ONE OF THE MEN BEHIND THE FORMATION OF THE KEYSTONE ELK COUNTRY ALLIANCE IS BEING HONORED WITH A NEW FEATURE AT THE ELK COUNTRY VISITORS CENTER IN BENEZETTE.  KECA ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY THE CREATION OF THE TERRY BRYANT MEMORIAL TREE GROVE AT THE VISITORS CENTER.  BRYANT WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE FORMATION AND GROWTH OF KECA.  THE GROVE WILL FEATURE A SHORT WALKING TRAIL SURROUNDED BY A VARIETY OF NATIVE PENNSYLVANIA TREE SPECIES.

CITY OF BRADFORD POLICE HAVE ARRESTED 45-YEAR-OLD ANTWON “BABY” JACOBS ON AN ACTIVE MCKEAN COUNTY ADULT PROBATION WARRANT.  WHEN POLICE CONFRONTED HIM, JACOBS RAN AND HAD TO BE DETAINED.  OFFICERS FOUND 22 BAGGIES OF CRACK COCAINE AND TWO PACKAGES OF MARIJUANA ON HIS PERSON.  HE WAS CHARGED WITH FELONY POSESSION WITH INTENT DELIVER A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, EVANDING ARREST, AND FELONY FLIGHT TO AVOID APREHENSION.  JACOBS IS IN THE MCKEAN COUNTY JAIL ON $125,000 BAIL.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY, STEPHANIE VETTENBERG-SHAFFER, IS ASKING THE STATE SUPERIOR COURT TO REVIEW A JUDGE’S APPOINTMENT TO A DEATH PENALTY CASE.  THE CASE INVOLVES TYLER PRESCOTT AND THE ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT AND MURDER OF HIS 2-YEAR-OLD SON.  VETTENBERG-SHAFFER CITES SEALED DEFENSE FILINGS AND PROCEEDINGS HELD WITHOUT THE PROSECUTION PRESENT IN HER APPEAL.  SHE ALLEGES THAT ONE OF THOSE HEARINGS WAS SCHEDULED WITHOUT NOTICE AND THAT STEPS WERE TAKEN TO KEEP HER FROM LEARNING IT WAS TAKING PLACE.  SHE HAS ASKED THAT THE JUDGE, NORMAN KRUMENACKER THE THIRD, RECUSE HIMSELF DUE TO THESE ALLEGED INCIDENTS, WHICH HE HAS DENIED. 

A WANTED ELK COUNTY MAN IS NOW BACK IN CUSTODY AND HIS MOM IS JAILED ON CHARGES SHE ALLEGEDLY AIDED HIM IN ESCAPING.  47-YEAR-OLD DARYL GOODROW, OF JOHNSONBURG, LEFT FROM PRISON WORK RELEASE BACK ON SEPTEMBER 21^ST IN DUBOIS.  POLICE SAY IT WAS HIS MOM, 66-YEAR-OLD DONNA SORG, OF RIDGWAY, WHO ALLEGEDLY DROVE HIM AWAY FROM THE WORK SITE AND DROPPED HIM OFF AT THE PILOT TRAVEL CENTER IN FALLS CREEK MINUTES LATER.  POLICE SAY THAT GOODROW PHONED HIS MOM MOMENTS BEFORE HE WAS PICKED UP.  SORG ALLEGEDLY ADMITTED TO POLICE ABOUT THAT PHONE CALL. 

EVERYONE IS OK IN RIDGWAY AFTER A TUESDAY MORNING CRASH ON TAYLOR AVENUE.  ACCORDING TO REPORTS, A PICKUP TRUCK T-BONED AN SUV, CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO A HOUSE ON THE STREET.  THE ACCIDENT CAUSED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO A PARKED CAR AND TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE HOME.  NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CRASH IS STILL ONGOING. 

WE START IN CLARION COUNTY WHERE 35-YEAR-OLD ERIC MYERS OF KNOX IS FACING ASSAULT AND HARRASSMENT CHARGES AFTER A DOMESTIC DISPUTE.  STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE MOTEL 6 ON UNITED DRIVE IN MONROE TOWNSHIP ON SEPTEMBER 23^RD AT 10:30PM.  A FEMALE VICTIM TOLD THEM THAT SHE AND MYERS WERE DRINKING WHEN MYERS BECAME ANGRY AND BEGAN SHOUTING.  THE ARGUMENT ESCALATED WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY SHOVED THE VICTIM AND SHUT A DRAWER ON HER HAND.  TROOPERS OBSERVED BRUISING AND A SMALL CUT ON THE VICTIM’S RIGHT HAND AND BRUISING ON HER LEFT RING FINGER.  MYERS IS AWAITING HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING.

A JOHNSONBURG WOMAN IS DUE IN COURT WEDNESDAY ON CHARGES FROM AN ALLEGED INCIDENT LAST WEDNESDAY IN RIDGWAY.  ACCORDING TO RIDGWAY BOROUGH POLICE, 41-YEAR-OLD DAWN DIXON, OF JOHNSONBURG, ALLEGEDLY BROKE INTO AN EAST MAIN STREET RESIDENCE AND PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED A MALE VICTIM, CAUSING INJURIES TO HIS EYE.  DIXON EVENTUALLY LEFT THE HOUSE, BUT WAS ARRESTED LATER AND IS BEHIND BARS IN THE ELK COUNTY JAIL TODAY.

IT’S AN EXCITING EVENING AT ST. MARYS AREA HIGH SCHOOL WEDNESDAY.  IT’S THE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE AND FUTURE READY EXPO, WHICH WILL HAVE A LOT TO OFFER THE COMMUNITY.  THE EVENT BEGINS AT 4:30 WITH THE DEDICATION OF THE PILLARS: A MONUMENT HONORING THE LOCAL CARBON AND POWDERED METAL INDUSTRIES.  THEN, THE OPEN HOUSE BEGINS AT 5 WITH OVER 40 COLLEGES AND EMPLOYERS ON HAND TO TALK WITH ATTENDEES.  EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND.

WARREN CITY POLICE REPORT THAT A VEHICLE WAS STOLEN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE AREA OF THE 500 BLOCK OF PROSPECT STREET.  THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND LATER ON THE PERIMITER ROAD, JUST ACROSS THE NEW YORK STATE LINE FOLLOWING A SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH.  THE DRIVER FLED THE SCENE ON FOOT ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AND IS DESCRIBED AS BEING IN THEIR MID 20’S WITH LONG BROWN HAIR WITH A STREAK OF BLONDE.  ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE WARREN CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SEVERAL FIREFIGHTERS ARE RECOVERING AFTER RECEIVING MINOR BURNS WHILE FIGHTING A FIRE SUNDAY MORNING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.  SYKESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAY THE CALL HAPPENED JUST AFTER 3AM ON EAST MAIN STREET.  MULTIPLE INJURIES WERE REPORTED, BUT NONE SAID TO BE SERIOUS.  THE BUILDING SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. 

STATE POLICE IN WARREN COUNTY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A PERSON OF INTEREST REGARDING A TRESPASSING, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, AND ATTEMPTED BURGLARY INCIDENT.  POLICE SAY IT ALLEGEDLY HAPPENED BACK ON AUGUST 15^TH OF THIS YEAR ON OIL CREEK ROAD IN ELDRED TOWNSHIP WHEN DAMAGED WAS CAUSED ON THE PROPERTY.  WARREN COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS IS OFFERING A REWARD FOR INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO AN ARREST. 

THE CASE AGAINST 35-YEAR-OLD COURTNEY EISMAN, OF REYNOLDSVILLE, HAS MOVED FORWARD IN COURT.  SHE IS ACCUSED OF STEALING MORE THAN $2,500 FROM THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES AUXILIARY ACCORDING TO BROOKVILLE BOROUGH POLICE.  THE ORGANIZATION’S SECTRETARY TOLD OFFICERS ON JUNE 23^RD THAT SHE GAVE EISMAN THE MONEY TO DEPOSIT IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNT AND THAT TRANSACTION DIDN’T HAPPEN.  WHEN POLICE SPOKE WITH EISMAN ON THE PHONE ON JUNE 24^TH, SHE TOLD THEM THAT SHE HAD THE CASH IN HER POSSESSION AND HADN’T HAD TIME TO DEPOSIT IT.  EISMAN REMAINS FREE ON $10,000 BAIL.  HER NEXT COURT DATE IS SEPTEMBER 21^ST.

PENNDOT IS REMINDING PENSYLVANIA DRIVERS TO REMAIN CAUTIOUS ON AREA ROADS THIS FALL AS DEER ACTIVITY INCREASES DURING THE SEASONAL TRANSITION.  IN DISTRICT 1 THAT COVERS CRAWFORD, ERIE, FOREST, MERCER, VENANGO AND WARREN COUNTIES, DRIVERS WERE INVOLVED IN 513 DEER RELATED CRASHES AND ZERO DEATHS WHEN DATA WAS COMPILED IN 2025.  MOTORISTS SHOULD CALL 911 IF THEY HIT A DEER AND THEIR VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN.  VEHICLES WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE CAN LEAVE THE SCENE AND DON’T REQUIRE A POLICE REPORT.