From staff reports The Wolf Administration on Thursday announced nearly $1.5 million for nine conservation projects in northwest Pennsylvania through the Department of Environmental Protection’s…
From staff reports President Biden has signed legislation that will reauthorize northwest Pennsylvania’s Oil Region National Heritage Area for the next 15 years along with…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Franklin man is facing numerous charges, including homicide by vehicle, in connection with a crash last year in Mercer…
From staff reports No one was injured in a fire at a home at 110 Hone Avenue in Oil City that broke out a little…
From staff reports One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Route 8 in Irwin Township. Franklin state police said the crash…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Redevelopment Authority members decided at their meeting Wednesday to move forward with the process of acquiring a blighted…
From staff reports A resident of Sugar Valley Lodge in Sugarcreek is facing charges for trying to break into the medicine room and the rooms…
By MICHELLE INCIARRANO Contributing writer The theaters at the Movies at Cranberry have been a stable fixture of the Cranberry Mall for years, but now…
From staff reports National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. has submitted its annual purchased gas cost filing as required by the state Public Utility Commission. The…
From staff reports The 7th annual Nature and Art Showcase and Sale will be held inside the Barrow-Civic Theatre lobby in downtown Franklin on Friday…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Irwin Township man is facing a child endangerment charge after his grandson, who has a disability, was found to…
From staff reports One person died from injuries suffered in a weather-related crash involving four tractor-trailers on Interstate 80 on Saturday morning, according to Clarion…
By MICHELLE INCIARRANO Contributing writer Cranberry School Board members are looking to scale down the scope of the renovation projects at the school district’s elementary…
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and canceled holiday gatherings Friday from a winter storm…
From staff reports An Oil City man is facing aggravated assault and stalking charges. Oil City police said in a criminal complaint they were called…
From staff reports An Oil City man is facing charges that accuse him of raping a 13-year-old boy in Rockland Township. Franklin state police said…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A transient man is facing charges after he was found living uninvited in an apartment above a garage by a…
From staff reports The Federal Communications Commission, as part of the development of new broadband maps, has requested that the public submit necessary challenges to…
From staff reports Theft charges have been filed against a man who is accused of breaking into his father’s safe at a Rockland Township residence…
From staff reports A former Titusville resident has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years in jail on her conviction for violating federal drug…
By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer An Oil City man is facing charges of attempted kidnapping, burglary and criminal trespass for displaying threatening behavior and entering…
By MAKAYLA KEATING Staff writer The Big Lots plaza property at 697 Allegheny Blvd. in Sugarcreek Borough went up for bid around midday Tuesday, and…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Rouseville man is facing charges for threatening another man and his daughter during an argument about hunting. Franklin state…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Emlenton man was held for court on a homicide charge in connection with the fatal shooting of a Parker…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Emlenton woman is facing charges after being accused of making unauthorized purchases with her employer’s credit cards and forging…
His name was Joseph Augustus Zarelli. Nearly 66 years after the battered body of a young boy was found stuffed inside a cardboard box, Philadelphia…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oakland Township woman has been charged with stealing multiple firearms as well as coins and tools from her father….
From staff reports Venango County Community Support Services and the United Way of Venango County will distribute their annual Christmas food vouchers on Tuesday, Dec….
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer Oil City Council members heard an update on the East Second Street project and approved a second reading of the…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer An Oil City woman is facing aggravated assault and endangerment charges in connection with an incident at a Hone Avenue…
Emergency crews work at the scene of this two-vehicle, head-on crash that occurred at about 5:10 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Route 257 and…
From staff reports The Oil City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Justin L. Huey, 32, of Reno. Huey is wanted…
By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer An Oil City man and woman, along with an Erie man, are facing several charges after methamphetamine was found in…
By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer While it may not be getting the crowds it did years ago, the Cranberry Mall in Seneca still saw a…
From staff reports The 2022 Venango County Conservation Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Rhoades Auditorium…
By MAYKAYLA KEATING Staff writer Even flurries and cold temperatures couldn’t put a chill on the warm feeling felt by the beneficiaries and 80 Friends…
By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer Franklin City Council approved the repurposing of unused 2020 Community Development Block Grant funds to finance upgrades to the 11th…
From staff reports Applications are being accepted for the 2022 Round B of the Northwest Commission’s Greenways Block Grant Program. Eligible projects must be within…
From staff reports Back in June, Venango County Dairy Princess Kaylee Knapp asked the community for its help with her “You’ve Been Milked” campaign, which…
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer The case of an Oil City man accused of killing his girlfriend at their Mineral Street home and then putting…
By RANDY BARTLEY and MICHELLE INCIARRANO Staff writer Contributing writer Cranberry Township supervisors unanimously granted…
By LUKA KRNETA News editor A Florida-based company emerged as top bidder for the Cranberry Mall, and there is interest among “nationally known names” to…
By HELEN FIELDING Staff writer The Franklin General Authority approved its 2023 water and sewer operating fund budgets at its monthly meeting on Tuesday. The…
From staff reports Voter turnout was high Tuesday across the tri-county area, and Mehmet Oz and Doug Mastriano significantly outpolled their opponents in Republican-dominated Venango,…
From staff reports A Seneca woman is facing charges for endangering the welfare of a child under her supervision. Franklin state police said they were…
From staff reports Two dogs died in a fire Monday morning at a Moran Street home in Oil City. The blaze broke out at about…
From staff reports Police are trying to locate a Titusville woman who is facing charges of theft and obstruction for giving police a false identity….
By LUKA KRNETA News editor Plaintiffs in their lawsuit against the state to stave off closure of both Polk and White Haven state centers saw…
From staff reports Acting Pennsylvania fire commissioner Charles McGarvey is highlighting the importance of fresh batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in conjunction…
From staff reports Eldred “Ted” Walker, who was serving a state prison sentence for his role in the 1992 abduction and murder of 11-year-old Oil…