Police / Fire

The attempted abduction of a young girl in Oil City that was reported Thursday has been now ruled a false alarm, according to a Monday…

A fire followed by an explosion at Parker Lord Corporation in Saegertown injured five firefighters and four employees on Sunday morning. The cause of the…

A Seventh Street Elementary student in Oil City escaped an attempted abduction Thursday morning near East Seventh Street and Central Avenue. The suspect, described as…

Leonard Friedman, 43, of Jackson Center, is facing multiple charges, including criminal homicide and drug delivery resulting in death, in connection with what police describe…

A two-vehicle crash in Fairview Township on Saturday afternoon resulted in the death of 74-year-old Donald D. Jones of Stoneboro. Police reported that Jones’ vehicle…

A 36-year-old Farrell man, Anthony Edward Lewis Jr., was fatally shot on Saturday in the 500 block of Beechwood Avenue, Mercer County Coroner John A….

A car crashed into Hometown Taxes, Bookkeeping and Health Insurance on Liberty Street in Franklin at about 3:10 p.m. Tuesday, according to Venango County 911….

The Titusville Police Department is asking for the community’s help in locating a stolen vehicle. Police are actively investigating the theft of the vehicle, which…

A three-vehicle crash on River Hill in Clarion Township Saturday evening left one person dead and another seriously injured. Tammy Zacherl, 53, succumbed to her…

An Oil City man, Jose Martinez III, 24, was arrested after allegedly stealing a car early Sunday morning. Martinez reportedly demanded the owner’s keys, chased…

There were no injuries in this one-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 eastbound near the 48-mile marker in Richland Township shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday, according…

Franklin state police have identified 62-year-old Michael P. Milstead of Oil City as the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash on Rynd Hill Road in…

Police respond to a fatal rollover crash in Cornplanter Township on Wednesday. The fatality was confirmed by Venango County Coroner Christina Rugh, and Venango County…

Samruay McCracken, 61, of Titusville, faces charges after allegedly attempting to shoot her husband during a domestic dispute at their Cherrytree Township home on Friday…

On November 9 in Franklin, Kevin Scott Vanwormer, 40, of Emlenton, reportedly attempted to enter passing vehicles armed with a knife. According to police, Vanwormer…

Jessica Lee Kase, a 40-year-old Oil City woman, faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after an alleged shoplifting incident at the Cranberry Walmart. Store employees…

David Metz, a 60-year-old man from Oil City, has been charged with multiple drug-related offenses after a parole check at a house on Lees Lane…

Shaun A. Grill, 41, of Franklin, faces charges of criminal trespassing, simple assault, and harassment after a domestic dispute over a dog escalated into a…

Franklin police are seeking additional information about a man armed with a knife who was attempting to get into passing vehicles at about 9:10 a.m….

Cleo Johnson, a 33-year-old man from Farrell, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for cocaine trafficking near a public housing area, with…

A Franklin couple, Terry and Angelina McMunn, face charges of child endangerment after police found drugs within reach of their infant in their apartment on…

Smoke billows out of a hole in the roof of the building at 607 North Seneca Street, located on the outskirts of Oil City, Tuesday…

A Franklin couple, Amber Knox, 34, and Alec Seelbaugh, 42, are facing drug-related charges after probation and parole agents found drugs during a house visit…

Charles Yeager Jr., 47, from Reno, is facing multiple charges after making harassing and threatening comments towards his son and staff at Rocky Grove High…

The remains of a person discovered on Oct. 12 on “King Island” in Forest County were identified as Christopher Smith, 51, of Warren on Thursday….

Eric Lawson, a 33-year-old Oil City man, was held for court after being accused of breaking into two local businesses, the Last Call Tavern and…

The skeletal remains discovered in Cornplanter Township in September have been identified as Kathyrn Sloan, a 44-year-old woman from the Oil City area who had…

Sugarcreek Borough police are investigating reports of suspected gunshots heard between 8:40 and 8:50 p.m. on Tuesday. They identified a possible route taken by a…

A tragic murder-suicide occurred Sunday evening in Mercer County, where a father and son lost their lives. According to the Mercer County Coroner’s Office, 92-year-old…

Everett Charles Hoobler, a 31-year-old man from Franklin, is facing multiple charges after leading police on a high-speed chase on Route 322 in Cranberry Township….

Two men from Greenville died in a homicide incident in West Salem Township, according to Mercer state police. Authorities responded to a report of a…

Breontai Gates, a 30-year-old woman from Oil City, is facing multiple charges after allegedly resisting arrest during a disturbance at a duplex on Crawford Street….

A Rimersburg woman died Thursday evening in a structure fire in Toby Township. Clarion County Coroner Dan Shingledecker identified the woman as Mary Chandler, 78….

Mark Redfield, a 62-year-old Oil City man, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder for the May 2023 killing of April Michelle Dunkle, 40, during a dispute…

Officials are still investigating skeletal remains that were found last month in Cornplanter Township. The remains are continuing to be analyzed by Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat…

Todd Shoffstall, 52, is facing multiple charges after leading police on a car chase early Wednesday morning in Franklin, Pennsylvania. The incident began when state…

State police in Meadville said they are searching for a missing man who was last seen on Tuesday morning at Sheetz on Liberty Street in…

Stephanie King, a 25-year-old Oil City woman, is facing new charges for missing a court appearance in June related to four prior cases. After waiving…

Franklin police responded to a report of a suspicious package near Fountain Park on Saturday morning, prompting precautions despite it later being deemed non-threatening. A…

Two Titusville residents, Adam J. Crispin, 34, and Kiley L. Johnson, 26, died in a motorcycle crash on Route 6 in Le Boeuf Township, Erie…

A federal grand jury in Johnstown has issued a superseding indictment against John “Herm” Suplizio, 64, and Roberta Shaffer, 59, both from DuBois, Clearfield County,…