PennDOT adjusts, adds to planned roadway restrictions

Harrisburg, PA – In anticipation of winter weather beginning later today, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) are adjusting planned vehicle restrictions that were announced Saturday. Italicized information indicates a change from the January 14 announcement. Additional speed and vehicle restrictions... Read More.

More than $72 million in illegal drugs seized in PA in 2021

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) troopers seized $72,004,713 worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamines, and other illicit drugs throughout 2021, including $9,557,561 in the fourth quarter. For the year, troopers seized more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine, 733 pounds of methamphetamines, 551 pounds of... Read More.

Game Commission Howard Nursery seedling sales begin

HARRISBURG, PA - It’s not too early for landowners to begin making plans to improve wildlife habitat this spring and into the future by planting tree and shrub species offered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Howard Nursery. The 2022 seedling order form is available online, and... Read More.

Rollover crash on I-80 near Clarion injures two people

Clarion, PA – Two people were injured in a rollover crash in Clarion. 49-year-old Arthur Pearsall from Kersey had been driving his Chevy Silverado on I-80 westbound near mile marker 71 Thursday morning around 6:45. He lost control, struck the median on the left ride of... Read More.

Clarion man injured after striking embankment, boulder

Madison Township, PA – A Clarion man was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital after striking an embankment and then a boulder. 21-year-old Riley Slagle had been driving on Route 861 in Madison Township (east of Rimersburg in Clarion County) around 6 p.m. Tuesday. For unknown reasons,... Read More.