A tractor-trailer fire has left a section of Interstate 80 closed and traffic backed up Wednesday afternoon. The fire ...

A New Jersey man is facing charges after he allegedly made plans to meet what he thought was a 15-year-old girl for sex.

On Jan. 29, 2025, state police in Punxsutawney were dispatched to Milliron Road in Gaskill Township, Jefferson County. Pennsylvania State Parole agents arrived for a regulatory visit on Roy, who is an ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Officials in Jefferson County say firefighters battled a 2-alarm house fire Thursday in Punxsutawney that was reportedly caused by an exploding water tank.

On Wednesday at 4:35 p.m. an updated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 5 ...

Jefferson, which continues to expand across the region and into the Lehigh Valley, has about 2,000 employees at its ...

A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Jefferson County sold a winning Scratch-Off ticket worth $3 million, officials announced Wednesday.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A local coroner has announced that she is retiring. Jefferson County Coroner Brenda Shumaker says she's retiring at the end of the year. This is her second term as ...