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By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer A Franklin man is facing burglary and criminal trespass charges for allegedly breaking into a home early Sunday morning in…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer A Pittsburgh man is facing numerous charges for allegedly assaulting an Oil City police officer Sunday. A criminal complaint filed…

A tractor trailer appears to have fallen Monday, March 27, from Interstate 80 near Emlenton, at the crossroads of route 208/38 and Metz Road. (photos by…

By Saxon Daugherty  Staff Writer Venango County Judge Robert L. Boyer has approved the consolidation of voter precincts in Cornplanter Township and Sugarcreek Borough. But…

A Franklin man is facing child-endangerment charges after a 2-year-old child was found running down the middle of a street. Franklin police said officers received…

From staff reports CLARION – Clarion University has designated all-gender restrooms in 11 buildings on the Clarion campus and in one building on the Venango…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer An Oil City man charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with an assault last July was held for court Wednesday….

By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Staff writer BROOKVILLE – A 33-year-old Shippenville man was charged last week with homicide by vehicle stemming from a crash last…

From staff reports The Clarion County Career Center was on lockdown for a short period of time Monday morning after police were notified about threats…

Bridge Builders Community Foundations will launch its Week of Giving campaign today, which will allow donors to support numerous non-profit organizations in Venango, Clarion and…

By Sally Bell Staff writer A Venango County judge heard testimony Friday regarding the proposed combination of voter precincts in Cornplanter and Rockland Townships and…

State police in Franklin are looking for someone who broke into King’s Family Restaurant in Reno overnight Wednesday. The person smashed a window, stole a…

From staff reports Firefighters fought a structure fire near the intersection of Route 36 and Tylersburg Road in Tylersburg in Clarion County Thursday night. According…

From staff reports One man was injured when the vehicle he was driving slid off the road, hit a ditch and rolled over at about…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff Writer Local firefighters prevented a garage fire Monday night in Cranberry Township from turning much worse. “If they would have gotten…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff Writer A Franklin man was released from the Venango County jail Monday after a judge ruled he was improperly arrested last…

From staff reports After a 46-year-old Rouseville woman was swindled while attempting to buy a vehicle from Craigslist, Franklin state police are asking the public…

By Saxon Daugherty Staff Writer A petition for writ of habeas corpus has been filed on behalf of a Franklin man accused of starting an…

From staff reports Venango Catholic High School will launch a new curriculum in the fall. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) readiness, emphasis on the…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer More details have emerged on four people who were arrested on drug charges last week in Clarion. According to a…

From staff reports High winds that started late Wednesday morning and continued well into the evening wreaked havoc across the region. Venango County 911 fielded…

From staff reports West Forest Elementary officials have canceled school today, due to ongoing repairs of the school’s boilers. West Forest students grades 7 to…

From staff reports A 78-year-old Titusville woman was scammed for $2,000 Friday afternoon. According to Franklin police, the woman received a phone call from someone…

From staff reports A structure fire in Emlenton had multiple departments battling the flames late into Friday evening. The fire was started in a residence…

From staff reports A Franklin man was arrested following a physical altercation Wednesday afternoon at the Venango County Courthouse. Franklin police said William Ziegler, 57,…

From staff reports Oil City police are asking area residents to be on the lookout for potential scams after a man brought a suspicious correspondence…

From staff reports Two women face a plethora of charges after forging checks in November and December last year. According to Franklin police, Rita Mueller-Bugna,…

By SALLY BELL and SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writers Cranberry School Board members passed a resolution Monday night opposing legislation that would eliminate school property taxes….

From staff reports No one was injured in a house fire late Monday afternoon in the 300 block of Elk Street in Franklin. A passerby…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Two people are facing felony drug charges following a search of a residence Friday on Oil City’s South Side. A…

  From staff reports All lanes of Duncomb Street between Seneca Street and Elm Street in Oil City are closed, according to PennDOT. The street…

Marissa Dechant Staff writer The return of a television cold case series has brought back painful memories that 25 years later are still extant in…

Two Oil City residents are facing drug charges following a search of their home last week. According to a criminal complaint filed with district judge…

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough police are continuing to investigate two thefts from coin machines on Rocky Grove Avenue. Police said the first theft occurred…

By NATASHA BRENNEMAN Staff writer With warmer temperatures this week it feels like spring has sprung, but the uptick will soon be over. Bill Modzelewski,…

From staff reports Franklin state police released details Tuesday about a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon near Victory Heights Hill in Cranberry Township that sent two…

One person was injured in this crash Monday afternoon on Victory Heights Hill in Cranberry Township. A dispatcher with Venango County 911 said the accident…

From staff reports Franklin state police are investigating a hit-run crash Saturday night on Route 8 in Cornplanter Township. Police said the vehicle left a…

From staff reports The Sugarcreek Truss Bridge over Sugar Creek opened to traffic Friday. Final paving work, including resurfacing the bridge approaches, will be done…

From staff reports A Pinegrove Township home was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. The residence was located on Old State Road near its intersection with…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer An Emlenton man accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a teenage girl waived his preliminary hearing in the case…

From staff reports Two Franklin men were flown to UPMC Hamot in Erie Monday afternoon after an accident on Elk Street in Franklin. Franklin city…

By JON HAAGStaff writer February weather has stalled the Oil Creek Township, Venango County sewer project and some residents are in dismay over some of…

From staff reports HARRISBURG – Fire departments and ambulance companies in Armstrong, Clarion, Crawford and Forest counties have received state grants. More than a quarter…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY  Staff writer Oil City’s local access television station is expected to be up and running under a new provider by early April….

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer Two Oil City residents are facing charges after police were called to their Beech Street apartment by a social services…

From staff reports Here are several reactions to Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed 2017-18 state budget from area lawmakers, the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer An Oil City man is facing multiple charges in connection with a domestic incident Friday morning. Oil City police said…

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania school superintendent has resigned after water problems forced an elementary school to close and relocate pupils to a…

By Natasha Brenneman  Staff writer Corrin Electric Supply Co., the oldest family-owned business in Oil City, will close its doors for good later this month….