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DuBois Woman Charged after Child Falls from Window

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DUBOIS - A DuBois woman has been charged with child endangerment after a small boy fell from a second floor window. According to police, on May 15th a four year-old boy had fallen out of an easily accessible window onto the sidewalk. Police say 22 year-old... Read More.

Punxsy Woman Accused of Lying to Police 

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PUNXSUTAWNEY - A Punxsutawney woman is facing charges after she allegedly lied to police about an assault. According to police, 66 year-old Geraldine Smith came forward to the Punxsutawney Police Department on June 9th claiming she was assaulted by a man. She claimed he gave her... Read More.

Fake Dog Scam Identified 

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WEST MAHONING - Police are investigating a Facebook dog scam that stole $500 dollars from a Northpoint woman. According to police, the 69 year-old victim had tried to purchase a puppy she saw on Facebook. After sending $500 dollars through a Chime mobile banking app,... Read More.

Downtown DuBois to Host Town Hall 

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DUBOIS - As Downtown DuBois gets ready to start multiple projects, they will be holding a public town hall meeting this Thursday to answer your questions. As Downtown DuBois’ Executive Director Shirley Dahrouge says, as they prepare to submit their application for designation, they must... Read More.

PennDOT Offices Closed for Juneteenth 

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UNDATED - PennDOT offices will be closed on Juneteenth. All Driver Licence and Photo Centers will be closed this Thursday June 19th, reopening the following day. Online services will also be available.

Child’s Rotten Teeth Leads to Charges

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UNION TOWNSHIP - A woman is facing multiple charges after her child had to have multiple rotten teeth extracted. According to police, 30 year-old Shelby Szul had allegedly left her child at a Union Township home before disappearing.  Another at the home told police that they... Read More.

Houtzdale Man Swindled in Cryptocurrency Scam

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HOUTZDALE - State Police are investigating a cryptocurrency scam that stole over $72,000 dollars from a Houtzdale man. According to police, the 45 year-old victim was pressured by a Facebook group to put $72,631 dollars into a cryptocurrency account. At which point an unknown amount... Read More.

Pennsylvania Budget Season 

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UNDATED - Lawmakers from all across the commonwealth are currently working to create the state’s upcoming budget. In February, the administration proposed a $133.7 billion dollar budget, going up over five percent.  We spoke with Senator Wayne Langerholc Jr. where he told us he believes that... Read More.

Minimum Wage Increase Passes House

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UNDATED - The Pennsylvania House has passed a bill that, if approved, would begin the process of increasing the state’s minimum wage. The proposed bill would increase minimum wage in Allegheny and Philadelphia Counties to $15 dollars an hour and $12 dollars an hour everywhere... Read More.