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By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer More details have emerged on four people who were arrested on drug charges last week in Clarion. According to a…

From staff reports High winds that started late Wednesday morning and continued well into the evening wreaked havoc across the region. Venango County 911 fielded…

From staff reports West Forest Elementary officials have canceled school today, due to ongoing repairs of the school’s boilers. West Forest students grades 7 to…

From staff reports A 78-year-old Titusville woman was scammed for $2,000 Friday afternoon. According to Franklin police, the woman received a phone call from someone…

From staff reports A structure fire in Emlenton had multiple departments battling the flames late into Friday evening. The fire was started in a residence…

From staff reports A Franklin man was arrested following a physical altercation Wednesday afternoon at the Venango County Courthouse. Franklin police said William Ziegler, 57,…

From staff reports Oil City police are asking area residents to be on the lookout for potential scams after a man brought a suspicious correspondence…

From staff reports Two women face a plethora of charges after forging checks in November and December last year. According to Franklin police, Rita Mueller-Bugna,…

By SALLY BELL and SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writers Cranberry School Board members passed a resolution Monday night opposing legislation that would eliminate school property taxes….

From staff reports No one was injured in a house fire late Monday afternoon in the 300 block of Elk Street in Franklin. A passerby…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Two people are facing felony drug charges following a search of a residence Friday on Oil City’s South Side. A…

  From staff reports All lanes of Duncomb Street between Seneca Street and Elm Street in Oil City are closed, according to PennDOT. The street…

Marissa Dechant Staff writer The return of a television cold case series has brought back painful memories that 25 years later are still extant in…

Two Oil City residents are facing drug charges following a search of their home last week. According to a criminal complaint filed with district judge…

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough police are continuing to investigate two thefts from coin machines on Rocky Grove Avenue. Police said the first theft occurred…

By NATASHA BRENNEMAN Staff writer With warmer temperatures this week it feels like spring has sprung, but the uptick will soon be over. Bill Modzelewski,…

From staff reports Franklin state police released details Tuesday about a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon near Victory Heights Hill in Cranberry Township that sent two…

One person was injured in this crash Monday afternoon on Victory Heights Hill in Cranberry Township. A dispatcher with Venango County 911 said the accident…

From staff reports Franklin state police are investigating a hit-run crash Saturday night on Route 8 in Cornplanter Township. Police said the vehicle left a…

From staff reports The Sugarcreek Truss Bridge over Sugar Creek opened to traffic Friday. Final paving work, including resurfacing the bridge approaches, will be done…

From staff reports A Pinegrove Township home was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. The residence was located on Old State Road near its intersection with…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer An Emlenton man accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a teenage girl waived his preliminary hearing in the case…

From staff reports Two Franklin men were flown to UPMC Hamot in Erie Monday afternoon after an accident on Elk Street in Franklin. Franklin city…

By JON HAAGStaff writer February weather has stalled the Oil Creek Township, Venango County sewer project and some residents are in dismay over some of…

From staff reports HARRISBURG – Fire departments and ambulance companies in Armstrong, Clarion, Crawford and Forest counties have received state grants. More than a quarter…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY  Staff writer Oil City’s local access television station is expected to be up and running under a new provider by early April….

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer Two Oil City residents are facing charges after police were called to their Beech Street apartment by a social services…

From staff reports Here are several reactions to Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed 2017-18 state budget from area lawmakers, the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer An Oil City man is facing multiple charges in connection with a domestic incident Friday morning. Oil City police said…

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania school superintendent has resigned after water problems forced an elementary school to close and relocate pupils to a…

By Natasha Brenneman  Staff writer Corrin Electric Supply Co., the oldest family-owned business in Oil City, will close its doors for good later this month….

From staff reports One lane of Duncomb Street between Seneca and Elm streets in Oil City is reopened, PennDOT annouced Friday. Traffic may travel onto…

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Police say they’re having a lab test drug-laced lollipops that were handed out by a student at a Pennsylvania charter school,…

From staff reports A Clarion County teenager is facing charges after he allegedly made a threat against a local high school Wednesday evening. A criminal…

From staff reports Franklin state police are looking for a man that allegedly pulled a knife on a 17-year-old male in Ollie’s Bargain Outlet in…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer Numerous Venango County emergency agencies will join forces Thursday to conduct an active shooter drill at Franklin High School. Participating…

By NATASHA BRENNEMAN Staff writer A Clarion Borough employee is facing multiple charges for allegedly stealing $1,450 from parking meters. Janice Gabler, 51, of Brookville…

From staff reports One person was killed in a 20-vehicle pileup late Monday morning on Interstate 80 in Jefferson County. DuBois state police said the…

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) — A man has been charged with stabbing his mother to death during a confrontation inside her western Pennsylvania home. Police…

by Saxon Daugherty  Staff Writer A Venango County jury found a McKean County man guilty of vehicular homicide Thursday. Following roughly seven hours of deliberations,…

From staff reports The body of a missing 34-year-old Knox woman was found Thursday morning. Clarion County coroner Terry Shaffer said Misty Dawn Cain’s body…

By MARISSA DECHANT Staff writer A Massachusetts man accused of trying to steal a vehicle in Barkeyville earlier this month was held for court Wednesday…

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly stealing a handgun from his brother. During the course of an…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff writer An Oil City man is facing assault charges after he allegedly punched a nurse Sunday at UPMC Northwest. A criminal…

From staff reports A Kennerdell woman suffered suspected serious injuries in a motor vehicle accident in Clinton Township Saturday afternoon. According to Franklin state police,…

by SAXON DAUGHERTY  Staff writer Several charges have been filed against an Emlenton man for allegedly sending inappropriate text messages to a teenage girl. A…

From staff reports EMLENTON- Aqua Pennsylvania announced Friday it has purchased the wastewater assets of the Emlenton Area Municipal Authority. The authority serves about 450…

From staff reports The Venango Area Chamber of Commerce is starting its Be Here initiative with a launch party from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday,…

By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff Writer An Oil City man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a December heroin overdose. In a press release…

By JON HAAG Staff writer The Franklin Area School District is one step closer to implementing a Naloxone policy which would stock the school with…