre County Fire Departments were dispatched to Coalward Street for an active structure fire. After... Read More.