Red Cross blood drives to be held in Franklin
From staff reports The Red Cross plans on holding two blood drives in Franklin. The first blood drive will be held from 1 to 6…
December 2018
Worst riot in a decade engulfs Paris; Macron vows action
PARIS (AP) — France’s most violent urban riot in more than a decade engulfed some of central Paris on Saturday as “yellow jacket” activists torched…
Weise helps Flyers defeat slumping Penguins 4-2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The struggling Philadelphia Flyers are just trying to reset following a tumultuous week in which the organization saw major changes in the…
Amid #MeToo, radio station nixes ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’
CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland radio station says it has stopped playing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” after listeners said the song heard on countless holiday…
Review: Just in time for Christmas, a zombie holiday musical
By JOCELYN NOVECK, AP National Writer Consider it an early Christmas gift: “Anna and the Apocalypse” is the zombie horror holiday musical you didn’t know…
Wanted man involved in crash; jail discovers illegal substances
From staff reports Franklin state police said a Franklin man was arrested on a bench warrant after crashing his car and was later found to…
Franklin leaf pick-up schedule for Dec. 3-7
From staff reports The Franklin street department will pick up leaves with the vacuum machines this week in the following areas: – Oak Hill area…
PennDOT announces winner of ‘Paint the Plow’ contest
From staff reports The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced that the Venango County regional winner of the “Paint the Plow” safety outreach contest is…
Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94
HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in…
Kid Rock booted from leading parade after profane TV remarks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kid Rock’s profane comments on live TV have gotten him booted from leading the Nashville Christmas Parade. Instead, parade organizers have…
Recent Deaths 12/1/18
Kenneth “Ken” E. “Oz” Osborne, 64, of Sandy Lake, died Nov. 28, 2018. Barbara Ann Burgdorfer, 78, of Knox, died Nov. 29, 2018. The Reverend…