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By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer A Franklin man is facing theft charges after allegedly stealing a gun and other items from his nephew’s residence in…

From staff reports An Ohio man is facing charges for having inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old Oil City girl he met over the internet. Franklin…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Two Oil City men are facing misdemeanor charges of theft and loitering for taking a central air conditioning unit from…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin man is facing charges for luring a young girl into his vehicle following a dispute between the girl…

From staff reports As the “do not consume” water advisory in Reno hits six weeks, water distributions in the village will continue next month. The…

From staff reports Oil City police are investigating a burglary that occurred at Stubler’s drive thru on East Second Street at about 3:45 a.m. Monday….

From staff reports The state Department of Environmental Protection has created a community page that is designed to keep Reno residents and businesses updated on…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Cranberry man is facing charges in two separate cases in which he is accused of having drugs in Oil…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board said Wednesday that Milan Adamovsky has not submitted an application to have a liquor license…

From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough police are reminding motorists that school starts next week and school zones will be active with a maximum speed limit…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Two Oil City men are facing charges for beating up and seriously injuring a third man in Oil City. Oil…

BY HELEN FIELDING Staff writer A solemn note was sounded on Saturday during Franklin’s Rock In River Fest as competitors, tournament officials and spectators remembered…

By LUKA KRNETA News editor It’s been about one month since Reno residents were advised to not consume their public water. Now, there could be…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer For the third time in 15 years, a former Franklin High School teacher has filed a lawsuit against the district….

From staff reports Fifty-four projects in 35 counties, including two in Venango County, were selected to expand access to electric vehicle charging, according to a…

By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer After about 25 years of operation in the area, the FedEx Ship Center station in Sugarcreek will close operations on…

From staff reports Franklin is among 77 communities statewide that will benefit from $35.5 million in grant money to support traffic signal upgrades, according to…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer In response to a letter from the Venango Water Company dated Thursday, Oil City Council members gladly voted Thursday to…

From staff reports A Franklin couple are facing charges after eight young children in their care were found unsupervised and living in a house that…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Jurors were selected Monday for the murder trial of Oil City man Brandon Wells, and attorneys for both sides will…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Work is underway to transform the area along the West End bike trail behind Penelec in Oil City into a…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Rocky Grove man is facing charges, including arson, for leaving a fire unattended in his back yard Thursday, causing…

From staff reports Crews from IA Construction Corp. will begin final top-coat paving on several sections of streets throughout Franklin beginning Friday. Parking and traffic…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer An inmate who was accused of shooting an off-duty police officer in New York City was found dead inside the…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A transient Titusville man is facing charges in connection with several thefts in the Titusville area. Corry state police said…

From staff reports A Cooperstown man died after he crashed his motorcycle Friday. Franklin state police said Rod E. Urey, 57, died after his 2011…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The trial of an Oil City man accused of killing his girlfriend last year in their Mineral Street home and…

From staff reports Residents can still make plans to attend a meeting Monday that is focused on broadband access and availability. The casual gathering is…

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Search teams in Pennsylvania were focusing on one underwater area Sunday as they try to find a 9-month-old boy swept…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer While Thursday night’s storms dumped large hail and lots of rain on parts of northwest Pennsylvania, Venango County and the…

From staff reports The Northwest Commission, United Way of Venango County and Oil Region Alliance are partnering with the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority to engage…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Council heard an update Thursday on the timeline for the security cameras at the West End bike trail…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man is facing numerous felony counts for stealing the identity and personal effects of an inmate at…

From staff reports Work has begun on a $4.1 million resurfacing project on more than 10 miles of roadway in Rockland and Cranberry townships. Work…

From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges for strangling a woman Monday at a residence in Oil City during a dispute. Oil…

WARREN (AP) — Authorities searching for a homicide suspect who used bedsheets to escape from a northwestern Pennsylvania jail last week say items found in…

WARREN (AP) — A homicide suspect who used bed sheets to escape from a northwestern Pennsylvania jail is likely still in the area and someone…

WARREN (AP) — Authorities from local, state and federal agencies were searching Sunday for an inmate described by police as “very dangerous” who escaped from…

By LUKA KRNETA News editor Two things were made clear Thursday during a meeting about the French Creek watershed between public officials from five counties,…

From staff reports According to the Warren County Emergency Management Agency, murder suspect Michael Burham escaped from Warren County Prison in the early morning hours…

From staff reports No one was injured Thursday afternoon when a pontoon boat got stuck on rocks because of the low levels of the Allegheny…

By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Sugarcreek police and the Venango County Sheriff’s office teamed up to take a Franklin man who was wanted on multiple…

From staff reports A Franklin man is facing three felony charges in connection with the theft of an ATV from a garage in Cranberry Township….

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Rimersburg man who is facing charges in five counties has been accused of stealing a motorcycle from a business…

From staff reports Pennsylvania will receive $1,161,778,272 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expand high-speech internet access across the state, according to a…

From staff reports Ben Schwab, Cornplanter fire chief, confirmed that one firefighter and two residents were transported with unknown injuries to UPMC Northwest from a…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Council voted Thursday to move forward with the planned purchase of the former Days Inn hotel property by…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City man was held for court this week in Venango County Central Court on several charges in connection…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin man pleaded guilty Tuesday to selling methamphetamine and fleeing from police while intoxicated after a drug sale in…

By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Two Franklin women are facing charges for stealing nearly $26,000 from an elderly woman over several years. Sugarcreek Borough police…