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Utility Trailer Theft
Cole roughed up in return, Pirates lose 6-0 to Nationals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole returned from the disabled list Saturday night after breezing through a pair of minor league rehab starts. The Washington Nationals…
14 shot outside party in Southern California
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say attackers have shot and wounded 14 people, two critically, in an attack on a crowd outside a house party…
5 people shot outside of Tennessee nightclub
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say five people have been shot outside of a nightclub in Tennessee, about 50 miles northwest of Nashville. Police were…
Burglary
Aggravated Assault
Katy Perry releases ‘Rise,’ first new song since 2013
Katy Perry has released a new single that marks her first new music since her smash 2013 album, “Prism.” Perry delivers soaring vocals on the…
Franklin disturbance
From staff reports Franklin police were dispatched to an incident at about 3 a.m. Thursday at 1140 Buffalo St. for a report of a man…
OC man uses essay contest to challenge students on racism
An Oil City man hopes that an essay contest he launched this year at Venango Catholic High School will make students more aware of the…
Recent Deaths 7/16/16
Charles H. Stitzinger, 90, of North Tonawanda, New York, and formerly of Leeper, died Thursday, July 13, 2016. Donna M. Feely, 53, of Oil City,…
Seventh-inning meltdown costs Pirates against Nationals
WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the progress starter Francisco Liriano showed Friday night, a seventh-inning defensive meltdown cost the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Washington Nationals….
The Latest: Nice official says truck driver killed by police
NICE, France (AP) — The Latest on a truck that drove into the crowd in Nice (all times local): 1:20 a.m. The president of the…
Truck slams into revelers in Nice, dozens believed dead
NICE, France (AP) — A truck drove on to the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of Bastille Day revelers who’d gathered to watch fireworks…
Storms hit rural Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan
LITCHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Storms spawned tornadoes, torrential rain and powerful winds that damaged homes, deposited a snowplow in a tree and flooded highways in…
Burning Man disputes $2.8M bill for federal land use permit
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Burning Man organizers are disputing their $2.8 million bill from the federal government — the cost last year of hosting its…
Pirates rookie Josh Bell shines again in 6-5 loss to Cubs
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates rookie Josh Bell came up big again Sunday, but it wasn’t enough this time. Bell’s baserunning helped Pittsburgh tie the score…
‘Secret Life of Pets’ fetches $103 million in opening days
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a good time for animated animals at the box office. “The Secret Life of Pets” follows “Zootopia” and “Finding Dory”…
Thousands strip and paint themselves blue for UK art event
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people have stripped naked and painted themselves in four shades of blue to celebrate the English city of Hull’s relationship…
Dallas gunman learned tactics at Texas self-defense school
DALLAS (AP) — The gunman who killed five police officers at a protest march had practiced military-style drills in his yard and trained at a…
Cubs lose for 9th time in 10 games, 12-6 to Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Cubs aren’t going to panic. Not over their suddenly struggling starting staff, and not over their dwindling division lead, either….
Escaped Inmate
Sexual Assualt
Air Can Theft
Home of killer in ‘Silence of the Lambs’ sells for $195K
LAYTON, Pa. (AP) — The western Pennsylvania house used in the film “The Silence of the Lambs” has been sold. Dianne Wilk, a real estate…
Protest over Minnesota police shooting calm but constant
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s capital kept its cool entering a third straight day of protests over the killing of a black man at…
Assault at Forest prison
From staff reports Marienville state police are investigating an assault at the SCI-Forest state prison. Police said an inmate attacked two staff members about 7:45…
Woman will be honored at open house as she turns 100
From staff reports Eleanore Hickman of Lisbon will celebrate her 100th birthday at an open house Sunday. Eleanore was born July 12, 1916, in Scrubgrass,…
McCutchen helps Pirates to a rare win over Cubs, Arrieta
PITTSBURGH (AP) — It turns out that the Pittsburgh Pirates can indeed beat the Chicago Cubs and their ace pitcher Jake Arrieta. Andrew McCutchen had…
Richland Twp. Crash
Recent Deaths 7/9/16
Sandra Irene “Sandy” Dowlan, 74, of Shippenville, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Gladys A. Repman Nicol, 92, formerly of Oil City, died Thursday, July 7,…
Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and author, dead at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, the Romanian-born Holocaust survivor whose classic “Night” became a landmark testament to the Nazis’ crimes and launched…
Chesney, Lambert spread the love, fans spread the trash
PITTSBURGH (AP)-One night after making his 2016 North Shore debut at the baseball field with Billy Joel, Kenny Chesney rocked the football field down the…
4th of July marks Pennsylvania’s second Fish-for-Free day
From staff reports People visiting Pennsylvania’s popular outdoor spots over this Independence Day holiday weekend can enjoy a day of free fishing, thanks to the…
Oil City receives $265,053 state grant for ice boom work
From staff reports Oil City was awarded a $265,053 Flood Mitigation Program grant by the Commonwealth Financing Authority Friday, according to a press release from…
Vehicle Windows Damaged
Harassment in Sandycreek Twp.
Athletics lose third straight, fall in 10 innings to Pirates
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Josh Reddick has never hit a hole-in-one while golfing, so he’s counting this one. He had an RBI single in the…
Apple sued in China over showing of war film from the 1990s
BEIJING (AP) — Apple is being sued by a subsidiary of China’s broadcasting regulator over a propaganda film more than 20 years old, in the…
Dead whale towed off Los Angeles beach ahead of holiday
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The reeking carcass of a dead humpback whale was towed back out to sea some 24 hours after washing up at…
First annual Oil Valley Film Festival to launch in September
By DREW FRYE Staff writer The first Oil Valley Film Festival will be held Sept. 1 through 3. Based in Oil City, the festival is…
Parole board seeks man
From staff reports David Adams, 26, is wanted by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. He is wanted for failure to report on simple…
Stolen Lawn Mower
ATV Theft
Locke wins third straight, Pirates rally to beat A’s 7-3
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A rare full day off turned out to be just what the Pittsburgh Pirates needed to keep Jeff Locke’s winning streak…
Recent Deaths 7/2/16
Harry S. Madison, 73, of Clarion died Thursday, June 30, 2016. Basil Woodring Robison, 97, of Tavares, Florida, formerly of Oil City, died Thursday, June 2, 2016….
Obama OKs federal aid for West Virginia; at least 24 dead
CLENDENIN, W.Va. (AP) — Offering his condolences, President Barack Obama approved federal aid for the West Virginia communities devastated by floods that have killed at…
Community comes together for park pavilion
By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer A handful of Oil City businesses and community members have come together to make the construction of a pavilion at…
Bat found in Oil City tests positive for rabies
From staff reports A bat found in an Oil City home has tested positive for rabies, according to a report released Friday from the Pennsylvania…
Indianapolis Colts owner buys Prince’s Yellow Cloud guitar
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has purchased the Yellow Cloud electric guitar that Prince used in numerous concerts until the…