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From staff reports A former care home nurse accused of stealing more than $26,500 from an elderly man waived her preliminary hearing Wednesday in Venango…

From staff reports A second person is facing charges in connection with an animal neglect investigation in Franklin. A criminal complaint filed by Franklin police…

From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges as the result of an animal neglect investigation, according to Franklin police. A criminal complaint filed…

From staff reports Franklin state police confirmed that a Franklin man suffered fatal injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident early Friday in…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer An 18-year-old Franklin woman is facing charges that include robbery and strangulation following a physical altercation this week with a…

From staff reports A man wanted on rape and sexual assault charges in Sugarcreek Borough was apprehended early Thursday morning in Pittsburgh. Sugarcreek Borough police…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer An Oil City woman is facing several charges after her family turned over knives and drug paraphernalia that police say…

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough police are searching for a man facing several charges, including the rape of a Sugarcreek girl. Police said they believe…

From staff reports A tree trimmer escaped injury after he became stuck upside down in a tree in Kennerdell for several hours Monday morning. Tim…

From staff reports Mercer state police said a teenage girl went missing at the Grove City Outlet Mall Saturday afternoon. A Children and Youth Services…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Venango County officials made their pitch to locate a new county-wide recycling center in part of the former Sears…

From staff reports The Most Rev. Lawrence T. Persico, bishop of the Erie Catholic Diocese, is featured on the cover of the summer 2019 edition…

From staff reports A Franklin woman accused of manufacturing methamphetamine in a bedroom at her grandmother’s house waived her preliminary hearing Wednesday in Venango County…

By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Charges against a Strattanville man accused of raping a young girl were bound over to court after his brief hearing…

From staff reports State police in Franklin are searching for a Seneca man who has been missing for nearly two years. Police describe William J….

From staff reports Oil City police said two men are facing charges after being identified in a September theft case. In a criminal complaint, police…

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges for leading police on a high-speed chase from Franklin to Cochranton late Wednesday night. Franklin…

From staff reports A Cranberry Township man was jailed Tuesday on multiple felony charges stemming from reported sexual assaults on a 13-year-old girl. Terrance Richard…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Renovations on Oil City’s Cornplanter Square building, the former Mellon Bank building, are continuing with demolition on the fourth floor….

HARRISBURG (AP) — A 5-year-old agreement between two Pittsburgh-based health care conglomerates can’t be extended through litigation past its June 30 expiration date, a Pennsylvania…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Sugarcreek Borough police are looking for a Franklin woman after a traffic stop in Reno on Wednesday led to the…

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges in connection with a domestic violence incident last week in Perry Township, Clarion County, that…

From staff reports Tracing its roots to a handful of companies that illuminated downtown street lights – from dusk until an hour after the saloons…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer An Oil City panel charged with a singular mission – public parking – has voted to shut down. “The…

From staff reports Two Franklin residents who were wanted on felony warrants for aggravated cruelty to animals were arrested Thursday. Franklin city police arrested Lindsey…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin City Council members on Monday voted to send a letter to state lawmakers in support of a bill that…

From staff reports Butler state police said an 18-year-old man was killed in a crash in Worth Township on Sunday afternoon. Police said the man,…

From staff reports Meadville Medical Center has reported that a confirmed case of measles was identified in a patient in the emergency department on Tuesday….

From staff reports Preliminary hearings are scheduled Wednesday morning for two men charged in a robbery last weekend near 33 Venango St. in Franklin. Sugarcreek…

From staff reports A second suspect has been charged in connection with a May 20 robbery in Oil City. A criminal complaint filed by Oil…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer A Cochranton woman accused of using a Taser on a Polk Center resident was ordered held for court Wednesday in…

From staff reports Bridge Builders Community Foundations and the family of Oil City teacher Jessica Marie Stephens, who died earlier this year, have announced the…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer Oil City Council is considering a new ordinance that is designed to put some “teeth” into enforcing property nuisances…

From staff reports An Oil City man was jailed Friday on robbery and other charges in connection with an incident Monday at a Lincoln Street…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Renovations to Oil City’s Cornplanter Square building, the former Mellon Bank building, are continuing with selective demolition and abatement completed…

From staff reports Two Oil City women pleaded guilty Monday in connection with two separate drug-related deaths last year. Heather Morgan, 37, pleaded guilty to…

From staff reports Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate in April decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to a record low 3.8 percent in April – the lowest…

From staff reports A power outage left many Oil City residents and those in the surrounding area in the dark on Thursday at about 9:30…

From staff reports The Office of State Inspector General filed welfare fraud charges against 178 individuals, including a Franklin woman, between Jan. 1 and March…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Long-awaited repairs to the Liberty Street midblock pedestrian crossing could cause problems with another city project, it was learned at…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer The two Canal Township residents who were keeping more than 50 dogs in squalid conditions in a single-wide trailer were…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer Franklin residents turned out in force at Monday’s city council meeting to discuss pedestrian safety. “This is not a very…

From staff reports State police in Corry said a Titusville woman has been charged with statutory sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy that occurred at…

By SARAH TITLEY Staff writer A soldering iron could be to blame for a fire that gutted the interior of a Pleasantville residence Wednesday, according…

From staff reports A Franklin state police fire marshal has inspected the site of Monday’s blaze in Irwin Township that destroyed a home at 476…

From staff reports Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Monday the arrests of 19 people accused of operating a cocaine trafficking organization in Crawford and…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Venango County commissioners and commissioners in 10 other Pennsylvania counties have signed resolutions that oppose proposed changes that would turn…