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HARRISBURG (AP) — Thanksgiving is over but for many around Pennsylvania Monday marks the start of an unofficial holiday: the opening of deer rifle season….

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The buzz spilling out of Trisha Dixon’s classroom and into the hallways at Cranberry High School is a sure…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer A shed and 20-foot mobile home were a total loss after a fire Monday afternoon in Clinton Township. Clintonville deputy…

From staff reports A winter storm on Thursday that brought sleet, freezing rain and snow into the region also brought down trees and power lines,…

From staff reports Mercer state police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating Jeremiah Kloos, 21, of Grove City. Kloos is wanted for a violent…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Oil City Fire Department personnel played a key role in Tuesday’s rescue of a woman in the Allegheny River. Oil…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer A woman was rescued from the Allegheny River along Colbert Avenue in the Siverly neighborhood of Oil City shortly before…

MEADVILLE (AP) — If it takes seven minutes to fill an 80-gallon tub with just the cold tap open and eight minutes with just the…

By ROSEMARY FIELDING Staff writer Valley Grove School Board members will vote next week on a proposal to assign school resource officers to patrol the…

By LUKA KRNETA Staff writer Fire companies from seven municipalities responded to a storage barn fire in the 1200 block of Mercer Road in Frenchcreek…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL-Contributing writer Cranberry Township property owners got some good news this week. Preliminary figures for the 2019 township budget show no property…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL-Contributing writer A longtime manufacturing company in Pleasantville has been sold to Roser Technologies Inc. (RTI) of Titusville. Vertical Seal Company, a…

From staff reports All four lanes of Route 8 between Reno and Oil City were reopened by Friday afternoon, according to PennDOT. PennDOT press officer…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Oil City police arrested an Oil City woman in connection with thefts last month at a residence on High Street….

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Whether local voters were riding the blue wave or standing firm with the GOP, it was clear that President Donald…

The Associated Press Election Day in Pennsylvania is under way amid expectations for relatively high midterm election turnout. Polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday and…

From staff reports Titusville police said two Titusville men were arrested on drug charges after one lead officers on a foot chase at 9:44 p.m….

From staff reports Matric Limited of Seneca celebrated its recent Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence in a ceremony Friday at the company’s facility. The…

By JIM MEYER – Staff writer The manner of death of a former Franklin woman has been ruled as undetermined by the Erie County coroner….

By JIM MEYER Staff Writer Forest County Coroner Norm Wimer recently unearthed a local connection to Saturday’s massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in…

From staff reports Several schools in Pennsylvania’s 21st Senatorial District have been awarded state grants to help improve student safety through a new program. The…

From staff reports Oil City police said they investigated an incident on Friday night in which an 18-year-old Oil City man informed officers that he…

From staff reports Mercer state police said they arrested two people on Friday afternoon in connection with a kidnapping of a 3-year-old child in New…

From staff reports A Polk Center employee is facing charges in connection with an incident involving a resident at the facility. A criminal complaint filed…

From staff reports Oil City police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Jeremy Troup, 35, of Franklin. Police said a warrant had been issued…

From staff reports A preliminary hearing scheduled Wednesday for a Franklin man accused of sending threatening letters to Venango County public officials and others has…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer The topic of student safety was once again brought to the floor at Monday’s Franklin School Board meeting. “I’m here…

From staff reports A Franklin man is facing several charges, including retaliation against a prosecutor or judicial official. Online court dockets say Nicholas Joel Borgia,…

SLIPPERY ROCK (AP) — State police say a trooper shot and wounded a woman authorities allege pointed a gun firearm at troopers at her western…

From staff reports The completion of a project to rebuild more than 500 feet of the Route 62/Route 8 (Allegheny Boulevard) retaining wall in Sugarcreek…

From staff reports A Franklin man has been convicted of homicide by vehicle and DUI in Venango County Court. Raymond Herold, 34, was found guilty…

The Northwest Commission, an eight-county economic development agency based in Oil City, has announced plans for a regional economic impact study focusing on the potential…

From staff reports Jacy Good and husband Steve Johnson will present “Hang Up and Drive” at 10 a.m. Saturday in Suites on Main North Theater…

HARRISBURG (AP) — Tougher penalties for repeated DUI offenders will soon become state law following passage by the Pennsylvania Legislature. The bill that received final votes in…

NEW CASTLE (AP) — Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old in the fatal shooting of a man, a woman and her 10-year-old daughter in western Pennsylvania….

NEW CASTLE (AP) — The deaths of a man, a woman and a 10-year-old girl found in a New Castle home as a triple homicide,…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Bidding for the first phase of the Cornplanter Square project in Oil City is scheduled to open at 10 a.m….

From staff reports Four people were transported from an Oil City residence to UPMC Northwest on Monday morning with possible carbon monoxide poisoning, according to…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL – Contributing writer Venango County has received a $345,502 state grant that ensures a county-wide recycling center will be developed and…

From staff reports Franklin state police conducted a large search on Bradleytown Road in Plum Township on Tuesday in a continuing effort to locate a…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A recent excavation project at a home uncovered a major Oil City waterline issue that prompted City Council at…

From staff reports A Lackawanna County man accused of sending sexually explicit content to a 14-year-old Cranberry girl waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday in Venango…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer The Venango County commissioners on Tuesday approved an agreement of sale for the Dotter Road Bridge in Rockland Township. The…

From staff reports The Franklin YMCA’s “Generation Y” Capital Campaign is looking to raise $600,000 for needed repairs in 2019. With construction slated to start…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer “For me, the whole ALICE concept is a state of mind,” Valley Grove School District Superintendent Kevin Briggs told parents…

From staff reports A Cooperstown man is facing charges for allegedly selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant in May 2017. A criminal complaint filed through…

A nonprofit organization focused on saving a portion of the former Camp Singing Hills Girl Scout facility is launching a $560,000 fundraiser campaign. Singing Hills…

From staff reports Oil City police are conducting an ongoing investigation into the attempted luring of children into a vehicle. Police said they received a…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer The day after a video was captured of Child Development Centers bus No. 111 traveling in the center turn lane…

President Donald Trump is scheduled to make a stop in Erie on Oct. 10, according to the Erie Times-News’ website, GoErie.com. The president is scheduled…