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From staff reports The U.S. Department of Justice said Monday it has filed a lawsuit against a Cooperstown couple alleging sexual harassment and retaliation toward…
From staff reports The U.S. Department of Justice said Monday it has filed a lawsuit against a Cooperstown couple alleging sexual harassment and retaliation toward…
From staff reports A transient man is facing charges for holding a woman at gunpoint in Oil City and forcing her to give him a…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will expand eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to all adults beginning Tuesday, nearly a week ahead of schedule, state officials…
By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer It’s spring, and the Oil City Library has just put in a new garden. However, it doesn’t contain vegetables or…
By LAURA O’NEIL Staff writer On Friday, the UPMC Northwest vaccination clinic at the Cranberry Mall opened as the regional clinic to serve people from…
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer Venango County Coroner Christina Rugh has identified the man who died in a brush fire Tuesday near Two Mile Run…
From staff reports The Oil City Main Street Program has issued an updated version of its business resource guide, “Opportunity: Oil City.” Main Street manager…
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing an additional criminal charge in connection with a “corrupt organization” distributing heroin and fentanyl in Venango County…
From staff reports The state Department of Health over the weekend announced a combined 16 additional cases of COVID-19 were reported from Venango and Clarion…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer UPMC Northwest’s vaccination clinic at the Cranberry Mall will serve as a regional clinic for a 10-county area, the state…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Parker man is facing charges for leading a Venango County sheriff’s deputy on a vehicle chase in the southern…
From staff reports Interstate 80 eastbound and westbound travel will be restricted to one lane from Exit 35 (Route 308, Clintonville) to the Venango-Mercer County…
From staff reports A Clarion man is facing charges for breaking into a house in Emlenton and struggling with a man who lived in the…
From staff reports The state Department of Health over the weekend announced 20 new cases of COVID-19 from the tri-county area. Among the 7,178 new…
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer A local junkyard owner’s appeals against litigation filed by Cranberry Township were rejected Wednesday by state Commonwealth Court judges in…
By A.J. TITLEY Staff writer A Crawford County man was arrested Friday on charges relating to criminal acts at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6….
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer A Victory Township family escaped injury from a fire that destroyed their home Thursday. Clintonville Fire Department Chief Grant Rea…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court has delivered a victory for natural gas exploration firms, ruling that the state attorney general’s office doesn’t have…
The University of Pittsburgh’s former director of emergency management stole more than 13,600 face masks meant for school employees and students and sold them online…
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges for allegedly making threatening comments while gesturing with a handgun at another person outside his Arbor…
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Senior students at Cranberry Area High School will have a bit of “normalcy” before they graduate. High School principal Richard…
From staff reports An $8.8 million resurfacing project on more than six miles of Interstate 80 in Clinton and Irwin townships is scheduled to start…
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer Seneca’s fire chief is recommending caution before burning after his department extinguished a brush fire that burned nearly an acre…
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges in connection with an incident at the After Hours Bar in Franklin on Thursday afternoon. Franklin…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lou Barletta, the former congressman who unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Sen. Bob Casey in 2018, said Friday that he will make a…
NEW YORK (AP) — Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept…
From staff reports Venango County now has a phone number dedicated to helping people who are having problems scheduling their COVID-19 vaccination. “The phone line…
From staff reports The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said Tuesday it is charging the husband-and-wife owners of apartments in Oil City with…
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer Summer programs were the focus at Monday’s Valley Grove School Board meeting. Valley Grove Superintendent Kevin Briggs told board members…
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The annual Community Clean-Up Day in Oil City will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April…
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The conversation regarding a New Jersey man’s expansive ideas on how to revitalize Oil City, a location where he…
WASHINGTON (AP) — No need to lose sleep over the shift to daylight saving time this weekend. The sun will still come up, though the…
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Two public recreational venues in Oil City are getting spruced up. The Oil Valley Disc Golf Society received permission…
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Thursday announced a combined eight new cases of COVID-19 were reported from Venango and Clarion counties,…
From staff reports An Oil City man is facing a drug delivery charge in connection with a traffic stop Monday in Sugarcreek Borough. Sugarcreek police…
By A.J. TITLEY Staff writer Polk Center residents may be allowed to have visitors in the near future, center director Sue Rodgers told the Polk…
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing numerous charges for being under the influence and in possession of a stolen handgun when he drove…
From staff reports The state Department of Health over the weekend announced two new virus-related deaths in both Venango and Clarion counties, as well as…
From staff reports State police barracks in Troop E, which includes Franklin, are reporting a variety of scams targeting elderly people. According to a Troop…
From staff reports An Oil City woman is facing charges for selling cocaine to a confidential informant in Oil City. A criminal complaint filed by…
By DILLON PROVENZA Staff writer Rocky Grove Volunteer Fire Department members are concerned about access to fire hydrants in the Galloway area. Fire Chief Ryan…
From staff reports An Ambridge woman is facing charges for breaking into a garage in Jackson Township. Franklin state police said in a criminal complaint…
From staff reports A Franklin woman is facing theft charges in two different cases. Franklin police said in a criminal complaint that on Feb. 8,…
By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The Cranberry Mall, challenged in the past few years with a declining roster of open stores, has a new,…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A section of Route 322 between Bredinsburg and Deep Hollow roads in Cranberry Township was closed for several hours early…
From staff reports A Franklin woman is facing charges for leaving three young girls home alone with drugs and drug paraphernalia in plain view. Franklin…
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Wednesday announced a combined 21 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from Venango and Clarion counties,…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A transient woman is facing charges for resisting arrest in Franklin and then being found with drugs. Franklin police said…
From staff reports A Franklin man is facing child endangerment and other charges after a UPMC Northwest physician discovered injuries to his five-year-old stepdaughter. Franklin…
From staff reports The state Department of Health over the weekend announced 39 new cases of COVID-19 from the tri-county area, as well as one…