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Fox News, Smartmatic file dueling motions for summary judgment in defamation case

Thursday, May 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Years after the 2020 election and in the wake of a landmark $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News is continuing to fight back against a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit brought by voting machine company Smartmatic.Fox wrote a clear... Read More.

Punxsutawney woman faces charges of assault, resisting arrest

Tuesday, November 14 by Louise Bennett

PUNXSUTAWNEY – A 31-year-old Jefferson County woman is facing various criminal charges, including assault and resisting arrest, after she tried to fight two police officers last week.According to court documents, Christine Rand is facing a total of four felony counts, six misdemeanors, and two... Read More.

Brockway man charged with aggravated assault by vehicle, injures three people

Saturday, September 23 by Louise Bennett

BROCKWAY — State Police have filed “aggravated assault by vehicle” charges against a Brockway man following a two-vehicle crash this summer that injured three people. In all, 27-year-old Luke Bish faces three felonies and multiple misdemeanor and summary charges related to him driving under the... Read More.

Trump engaged in financial ‘bait-and-switch,’ NY AG lawyer says during argument for summary judgment

Friday, September 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A lawyer for the New York attorney general's office described "staggering" misrepresentations about the value of former President Donald Trump's properties and assets, arguing that Trump engaged in a prolonged "bait-and-switch" to lower his tax burden while inflating his assets to... Read More.

Judge to hear arguments for summary judgment in New York AG’s $250M lawsuit against Trump

Friday, September 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in the New York attorney general's $250 million fraud lawsuit are scheduled to appear in New York Supreme Court Friday for a pre-trial conference.Judge Arthur Engoron is expected to hear arguments on... Read More.

Brockway man faces charges of aggravated assault by vehicle

Friday, September 22 by Louise Bennett

BROCKWAY — State Police have filed “aggravated assault by vehicle” charges against a Brockway man following a two-vehicle crash that injured three people.In all, 27-year-old Luke Bish faces three felonies and multiple misdemeanor and summary charges related to him driving under the influence of... Read More.

E. Jean Carroll wins partial summary judgment in original 2019 defamation case against Trump

Wednesday, September 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York on Wednesday granted writer E. Jean Carroll's motion for partial summary judgment in her 2019 defamation case against former President Donald Trump.Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, sued Trump in 2019 over allegedly defamatory statements... Read More.

Reynoldsville man faces drug possession charges following traffic stop

Wednesday, July 19 by Louise Bennett

SYNDER TWP. – A Reynoldsville man is facing drug possession charges following a traffic stop in Jefferson County.State Police say 39-year-old Benjamin Ross of Reynoldsville was stopped for a summary traffic violation on July 6 in Snyder Township when police discovered that Ross did... Read More.

Florida man charged with drug possession in Punxsutawney

Monday, July 17 by Louise Bennett

PUNXSUTAWNEY – A Florida man is facing drug possession charges after a traffic stop in Punxsutawney.According to State Police, a 59-year-old man was suspected to be driving under the influence of a controlled substance when he was pulled over for a summary traffic violation... Read More.

One DUI arrest, traffic citations issued at sobriety checkpoint

Saturday, June 24 by Louise Bennett

BIG RUN – It was a busy night for Punxsutawney State Police after issuing a dozen traffic violations and making one DUI arrest.State Police in Punxsutawney held a sobriety checkpoint yesterday evening along Route 119 in Big Run Borough.State Police say the... Read More.

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