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From staff reports Oil City police and Franklin state police are investigating the disappearance of an Oil City teenager. Sophia Steinman, 17, has been missing…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Two Oil City women are facing drug and child endangerment charges after they were found passed out in a vehicle…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer COVID-19 has resulted in an unusual job market as it seems that windows in every business reveal a “now hiring”…

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing 244 child pornography charges as well as other charges stemming from his involvement with an underage…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Five inmates at the Venango County jail and an Oil City man are facing charges in a case in which…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Rocky Grove man is facing charges for frequently striking three children who lived in his house and smoking marijuana…

From staff reports A Utica man is facing charges for stealing copper wire and brass from a Central Electric substation in Mineral Township. Franklin state…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A number of candidates are starting to make their intentions known for some key local races in the 2023 election…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Franklin City Council members approved several streets for paving funded by liquid fuels money at the panel’s monthly meeting this…

From staff reports A Franklin man pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearms laws, U.S. Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Cochranton man is facing a number of charges in connection with two recent incidents. Sugarcreek Borough police said in…

From staff reports Luke Pentz of Emlenton, a drummer, was the first-place winner in the Celebration of Talent competition Saturday at the Barrow-Civic Theatre in…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Redevelopment Authority members had many railroad-related questions for Carl Belke, retired president of the Western New York &…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City woman is facing child endangerment charges for leaving her young children unsupervised while she was passed out…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer An Erie County man is facing drug and assault charges in connection with an incident early Tuesday morning in Pleasantville….

From staff reports An Oil City couple have been charged with endangering the welfare of three children in their care. Oil City police said in…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The second motion for a preliminary injunction brought by plaintiffs in their lawsuit against the state to stave off the…

From staff reports A Seneca man is facing kidnapping and other charges for threatening his former girlfriend with a BB gun. Oil City police said…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Valley Grove School Board members awarded contracts Monday for upcoming construction projects at Rocky Grove High School. Board members heard…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The current ambulance service crisis in the region was the focus of discussion during a forum Wednesday at Grove City…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Three men and a woman are facing drug related charges after state police were called Monday morning to Sheetz on…

From staff reports After a two-year hiatus as a result of the pandemic, Venango County Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and the Oil City Arts Council…

From staff reports A Meadville man was killed and two Titusville residents were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning at the intersection of Route…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Council awarded a nearly $5 million contract Thursday for the upcoming major project on East Second Street. S.E.T….

From staff reports The Wolf Administration on Thursday announced nearly $1.5 million for nine conservation projects in northwest Pennsylvania through the Department of Environmental Protection’s…

From staff reports President Biden has signed legislation that will reauthorize northwest Pennsylvania’s Oil Region National Heritage Area for the next 15 years along with…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin man is facing numerous charges, including homicide by vehicle, in connection with a crash last year in Mercer…

From staff reports No one was injured in a fire at a home at 110 Hone Avenue in Oil City that broke out a little…

From staff reports One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Route 8 in Irwin Township. Franklin state police said the crash…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Redevelopment Authority members decided at their meeting Wednesday to move forward with the process of acquiring a blighted…

From staff reports A resident of Sugar Valley Lodge in Sugarcreek is facing charges for trying to break into the medicine room and the rooms…

By MICHELLE INCIARRANO Contributing writer The theaters at the Movies at Cranberry have been a stable fixture of the Cranberry Mall for years, but now…

From staff reports National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. has submitted its annual purchased gas cost filing as required by the state Public Utility Commission. The…

From staff reports The 7th annual Nature and Art Showcase and Sale will be held inside the Barrow-Civic Theatre lobby in downtown Franklin on Friday…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Irwin Township man is facing a child endangerment charge after his grandson, who has a disability, was found to…

From staff reports One person died from injuries suffered in a weather-related crash involving four tractor-trailers on Interstate 80 on Saturday morning, according to Clarion…

By MICHELLE INCIARRANO Contributing writer Cranberry School Board members are looking to scale down the scope of the renovation projects at the school district’s elementary…

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and canceled holiday gatherings Friday from a winter storm…

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing aggravated assault and stalking charges. Oil City police said in a criminal complaint they were called…

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges that accuse him of raping a 13-year-old boy in Rockland Township. Franklin state police said…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A transient man is facing charges after he was found living uninvited in an apartment above a garage by a…

From staff reports The Federal Communications Commission, as part of the development of new broadband maps, has requested that the public submit necessary challenges to…

From staff reports Theft charges have been filed against a man who is accused of breaking into his father’s safe at a Rockland Township residence…

From staff reports A former Titusville resident has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years in jail on her conviction for violating federal drug…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer An Oil City man is facing charges of attempted kidnapping, burglary and criminal trespass for displaying threatening behavior and entering…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer The Big Lots plaza property at 697 Allegheny Blvd. in Sugarcreek Borough went up for bid around midday Tuesday, and…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Rouseville man is facing charges for threatening another man and his daughter during an argument about hunting. Franklin state…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Emlenton man was held for court on a homicide charge in connection with the fatal shooting of a Parker…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Emlenton woman is facing charges after being accused of making unauthorized purchases with her employer’s credit cards and forging…

His name was Joseph Augustus Zarelli. Nearly 66 years after the battered body of a young boy was found stuffed inside a cardboard box, Philadelphia…