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By JIM MEYER Staff writer Firefighters were dispatched Monday afternoon to a fire caused by smoldering cigarette butts under an awning outside Casey’s Restaurant and…

From staff reports Titusville police are looking for two Titusville residents who have active warrants out for their arrest. According to authorities, Rachel Kinney and…

From staff reports A house fire early Saturday afternoon in Oil City resulted in major structure damage and one person needing treatment at UPMC Northwest….

From staff reports A Detroit man is facing charges after Oil City police allegedly found him in possession of heroin during the execution of a…

From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges after he allegedly choked a woman while she was holding on to her infant child early…

The Associated Press Bon-Ton soon will close all its stores. Bon-Ton’s bankruptcy auction began Monday and the company announced Tuesday it received a winning bid…

From staff reports A Franklin man is wanted on vehicular homicide and DUI charges in connection with a 2016 crash in Sugarcreek Borough that killed…

NEW YORK (AP) — The end is near for department store operator The Bon-Ton Stores. Two liquidation firms are the victors of an auction for…

From staff reports A fire Monday at a residence at 118 Cowell Ave. in Oil City is believed to have been caused by a malfunctioning…

From staff reports According to Clarion state police a passenger died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on Miola Road in…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer One of the co-defendants accused of killing a Franklin woman in October appeared in court Friday to oppose a…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL – Contributing writer More details have emerged about a potential county-wide recycling center that may be located in Cranberry Township. The…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Venango County’s recycling and solid waste coordinator says plans for a collection center in the county are in response to…

From staff reports An Oil City man is wanted in connection with the assault of his girlfriend Saturday at their Plummer Street residence. A criminal…

From staff reports Titusville Moose Family Center 84 presented $2,000 donations to 17 first response agencies during the center’s annual emergency night on Friday. The…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer An Oil City man who pleaded guilty in December in three separate cases involving sexual misconduct with three children…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer An Oil City man who pleaded guilty in February in two separate cases involving the corruption of minors and…

ERIE (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania, has published a list of 34 priests and 17 lay people who have faced credible…

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough Council approved two ordinances that will affect borough residents at the panel’s meeting Wednesday. Borough manager Joe Sporer said that…

From staff reports Charges have been withdrawn against a couple from Palmyra who were accused of trying to scam $15,000 from a Jackson Township woman…

From staff reports A Franklin state police trooper says he determined he needed to use pepper spray on an aggressive dog late Monday afternoon in…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer A second person is facing charges in connection with the overdose death of a 28-year-old Callensburg woman in September. Grace…

From staff reports Mercer state police reported that a 26-year-old man died at the scene of a crash at 10:57 a.m. Friday on Petersburg Road…

From staff reports A second man is facing numerous charges in connection with the creation of forged medical excuses for a student at Oil City…

From staff reports A Utica woman accused of the fraudulent withdrawal of more than $5,000 from the Friends of the Franklin Wrestling Club during her…

From staff reports An Oil City couple accused of possessing drugs and a firearm at their Manning Street residence where two young children also live…

EDINBORO (AP) — The embattled president of a small northwestern Pennsylvania college is resigning following an uproar over his comments on problems at the financially…

By JIM MEYER Staff Writer Oil City School Board members on Monday approved the renewal of the district’s food service contract with The Nutrition Group…

From staff reports Clarion state police have issued a felony arrest warrant for a Rimersburg man. Dennis Horner, 61, is wanted on felony counts of…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer An Oil City man is facing 40 charges after he allegedly forged medical excuses for his daughter who attends…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer A Franklin woman accused of stealing nearly $2,700 through a GoFundMe page she created for the victims of a house…

From staff reports Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding has sent a letter to Dean Dairy Holdings following the announcement that the company provided termination…

GREAT MILLS, Md. (AP) — A teenager with a handgun shot a girl inside his Maryland high school Tuesday before he was fatally wounded during…

GREAT MILLS, Md. (AP) — School officials report that there’s been a shooting at a Maryland high school, that the ‘event is contained’ and the…

From staff reports The second annual Week of Giving sponsored by Bridge Builders Community Foundation starts today. The Week of Giving event kicks off at…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer March Madness fans tuning in to this month’s NCAA basketball tournament are likely to spot a familiar face among…

A Franklin man is facing charges after he allegedly cut off the airways of a juvenile boy during an altercation last month at a Pacific…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Oil City police said an Oil City woman who has been wanted since January was recently seen on security camera…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer A Utica woman is facing fraud charges after she allegedly withdrew more than $5,000 from the Friends of the Franklin…

By JIM MEYER Staff Writer Two major revitalization projects for Oil City continue to move forward following action Tuesday by the Venango County commissioners. The…

From staff reports PennDOT has opened online application for REAL ID pre-verification for customers who are interested in obtaining a REAL ID and obtained their…

From staff reports A former Venango County resident was acquitted Friday of homicide charges in connection with a shooting almost three years ago near the…

From staff reports A memorial demonstration will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday on the Venango County Courthouse steps to honor the 17 people killed…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer Two men are facing charges after police allegedly found them in possession of methamphetamine during the execution of a search…

From staff reports An Ohio woman accused of stealing a vehicle from the Country Fair on Oil City’s North Side in November waived her preliminary…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer A non-profit agency that aims to put food on local residents’ plates has a simple need – drivers to…

From staff reports A Farrell teenager who fled from his Clintonville foster home and was returned there has once again fled, Franklin state police said….

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer An Oil City man accused of driving under the influence of various drugs while in illegal possession of a…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer A woman is facing aggravated assault charges after she allegedly injured her boyfriend with a baseball bat Thursday at…

From staff reports A Franklin woman accused of biting a police officer and making threats to her mother and authorities last month waived her preliminary…