Local News

State Police Gearing Up for Holiday Weekend

Saturday, August 31 by wcednews

DUBOIS - In anticipation of the busy holiday weekend, Pennsylvania State Police are gearing up to keep the roads safe. Dubbed the Labor Day Holiday Enforcement period, officers will expand patrols to cover a wider area as incidents happen. They will also ensure motorists are driving... Read More.

Labor Day Festivities in the Tri-County Area.

Saturday, August 31 by wcednews

DUBOIS - Labor Day is fast approaching, we take a look at what’s going on in the Tri-County Area. Starting Sunday September 1st in Elk County Labor Day Fireworks will be at the Riverview Campsites in Benezette at dusk. The Bennetts Valley Labor Day Homecoming will... Read More.

New ATA Center Unveiled

Friday, August 30 by wcednews

SANDY TOWNSHIP - An ATA Operations and Maintenance Center multiple years in the making is now fully operational. The facility, located at Spider Lake Road in Sandy Township, broke ground two years ago on the $25 million dollar project. The center will cover transportation services for... Read More.

Alleged Water Bottle Assault

Friday, August 30 by wcednews

PUNXSUTAWNEY - A Punxsutawney woman is facing assault charges after allegedly throwing plastic water bottles during an argument over the weekend. On August 25th police responded to the 400 block of Airport Road in Bell Township for reports of a domestic dispute. Once on screen officers... Read More.

Punxsutawney Woman Charged for Allegedly Stealing Children’s Phones

Friday, August 30 by wcednews

DUBOIS - A Punxsutawney woman is facing theft charges for allegedly stealing her children’s iPhones during a court mandated visitation last month. According to police, 43 year-old Maureen Barbara Selby-Bolia allegedly refused to return her two children’s cell phones bought and monthly payments made by... Read More.

PennDOT Closed for Holiday Weekend

Friday, August 30 by wcednews

DUBOIS - PennDot offices will be closed for the Labor Day Weekend. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced that all driver license and photo centers will be closed between Saturday the 31st until September 2nd. While physical locations will be closed for the weekend, a... Read More.

Gas Prices Taking a Dip

Friday, August 30 by wcednews

UNDATED – Tri-County area gas prices are still trickling downwards. According to Triple-A, Clearfield County is seeing an average of $3.66 per gallon, dropping three cents. Jefferson County’s gas price dropped almost ten cents to an average of $3.56. Elk County is still staying high only dropping... Read More.

One Man Dead After I-80 Crash

Thursday, August 29 by Bronson Rasmussen

JEFFERSON COUNTY - One man is dead following a multi-vehicle crash and subsequent tractor trailer fire in Jefferson County Wednesday morning. Crews received reports of the crash just after 6am Wednesday morning at a rest stop between the DuBois and Hazen exits on I-80. Once on... Read More.

DuBois Beautification Project

Thursday, August 29 by wcednews

DUBOIS - Soon when you go through the City of DuBois things will look a little different. Recently the city received a $4,000 dollar grant from Giant to plant upwards of 50 trees within the city. As a stipulation of the grant, the trees must be... Read More.

Issues Plaguing Local Legislators

Thursday, August 29 by wcednews

REYNOLDSVILLE - Two local legislators came to our area Tuesday to discuss and try to work through our concerns. Hosted by the Brookville Chamber of Commerce at Jeff Tech Senator Chris Dush and Representative Brian Smith spoke with residents about their problem areas. Senator Dush spoke... Read More.