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Three men were placed in the Indiana County Prison after being charged with breaking into more than 100 storage sheds in Rayne Township.

Rudy, one of the famous Anheuser Busch Inc. Clydesdales, is seen here at his home away from home the stables at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.

An all terrain vehicle accident claimed the life of a 93-year-old Drayton man on Saturday afternoon, the Punxsutawney State Police reported.

Keystone Fireworks sells legal fireworks in the County Market parking lot. PUNXSUTAWNEY -- With the Fourth of July approaching, many people may be planning to celebrate the holiday with fireworks; however, ...

Robert L. Green, senior project engineer for Gwin Dobson & Foreman Inc., said this bridge, located on South Penn Street, Punxsutawney, has been put out to bid for joint repair on the deck.

Several areas in Punxsutawney flooded quickly around 5:15 p.m. Monday, when dark clouds unleashed a deluge of water throughout the entire area, flooding several roadways.

Punxsutawney Borough Police is increasing efforts to help keep pedestrians safe this summer.

The Pentagon is preparing to order roughly 30,000 troops, including Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers at Torrance, Punxsutawney and Johnstown, to Iraq early next year in a move that would allow the U.S. to ...

It took nearly three hours to do it, but the Punxsutawney Area School Board finally adopted a budget at its Wednesday meeting.

That's how much time remains for General Assembly leaders and Gov. Ed Rendell to reach an agreement before the deadline for a new $28 billion or so budget for fiscal 2008-09, which begins at 12:01 a.m. next ...

Cindy-Lou Drummond and Martha Jenson have been given a new assignment in Zimbabwe.

The high price of vehicle fuel has been changing the driving habits of many motorists in Pennsylvania, and after the end of this month it may begin impacting local road maintenance and construction plans of the ...

Nearly seven years after the tragedy cast upon America Sept. 11, 2001, state Rep.

In the Punxsutawney Area School District, the annual groundhog extravaganza on Feb. 2 isn't all that stays the same. So do taxes -- at least relatively.

The western Pennsylvania district hasn't raised taxes since 2002-03. Instead, it has made hard choices to balance its budget, such as cutting staff and closing schools with few students. To pay for upcoming building projects, the district has been saving money.

But this year, Punxsutawney's approach, which fiscal conservatives praise as an example of good government, might backfire.

Staff at the State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale determined an inmate was wanted in New York state at the time of his release.

DAR salutes Howard Beezer with Community Service Award The Punxsutawney chapter of daughters of the American Revolution saluted its 2007-08 Community Service Award recipient, Howard Beezer .

An Ohio man was killed when his ATV crashed Saturday over an embankment in Mahaffey, Clearfield County, state police in Punxsutawney said.

Gov. Ed Rendell said Monday the Turnpike Commission should quit stalling on providing information the federal government wants to determine whether Interstate 80 can be a toll road.

PAHS bids farewell to - best group of seniors ever' Talk about commencement exercises ...Matthew Taladay demonstrates his penchant for one-armed push-ups -- like Rocky Balboa -- to the delight of Assistant ...