Front Page

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer An Oil City panel charged with a singular mission – public parking – has voted to shut down. “The…

From staff reports Two Franklin residents who were wanted on felony warrants for aggravated cruelty to animals were arrested Thursday. Franklin city police arrested Lindsey…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin City Council members on Monday voted to send a letter to state lawmakers in support of a bill that…

From staff reports Butler state police said an 18-year-old man was killed in a crash in Worth Township on Sunday afternoon. Police said the man,…

From staff reports Meadville Medical Center has reported that a confirmed case of measles was identified in a patient in the emergency department on Tuesday….

From staff reports Preliminary hearings are scheduled Wednesday morning for two men charged in a robbery last weekend near 33 Venango St. in Franklin. Sugarcreek…

From staff reports A second suspect has been charged in connection with a May 20 robbery in Oil City. A criminal complaint filed by Oil…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer A Cochranton woman accused of using a Taser on a Polk Center resident was ordered held for court Wednesday in…

From staff reports Bridge Builders Community Foundations and the family of Oil City teacher Jessica Marie Stephens, who died earlier this year, have announced the…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Oil City Council is considering a new ordinance that is designed to put some “teeth” into enforcing property nuisances…

From staff reports An Oil City man was jailed Friday on robbery and other charges in connection with an incident Monday at a Lincoln Street…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Renovations to Oil City’s Cornplanter Square building, the former Mellon Bank building, are continuing with selective demolition and abatement completed…

From staff reports Two Oil City women pleaded guilty Monday in connection with two separate drug-related deaths last year. Heather Morgan, 37, pleaded guilty to…

From staff reports Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate in April decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to a record low 3.8 percent in April – the lowest…

From staff reports A power outage left many Oil City residents and those in the surrounding area in the dark on Thursday at about 9:30…

From staff reports The Office of State Inspector General filed welfare fraud charges against 178 individuals, including a Franklin woman, between Jan. 1 and March…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Long-awaited repairs to the Liberty Street midblock pedestrian crossing could cause problems with another city project, it was learned at…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer The two Canal Township residents who were keeping more than 50 dogs in squalid conditions in a single-wide trailer were…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin residents turned out in force at Monday’s city council meeting to discuss pedestrian safety. “This is not a very…

From staff reports State police in Corry said a Titusville woman has been charged with statutory sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy that occurred at…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A soldering iron could be to blame for a fire that gutted the interior of a Pleasantville residence Wednesday, according…

From staff reports A Franklin state police fire marshal has inspected the site of Monday’s blaze in Irwin Township that destroyed a home at 476…

From staff reports Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Monday the arrests of 19 people accused of operating a cocaine trafficking organization in Crawford and…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Venango County commissioners and commissioners in 10 other Pennsylvania counties have signed resolutions that oppose proposed changes that would turn…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer A Canal Township couple were formally charged Thursday in connection with an animal cruelty case in which more than 50…

From staff reports Corry state police said a man who had been missing from his Centerville home since late Thursday afternoon was located unharmed in…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer All charges against an Oil City woman accused of attempted homicide were withdrawn Wednesday in Venango County Central Court. Deania…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer While the Crawford Area Transportation Authority intercity bus service accommodates a wide assortment of people in Venango County, a point…

From staff reports A woman has been charged with arson as a result of a structure fire in Titusville at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Titusville…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer One of Oil City’s public authorities that at one time wielded considerable clout in the city is going away….

From staff reports An informational workshop is planned to help people better understand the expected changes that may occur when the consent decree between Highmark…

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough police said a routine stop for traffic violations in the 400 block of Rocky Grove Avenue late Saturday night led…

From staff reports A Corsica man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Clarion County court to a homicide by vehicle charge in connection with a 2017 crash…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin-based Precious Paws Animal Rescue’s SNYP (Spay and Neuter Your Pets) Clinic celebrated two milestones earlier this month with its…

From staff reports State police in Mercer said a man and a woman have been charged in the kidnapping and robbery of a 15-year-old boy…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A group of Oil City residents met Thursday to address a community problem of a different sort – too…

A project to preserve seven bridges located throughout Venango County will start later this month, according to a press release from PennDOT. Work on the…

From staff reports An ATV crash Saturday in Perry Township, Mercer County, left one man dead and another with suspected serious injuries, Mercer state police…

From staff reports Power lines and trees came down as strong winds that were accompanied by heavy rain, thunder, lightning and hail tore through the…

From staff reports A Titusville man is facing aggravated assault and other charges for allegedly attacking a man with a baseball bat this week. Titusville…

From staff reports A Leeper man was sentenced Wednesday to serve a minimum of 15 years in state prison for repeated sexual assaults of a…

From staff reports A Cochranton resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating federal firearms laws, U.S. Attorney Scott W….

HARRISBURG (AP) — Deer hunting season in Pennsylvania will be starting on a Saturday rather than a Monday beginning next season. The Pennsylvania Game Commission…

From staff reports Oil City police said a video that an Oil City Area School District student is accused of posting to their Snapchat account…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A multi-agency coordination effort was established Tuesday in Franklin after residents in a neighborhood pleading for help brought their concerns…

From staff reports A bus driver for Brookville Area School District was arraigned Thursday on 180 charges related to alleged rapes and assaults of a…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A Canal Township man has been charged in U.S. District Court for knowingly and unlawfully possessing firearms not registered to…

From staff reports Two Brookville Area High School students are in custody after allegedly plotting a school shooting. Brookville police said the incident began Friday…

NEW CASTLE (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped all charges against a woman in a robbery-related western Pennsylvania shooting that killed three people, including a 10-year-old…