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Breaking News: Rebert Sentenced to Life in Prison
Life in prison without parole is the sentence for an Emporium man charged with the double homicide of a Brockway couple. It took the jury over 3 hours Friday night, but  just after 9pm the verdict was rendered to send Steven Rebert to Jail for life. Eight of the twelve jurors voted for death but the vote has to be unanimous for the death penalty. Rebert was found guilty of first and second degree murder in the shooting deaths of Wayne and Vicki Shugar of Snyder Township, Jefferson County back in April of 2010.
 

Paterno’s Son Receives Standing Ovation
Former Penn State football stars and others paid tribute to Joe Paterno in a huge campus memorial service that exposed a strong undercurrent of anger over his firing. Paterno's son jay received a standing ovation when he declared: "Joe Paterno left this world with a clear conscience."
Text Message Causes Accident
A Grampian teen escaped injury last night when he struck a utility pole after receiving a text while driving. According to reports, the 17-year-old was traveling on Scofield Street in Curwensville when took his eyes off the road to look at the text, then hit a utility pole and continued down an embankment and into Anderson Creek.
Old Coins and 2 Purple Hearts Taken From Clarion Home
State police in Clarion continue to investigate the theft of old coins and military awards from a residence in Clarion County earlier this month. An 87-year-old woman reported that a bag containing numerous olds coins, two purple hearts and other ribbons was taken from her home on Pond Lane.
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  District receives Keystone Achievement Awards for reaching AYP

  

   DuBois Area School District administrators display the Keystone Achievement Awards the district received from the state Department of Education for achieving Adequate Yearly Progress for two consecutive years in the Pennsylvania System of School Assessments in all 10 schools. The PSSA is the standardized test given annually to students in grades 3-8 and 11. Shown, from row from left, are Director of Federal Programs Barbara Smith, Director of Assessment and Student Services Jackie Canter, Elementary Principal Elizabeth Shindledecker, Elementary Principal Kathy Ginther and Middle School Principal Dr. Marianne Konior. Back row, from left, are Elementary Principal Don Mowrey, Superintendent Tim Deluccia, Assistant Superintendent Mark Heckman, School Board President Thomas Repine and High School Principal Roger Collins.