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By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer Franklin Superintendent Pamela Dye was one of 73 administrators statewide to be recognized this week for completing the inaugural…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer An Oil City man accused of selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant on two separate occasions was held for court…

From staff reports Gov. Tom Wolf and PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards on Tuesday announced the approval of funding for 82 projects to improve transportation…

From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges after he allegedly assaulted a police officer around 9:45 p.m. Sunday at an Atlantic Avenue residence….

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer Franklin residents can expect fuller downtown storefronts this summer, abuzz with food and drink destinations new to the area’s offerings….

From staff reports Downed trees and power lines due to heavy storms late Friday afternoon were reported throughout Venango and Clarion counties. Between 4 and…

From staff reports An Oil City man accused of the indecent assault of three children dating back to 2003 waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday in…

From staff reports Franklin state police said they are searching for a 15-year-old male runaway who left a residence at 340 Chestnut St. in Pleasantville…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer An Emlenton man charged in connection with the overdose death of a 28-year-old Callensburg woman last September was held for…

From staff reports Oil City Police Department have an active arrest warrant out for 18-year-old Andrew William Shawgo, whose whereabouts are unknown. Police said anyone…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL Contributing writer The Oil City Fire Department is in the hot seat again as tight finances hinder how the city department…

From staff reports A Cochranton man is facing charges after he was allegedly found in his vehicle in the Shop ‘n Save parking lot with…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer An Oil City couple waived preliminary hearings Wednesday on charges the man conspired in a drug case and the woman…

From staff reports A Reno woman is facing charges in connection with an assault incident involving her son, who is wanted by Franklin state police….

From staff reports An Oil City woman is facing charges in connection with two incidents involving drugs and hindering the apprehension of her boyfriend earlier…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Firefighters were dispatched Monday afternoon to a fire caused by smoldering cigarette butts under an awning outside Casey’s Restaurant and…

From staff reports Titusville police are looking for two Titusville residents who have active warrants out for their arrest. According to authorities, Rachel Kinney and…

From staff reports A house fire early Saturday afternoon in Oil City resulted in major structure damage and one person needing treatment at UPMC Northwest….

From staff reports A Detroit man is facing charges after Oil City police allegedly found him in possession of heroin during the execution of a…

From staff reports A Franklin man is facing charges after he allegedly choked a woman while she was holding on to her infant child early…

The Associated Press Bon-Ton soon will close all its stores. Bon-Ton’s bankruptcy auction began Monday and the company announced Tuesday it received a winning bid…

From staff reports A Franklin man is wanted on vehicular homicide and DUI charges in connection with a 2016 crash in Sugarcreek Borough that killed…

NEW YORK (AP) — The end is near for department store operator The Bon-Ton Stores. Two liquidation firms are the victors of an auction for…

From staff reports A fire Monday at a residence at 118 Cowell Ave. in Oil City is believed to have been caused by a malfunctioning…

From staff reports According to Clarion state police a passenger died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on Miola Road in…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer One of the co-defendants accused of killing a Franklin woman in October appeared in court Friday to oppose a…

By JUDITH O. ETZEL – Contributing writer More details have emerged about a potential county-wide recycling center that may be located in Cranberry Township. The…

By JIM MEYER Staff writer Venango County’s recycling and solid waste coordinator says plans for a collection center in the county are in response to…

From staff reports An Oil City man is wanted in connection with the assault of his girlfriend Saturday at their Plummer Street residence. A criminal…

From staff reports Titusville Moose Family Center 84 presented $2,000 donations to 17 first response agencies during the center’s annual emergency night on Friday. The…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer An Oil City man who pleaded guilty in December in three separate cases involving sexual misconduct with three children…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer An Oil City man who pleaded guilty in February in two separate cases involving the corruption of minors and…

ERIE (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania, has published a list of 34 priests and 17 lay people who have faced credible…

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough Council approved two ordinances that will affect borough residents at the panel’s meeting Wednesday. Borough manager Joe Sporer said that…

From staff reports Charges have been withdrawn against a couple from Palmyra who were accused of trying to scam $15,000 from a Jackson Township woman…

From staff reports A Franklin state police trooper says he determined he needed to use pepper spray on an aggressive dog late Monday afternoon in…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer A second person is facing charges in connection with the overdose death of a 28-year-old Callensburg woman in September. Grace…

From staff reports Mercer state police reported that a 26-year-old man died at the scene of a crash at 10:57 a.m. Friday on Petersburg Road…

From staff reports A second man is facing numerous charges in connection with the creation of forged medical excuses for a student at Oil City…

From staff reports A Utica woman accused of the fraudulent withdrawal of more than $5,000 from the Friends of the Franklin Wrestling Club during her…

From staff reports An Oil City couple accused of possessing drugs and a firearm at their Manning Street residence where two young children also live…

EDINBORO (AP) — The embattled president of a small northwestern Pennsylvania college is resigning following an uproar over his comments on problems at the financially…

By JIM MEYER Staff Writer Oil City School Board members on Monday approved the renewal of the district’s food service contract with The Nutrition Group…

From staff reports Clarion state police have issued a felony arrest warrant for a Rimersburg man. Dennis Horner, 61, is wanted on felony counts of…

By MARISSA DECHANT – Staff writer An Oil City man is facing 40 charges after he allegedly forged medical excuses for his daughter who attends…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer A Franklin woman accused of stealing nearly $2,700 through a GoFundMe page she created for the victims of a house…

From staff reports Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding has sent a letter to Dean Dairy Holdings following the announcement that the company provided termination…

GREAT MILLS, Md. (AP) — A teenager with a handgun shot a girl inside his Maryland high school Tuesday before he was fatally wounded during…

GREAT MILLS, Md. (AP) — School officials report that there’s been a shooting at a Maryland high school, that the ‘event is contained’ and the…

From staff reports The second annual Week of Giving sponsored by Bridge Builders Community Foundation starts today. The Week of Giving event kicks off at…