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From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges for raping a 14-year-old girl near Polk and in Irwin Township. Franklin state police said in…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The family of Peter Spencer, the Jamaican immigrant who was shot to death at a camp in Rockland Township in…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Cooperstown man is facing charges for harassing and threatening to kill a woman in Oil City and her children….

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Valley Grove School Board members discussed the school district’s Pre-K program during the panel’s meeting Monday. The board approved advertising…

From staff reports A former Venango County man has been found guilty in Venango County Court of more than 30 charges that accused him of…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man is facing charges after being accused of removing police tape from the scene of a homicide…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer A 53-year-old Franklin man is facing several charges after Franklin police said he placed another person in danger. Police, in…

From staff reports PennDOT and the City of Franklin have announced that work will begin in early April on the Liberty Street Streetscape Project in…

FRANKLIN (AP) — A man who fatally shot a guest at his cabin in Venango County nine times did so out of self-defense, a county…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A transient Franklin woman is facing charges for refusing to leave Sheetz in Franklin Sunday morning. Franklin police said in…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Local chamber of commerce leaders are preparing for the impact that rising energy costs will have on local businesses. “No…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin man is facing charges for firing a firearm that he is not permitted to have in the direction…

By LUKA KRNETA News editor Plaintiffs and defendants in the case involving the planned closure of both Polk and White Haven state centers met March…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man is facing charges for breaking into a house on Norman Street in Franklin last week. Franklin…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Three more people are facing charges in connection with the overdose death of an Emlenton woman about a year ago….

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer Looking for a dress for prom? Or a bridesmaid dress? Maybe a dress to wear to a wedding? Hope 21…

From staff reports A Titusville woman pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung…

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges for sexually assaulting a five-year-old boy in Cranberry Township. Franklin state police said in a…

From staff reports State police in Franklin said they are searching for a missing/runaway female juvenile from Cornplanter Township, who was last seen at 7:25…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Two men, both from Butler, have been charged in connection with the overdose death of an Emlenton woman last March….

From staff reports An Oil City man has been sentenced in federal court to 200 months in jail, lifetime supervised release, and ordered to pay…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Several topics were addressed during Thursday’s long, wide-ranging Oil City Council meeting, including potentially reserving some parking on the North…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man is facing charges for repeatedly kicking Oil City police officers and struggling with them when they…

From staff reports A Grant Street home in Franklin was severely damaged by fire on Wednesday. No one was injured in the blaze as the…

From staff reports A man reported missing in January was found dead Tuesday night in Oil City. John Johnson, 28, was found dead in a…

From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges for intimidation and obstruction. Sugarcreek Borough police said in a criminal complaint that Cody Latchaw, 33,…

From staff reports Oil City police said a gun was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 500 block of Colbert Avenue at about 3:30…

POLK TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — A man involved in a drug-related robbery that ended with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in eastern Pennsylvania…

By LUKA KRNETA News editor Sasol this year will begin the process of shutting down its chemical plant in Cornplanter Township, a company representative based…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Franklin fire chief Jim Wetzel gave a brief update about an adjustment regarding Venango County 911 during Wednesday’s meeting of…

DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) — Meeting with a man whose well water has been polluted for years, officials in the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office asked him…

From staff reports An Oil City woman is facing charges for using another woman’s debit card to make unauthorized charges. Oil City police said in…

From staff reports A former Cochranton man who has already been sentenced for killing his stepmother and half-brother in 2019 has pleaded guilty to federal…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man is facing drug charges in two separate cases. Oil City police said in a criminal complaint…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Two brothers from Polk have been charged in connection with the overdose death of their neighbor last year. Franklin state…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin woman is facing charges after drugs and drug paraphernalia were found in close proximity to an infant. Sugarcreek…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Cranberry Township roadmaster Ted Williams is hoping for an early thaw that will help conserve the township’s salt supply. Williams…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City police chief Dave Ragon released more details Wednesday about the quantity of drugs and money found in a…

From staff reports A Franklin man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of violating federal drug laws, U.S. Attorney Cindy…

The Oil City Fire Department has been out in force following the last few snowstorms, and on Friday Lt. Charles Hoobler and firefighter John Horn…

From staff reports Be Here, a program of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce, is celebrating five years and recently launched a new video promoting…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Betty White was more than a well-known and beloved actress. She was also a huge animal lover, and several nationwide…

A major winter storm spread misery from the Deep South, where ice-covered tree limbs snapped and a tornado claimed a life, to the nation’s northeastern…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man is facing charges for fleeing from police Tuesday in a 15-mile chase from Oil City to…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Cranberry man is facing charges after he was found in possession of drugs in a vehicle Sunday afternoon on…

By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer Pathways Adolescent Center of Oil City is opening a new school Monday for boys in seventh to 12th grades who…

From staff reports An Emlenton man is facing dozens of charges that accuse him of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 16 for…

From staff reports French Creek has been selected as Pennsylvania’s 2022 River of the Year. The creek is one of the most biologically diverse waterways…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A number of local residents braved the cold to attend the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday….

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The creation of a county fire authority was among the suggestions that was discussed during Wednesday’s gathering of Venango County…