Police / Fire

Officials are asking Oil City residents to avoid the Allegheny River area between the Wye Bridge and the sewage treatment plant as multiple agencies continue…

A Franklin man is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly terrorizing four people at a residence in Sugarcreek Borough over several months. According…

State Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that an inmate at SCI Forest has been charged after allegedly soliciting another inmate to arrange a home-invasion robbery…

A winter storm that moved through the region Friday, bringing snow, strong winds and plunging temperatures, led to dozens of traffic incidents in Venango County…

The preliminary hearing for 34-year-old Chase Steigerwald, the Clarion man who faces a homicide charge in connection to the Nov. 5 death of 45-year-old Rachel…

Jugraj Singh, 32, of Indianapolis, has been criminally charged in Clarion County in connection with a July 7 Interstate 80 crash in Richland Township that…

James Speth, a former Sugarcreek Borough Council member and current assistant borough manager, has been charged with misdemeanor DUI following a Nov. 26 traffic stop…

A Michigan man, Noah De La Vergne, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment, and drug offenses following the 2024 death of his 2-month-old…

A Utica man, Collin Stone, 28, was charged after game wardens learned he had been hunting deer and other wildlife despite his hunting privileges being…

On Nov. 25 at 3:19 p.m., Franklin state police was dispatched to 474 Upper Sage Run Road in Cranberry Township for a motor vehicle crash….

A 68-year-old Grove City woman has died as a result of injuries she suffered after being struck by a vehicle on Wednesday afternoon, according to…

State transportation and safety officials are urging motorists to buckle up, stay sober, and avoid distractions as Operation Safe Holiday continues. The campaign, which includes…

There were no injuries in a semi-tractor trailer rollover on Rocky Grove Avenue that took place at about 2:03 p.m. Wednesday, according to Venango County…

Jonathan Alexander Masters, a 28-year-old Oil City man, was sentenced to up to 50 years in prison on child pornography charges after pleading guilty to…

Three former Primary Health Network executives — ex-CEOs Drew Pierce and Jack Laeng, and former facilities manager Mark Marriott — pleaded guilty in federal court…

A 35-year-old Franklin man, Benjamin Donaldson, has been charged with multiple felonies including rape and sexual assault after a girl under 16 reported being assaulted…

Clarion State Police and Clarion Borough Police are investigating a serious incident that occurred around the 300 block of Main Street in Clarion. Police and…

A Pittsburgh man died in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning in Forest County. The crash occurred at 7:09 a.m. when a vehicle, driven by Joseph…

An Oil City couple, Jose Libreros, 27, and Kimberly Andino-Vazquez, 42, have been charged with kidnapping a young girl and holding her at their Jefferson…

Two Meadville-area vape and tobacco shops were raided Thursday after public complaints led to the discovery of illegal drugs being sold, according to the Meadville…

One person was flown from the scene by medical helicopter Monday morning after a two-vehicle crash with severe injuries shut down State Route 257 in…

An investigation is ongoing into Monday’s fire at Main Street Market in Polk, which thankfully resulted in no injuries. Polk Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tom…

No one was injured when a work truck from Arbon Equipment Corp. veered off Pone Lane and struck the side of Sandycreek Elementary School on…

No one was injured in a fire Wednesday afternoon at an apartment building in Titusville. The blaze broke out shortly after noon Wednesday at 609…

A three-vehicle crash on Route 68 in Monroe Township Tuesday afternoon claimed the lives of Michael Brumbaugh Sr., 64, and his wife, Trudy, 62, both…

A former Sharon resident was sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for fentanyl and cocaine trafficking within 1,000 feet of an elementary school and…

According to Grove City College’s social media page, no evidence was found by law enforcement to confirm a report of an individual with a gun…

One dog died in a house fire at 217 Deets School Road in Oakland Township on Tuesday evening, however no one else was injured. According…

A Grove City man, Michael William Boston, 40, pleaded guilty in federal court to transporting and possessing child sexual abuse material, including more than 1,500…

Several Pennsylvania State Police troopers responded to a welfare check in the 1300 block of Pittsburgh Road in Sandycreek Township on Monday after a mention…

Four people — Scott Heckathorne, John A. Wilson II, Charles Swatek, and Benita Peters — have been charged in connection with a Rocky Grove apartment…

Franklin state police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a burglary of the Kwik Fill gas station at 3670 State…

A Sugar Valley Lodge resident, Justin Stewart, 27, was arrested Tuesday after allegedly calling in a fake bomb threat to Home Depot in Cranberry Township,…

A teenage girl who was reported missing from an Emlenton residence has been found and is safe, according to Franklin state police. The girl was…

No one was injured in a one-vehicle rollover on West Second Street Tuesday afternoon in Oil City that resulted in the driver being taken into…

An Oil City woman, 32-year-old Gladys Calero, has been charged with hindering prosecution after police said she told her 6-year-old daughter not to speak about…

A Franklin woman, 23-year-old Kelsey Baker, is facing multiple felony charges after Sugarcreek police said she admitted to starting a May 29 fire on Lamberton…

A father and son from Oil City, Richard “Tom” Brichard, 45, and his son Zevin Brichard, 19, have been charged with drug offenses after police…

An Ohio man on a motorcycle suffered fatal injuries after he crashed his vehicle amid leading police on a chase on Friday evening. According to…

Sugarcreek Police Chief Bob Wenner told the newspaper that a man operating a tractor on Martin Hill Road was run over by the vehicle after…

A 39-year-old Elk County man, Richard Will of Benezett, is facing multiple charges after allegedly kidnapping a 16-year-old girl and driving her from Ohio to…