Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, or PennDOT, are alerting drivers to upcoming traffic pattern shifts at the interchange of Interstate-79 and Interstate-80 in Mercer County ... Read More

MERCER COUNTY- Resurfacing work will begin next week at the interchange of I-79 and I-80 in Mercer County, causing traffic pattern changes. Starting on Monday, September 28, the Pennsylvania ... Read More

A project to install new pavement markings on sections of Interstate 80 in Mercer and Venango counties and Interstate 79 in Crawford County is scheduled to start Monday. Read More

Just about anyone who saw the wreckage from Wednesday afternoon's crash along Interstate 80 in Mercer County may be amazed that those involved walked away virtually unscathed. Read More

SHENANGO TWP. - A tractor-trailer fire shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 for a couple of hours in Mercer County Tuesday afternoon. Read More

Shenango Township Fire Chief Justin Barnes is optimistic that some recent changes, including new signage and the addition of rumble strips, will help to stem the number of crashes that have been ... Read More

(WKBN)- A portion of I-80 that was shut down on Thursday morning in Mercer County after a crash has reopened. PennDOT reports that the crash was on I-80 westbound between Exit 15: US 19 - MERCER and ... Read More

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (WKBN)- Another day, another crash along I-80 in Mercer County. That's the feeling from local fire departments, who say they're responding to multiple incidents every day along the ... Read More

A large portion of southbound I-79 is closed in Lawrence County near the Mercer County line due to a crash. PennDOT reports a multi-vehicle crash on I-79 southbound between Exit 113: PA 208 / PA 258 - ... Read More

The Mercer County Coroner has identified the victim of a fatal crash on Interstate 80 on Wednesday. The crash happened around 9:50 a.m. in the westbound lanes near mile marker 7 in East Lackawannock ... Read More

The man who lost his life in a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday on Interstate 80 has been identified. Rayburn George, 81, Clarion, Pa., was pronounced dead at the scene by Mercer County Coroner John A. Read More

One person was killed in a multiple vehicle crash on I-80 westbound in East Lackawannock Township ... Read More

A man was killed after his vehicle became disabled along Interstate 80, authorities announced Friday, Feb. 20. Gregory C. Booty, 58, of Vienna, Ohio, was struck by a pickup truck after exiting his ... Read More

Mercer County, Pa. - A portion of I-80 going eastbound in Mercer County is closed due to a car crash. Details are limited, but Pennsylvania State Police dispatch tells 21 News all lanes going ... Read More

A man was killed after his vehicle became disabled along Interstate 80, authorities announced Friday, Feb. 20. Gregory C. Booty, 58, of Vienna, Ohio, was struck by a pickup truck after exiting his ... Read More

A 22-year-old Slippery Rock University student was on his way back to the college when he died in a multi-vehicle crash Thursday, Jan. 15, in Mercer County. Austin M. Golab, of Erie, died of blunt ... Read More

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's 511PA website, the crash happened on I-79 northbound just over one mile north of exit 121 to U.S. 62 in Mercer. Read More

MERCER COUNTY, Pa. - A man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 79 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania on Thursday. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the accident occurred at ... Read More

MERCER COUNTY, Pa. - A man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 79 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania on Thursday. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the accident occurred at ... Read More

One lane was restricted on Friday morning on Interstate 80 East in Mercer County after a tractor-trailer hauling bagged red onions overturned. The crash occurred around 7:53 a.m. near mile marker 10.0 ... Read More

A tractor-trailer rollover on I-80 in Shenango Township caused traffic delays and emergency crews are still determining if anyone was injured. Read More

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has lifted the temporary speed limit restriction on Interstate 80 in Mercer and Venango counties. Due to the severity of the winter weather impacting ... Read More

MERCER Co., Pa. (WKBN ... the restriction is on Interstate 80 from the Ohio state line in Mercer County to Exit 70 (Route 322, Strattanville) in Clarion County. Additionally, commercial ... Read More

State Police in Mercer County say a Stoneboro, Pennsylvania man died when the SUV he was driving failed to stop at an intersection in Fairview Township and was struck by a pickup truck. Read More

Rene Uwimana, 44, of Kalamazoo, Michigan was the driver of a Freightliner Cascadia. He was charged with the primary violation of driving at a safe speed, suggesting that he was speeding. Read More

A portion of Interstate 80 in Mercer County was closed Tuesday evening due to a crash. According to a press release from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the eastbound lanes of ... Read More

Officials said five vehicles, including a tractor trailer, were involved in a crash along Interstate 80 in Mercer County Tuesday night. Pennsylvania State police said in a release Wednesday one ... Read More

Normal speed limits have been restored and traffic is moving again after a multi-vehicle crash shut down eastbound traffic on Tuesday. Read More

A driver involved in the multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 80 in Mercer County has been charged according to a crash report from Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). Rene Uwimana ... Read More

Officials said five vehicles, including a tractor trailer, were involved in a crash along Interstate 80 in Mercer County Tuesday night. Pennsylvania State Police said in a release Wednesday that ... Read More

Officials have closed a portion of Interstate 80 in Mercer County following a multi-vehicle crash. Pennsylvania State Police confirmed parts of I-80 from exit 4 to exit 11, is closed after a reported ... Read More

MERCER - Pennsylvania State Police Mercer County troopers moved Tuesday into a new home in East Lackawannock Township, off U.S. Route 19 near the Interstate 80 Mercer exit. Read More

WATCH VIDEO OF PREVIOUS NEWSCAST IN PLAYFINDER ABOVE PREVIOUS: Jan. 14, 2025Officials have closed a portion of Interstate 80 in Mercer County following a multi-vehicle crash. Pennsylvania State ... Read More

Mercer Co., PA (January 11, 2025) - A section of Interstate 80 Eastbound in Mercer County is closed following an early morning crash involving two tractor-trailers. The collision occurred around 2 a.m ... Read More

Two drivers from Mercer County were involved in Tuesday's crash that shut down Interstate 76 in Lawrence County. Read More

GROVE CITY - A multi-vehicle crash occurred Friday afternoon on I-80 near Grove City, which halted traffic. The crash occurred at 1:38 p.m., according to a Mercer County 911 spokesperson. A bystander ... Read More

According to 511Pa, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's traffic-monitoring website, the crash happened just before 2 p.m. on I-80 eastbound six miles west of Exit 15 to U.S. 19. Read More

Interstate 80 remained closed on the eastbound side Friday in Wharton a day after a large sinkhole forced the highway's closure, forcing drivers to sit in traffic and use detours. The ... Read More

Slick road conditions have caused accidents on busy interstates Thursday morning in Mercer County. Crews were called shortly before 2:30 a.m. to a crash on I-80 East at mile marker 3 in Hermitage that ... Read More

PennDOT has temporarily reduced the speed limit to 45 mph on Interstate 80 from the Ohio border in Mercer County east to Exit 212B, in Williamsport. Read More

A 27-year-old man was killed, and another person was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to remove a deer carcass from a roadway in Jackson Township, Mercer County, ... Read More

Multiple departments were called to mile marker 11 of I-80 Westbound around 5:30 a.m. for a truck that was off the right side of the road. Read More

DeAnna Kellar-Zawacki in 1991 survived an Interstate 80 crash in Mercer County that killed her parents and three sisters. Labeled a miracle, the then 7-year-old from Sharon became the '?poor ... Read More

One lane of the new bridge that carries Route 318 over Interstate 376 and the eastbound ramps are opened to traffic in West Middlesex. Read More

PINE TOWNSHIP - A car ran off the road and into a house Thursday on Mercer-Grove City Road after the driver reportedly had a medical emergency. Luckily, the owner of the home, Richard Slagle ... Read More

Police and Fire crews responded to an accident in Mercer County. It happened on Tieline Road in Grove City before 1 a.m. Officials did not give any details about the incident, and First News will ... Read More

Pa. (WKBN) - A Pittsburgh man is facing multiple charges following a reported ... Police said Lewis did not stop, leading to a chase on Interstate 79 that was terminated at the end of a rural road in ... Read More

One passenger has died after a crash in South Pymatuning Twp. Sunday morning, while another is hospitalized, according to sources. Read More

Shenango Township police in Lawrence County are investigating a break-in and theft of guns at Duke's Sport Shop on Route 422 early Sunday. Shenango Township police chief Darren Cwynar said someone ... Read More

BUTLER TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A man was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday in Butler County. Butler County dispatchers say first responders were called to the area of Mercer Road and Benjamin Franklin ... Read More

According to the District Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Meran was driving a van on Interstate 80 in Mercer County on Jan. 26, 2016, and was found to have a hidden ... Read More

(WJET / WFXP)- Speed limits on parts of Interstates 79 and 80 in Mercer and Crawford counties have been reduced to 45 mph due to winter weather. PennDOT is also urging motorists to avoid traveling ... Read More

A crash involving a sedan and a heavy-duty truck killed a Franklin County woman Tuesday morning, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Troopers said Angel Rife, 49, of Mercersburg, was driving a ... Read More

SHENANGO Twp. Pa. (WKBN)- A tractor-trailer crash happened on I-80 just west of the Shenango River Thursday morning. Crews were called to mile marker 3 of I-80 shortly before 5 a.m. The Shenango ... Read More

First Responders were called to the scene of an accident involving two tractor-trailers along the westbound lanes of I-80 between the I-376 interchange and the state line. A tractor-trailer was ... Read More

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has restored the speed limit on Interstate 80 in Mercer and Venango counties, and Interstate 79 in Crawford, Erie, and Mercer counties. Read More

PENNSYLVANIA (WKBN) - As the snow continues to fall, PennDOT has lowered the speed limit and temporarily restricted certain vehicles on part of Interstate 80 in Mercer County. These vehicles are not ... Read More

One person was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a UPS truck in Mercer County. According to the Office of the Shenango Township Fire Chief's Facebook, a UPS truck hit a guardrail near mile ... Read More

AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE WATCHING THOSE SNOW SHOWERS, A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN MIXING IN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME SNOW FLAKES UP ALONG INTERSTATE 80. MERCER VENANGO CLARION ALSO JUST A ... Read More

Two males are dead after a police pursuit ended with a crash into a body of water early Wednesday, Dec. 20, in southern Franklin County. The incident started in the 9000 block of Lindale Avenue in ... Read More

A damaged section of the Route 318 bridge over Interstate 376 will have to be replaced after a truck struck it Thursday morning. The accident was reported to Mercer County 911 at 10:51 a.m., and it ... Read More

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is blaming a truck accident for closing a couple of highways in Mercer County. PennDOT reported late Thursday morning that the bridge that carries Route ... Read More

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is blaming a truck accident for closing a couple of highways in Mercer County. PennDOT reported late Thursday morning that the bridge that carries Route ... Read More

MERCER COUNTY, Pa. (WKBN) - A portion of state Route 376 eastbound is closed after a bridge was damaged in a crash. The bridge that goes over 376 is also closed. According to Pennsylvania State Police ... Read More

MERCER COUNTY, Pa. (WKBN) - A portion of state Route 376 eastbound is closed after a bridge was damaged in a crash. The bridge that goes over 376 is also closed. According to Pennsylvania State Police ... Read More

That examination of accident data, which focused on the westernmost 15 miles of Interstate 80 going through Pennsylvania, indicated that while that stretch of highway from the Ohio state line to the ... Read More

Joseph Yuran, 55, of Sharpsville, is charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and aggravated vehicular for the crash earlier this month at U.S. 422 and state Route ... Read More

Mercer, PA (November 8, 2023) - An early morning multi-vehicle ... State Trooper Bertha Cazy confirmed the casualty and injuries. Mallory, 34, from Rochester, NY, died at the crash site. Emergency ... Read More

MERCER CO., Pa. (WKBN) - According to PennDOT, there is a multi-vehicle crash on I-80 eastbound near the state line. PennDOT reported the accident around 2 a.m. near the I-376 interchange. Officials ... Read More

A western Pennsylvania nurse who was previously charged with homicide ... Officials say the crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday at mile marker 14 on Interstate 80 near Mercer. About 11 miles of ... Read More

Eight to 10 vehicles, including tractor-trailers, were involved in a crash that kept part of Interstate 80 shut down for several hours Wednesday, state police in Mercer County said.Sky 4 flies over ... Read More

A multi-vehicle crash involving tractor-trailers has shut down part of Interstate 80 in northwestern Pennsylvania.The eastbound lanes of I-80 are closed in Mercer County.Sign up for our ... Read More

The crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. at mile marker 14 on eastbound Interstate 80 near Mercer. The road remained closed ... including tractor-trailers and passenger cars, Pennsylvania State Trooper ... Read More

Pennsylvania State Police said between eight and 10 vehicles ... In response to the accident, PennDOT closed I-80 eastbound from the Interstate 376 interchange in Shenango Township to the Mercer exit. Read More

Eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 remain closed Wednesday in Mercer County after being ... were involved in a crash about a mile before the Route 19 Mercer interchange. Pennsylvania Department of ... Read More

PennDOT has emailed a corrected news release stating that the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 remain closed early Wednesday in Mercer County, five-and-a-half hours after being closed by a deadly ... Read More

MERCER COU NTY, Pa. - A multi-vehicle crash involving tractor-trailers has shut down Interstate 80 eastbound in Mercer County for hours Wednesday. Sky 4 video showed several tractor-trailers at the ... Read More

According to PennDOT, I-80 eastbound is closed between Route 376 and the Mercer exit. The roadway is expected to reopen later today. At least one patient was taken to a hospital. Another crash was ... Read More

Callers told dispatchers that several trucks and cars were involved in a crash at around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday along the eastbound lanes of I-80 about a mile before the Route 19 Mercer interchange. Read More

Pocono, PA (October 23, 2023) - A troubling 3-vehicle accident unfolded on Monday, October 22, 2023, on I-80 Eastbound MM 309.3. Reports indicate potential injuries to children involved. The incident ... Read More

Pennsylvania State Police were called out to I-79 ... Several vehicles hit, damaged after water bottles thrown over I-80 overpass in Mercer County The driver, a 20-year-old Philadelphia man, was ... Read More

SHENANGO TWP., Pa. (WKBN) - Police are investigating a crash on Interstate 80 Sunday in Mercer County as a suspected DUI crash. Pennsylvania State Police say a car was in the left lane, then went into ... Read More

State College, PA (October 5, 2023) - A multi-vehicle crash occurred on I-80 eastbound between Mile Post 119.5 and Mile Post 120.0 on Thursday, October 5, 2023. The incident resulted in lane ... Read More

The Pennsylvania Welcome Center on Interstate 80 eastbound in Mercer County will be closed beginning September 1. PennDOT says the restrooms, parking lot, and outdoor rest area will remain open until ... Read More

As many as 40 vehicles were involved in a crash at milepost 133 on Interstate 79 in Mercer County on Saturday afternoon, police said.Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials said the ... Read More

GROVE CITY, Pa.,None - A father and a toddler were killed in a crash Friday night on I-79 in Mercer County. Troy Hallam and his 22-month-old daughter Haley died after the vehicle struck a tree ... Read More

According to Pennsylvania State Police, the two-vehicle accident happened on Interstate 79 near mile marker 110.6 in Springfield Township around 6:55 p.m. Troy Hallam, 34, of Carnegie, and a 22 ... Read More