‘The Legend of Tarzan’ – An old-fashioned jungle adventure
Nature is a force to be neither tamed nor controlled in director David Yates’ “The Legend of Tarzan,” a jungle adventure based on the original…
Recent Deaths 7/8/16
Steven J. Myers, 69, of Parker, died July 6, 2016. Sandra I. “Sandy” Dowlan, 74, of Shippenville, died July 5, 2016. Robert Hertzog, 81, of Sligo,…
Summer health and beauty guidelines
Warm weather invites all types of relaxing thoughts and behaviors. People embrace various ways of relaxing in the summer, from choosing lightweight clothes to spending…
Pet of the day 7/7/16
Name: Inky Breed: Domestic shorthair mix Age: 1 year Sex: Male Size: Small Color: Black Declawed: No House-trained: Yes Adoption Price: $40.00 Inky can be…
Minnesota police kill man in car; video is widely shared
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — A police officer fatally shot a man in a car, and a woman in the vehicle apparently live-streamed the aftermath…
Oakland Twp. theft
Cranberry criminal mischief
Woman accused of selling drugs to undercover trooper
By SAXON DAUGHERTY Staff Writer An Oil City woman is facing numerous drug charges after she allegedly sold crack cocaine to an undercover state trooper…
First time bike riders
Cathy Benvenuti of Franklin said her grandsons, who live in Reston, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C., had never ridden bikes before, but they picked…
More than 500,000 hoverboards recalled after fires
NEW YORK (AP) – More than 500,000 hoverboards are being recalled after some of the motorized scooters overheated, burned riders and damaged property. There have…
Kang’s double sparks Bucs, 7-5
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Jung Ho Kang drove in two key runs with a seventh-inning double a day after Chicago police said they were investigating…
Rose McGowan defends Renee Zellweger, slams film critic
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress Rose McGowan is calling out a film critic for writing that Renee Zellweger no longer looks like herself and insinuating…
Recent Deaths 7/7/16
Dora E. (West) Speerstra, 98, of Oil City, died July 6, 2016. For the complete article, please pick up a copy of The Derrick for…
Is technology taking intimacy out of dating?
Dating has always been an issue for me. I am as awkward as a pubescent 13-year-old girl trying to eat pizza with braces on for…
Feds open investigation into deadly police shooting
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation Wednesday into the video-recorded police killing of a black man who…
Porter Twp. criminal mischief
Ex-players ask Penn State to bring back Paterno statue
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — More than 200 former Penn State football players are petitioning university leaders to return the bronze statue of Joe Paterno…
Pet of the day 7/6/16
Name: Liberty Breed: Boxer mix Age: 3 years Sex: Female Size: Medium Color: Beige/ white Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Liberty can be found at Venango…
Police release names, more details on I-80 crash
By DREW FRYE Staff writer Clarion state police have released more details about Sunday’s crash on Interstate 80 in which six people were injured. The…
Scrubgrass Twp. accident
Fire causes some damage at Franklin Bronze
From staff reports A fire Tuesday morning caused about $20,000 in damages at Franklin Bronze. The blaze, which occurred about 9:10 a.m., was caused by…
East and West Forest grads visit Europe
From staff reports Graduates from East and West Forest schools Chloe Saxton, Nic Smail, Mariel Hanely, Lexi Martinez, Kaitlyn Geyer and Julie Aaron pose for…
Army site’s new owner plans to preserve rare white deer herd
ROMULUS, N.Y. (AP) – A rare herd of ghostly white deer that multiplied at a World War II weapons depot under the protection of the…
Pirates continue their winning ways
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Eric Fryer burned his former team with two hits and three RBIs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals…
J.Lo, Spears, Blige part of a song for Orlando victims
NEW YORK (AP) — GLAAD and Interscope Records have joined forces to release a song featuring Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Mary J. Blige in…
Recent Deaths 7/6/16
Leonard Pranevich, 64, of Polk, died June 20, 2016. Alice Pendleton Heald Bell, 87, died July 4, 2016. Josephine Louise Lawson Gibbs, 86, of Hermitage, formerly of…
You might be overpaying for streaming music
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Lauren Higgins tried to sign up for Spotify’s premium plan on her iPhone, she was irked that the music service…
VA marks 86 years
Veterans Administration Created 86 years ago: President Hoover, in his 1929 State of the Union message, proposed consolidating agencies administrating veterans’ benefits. The following year Congress…
Pet of the Day 7/5/16
Species Cat Breed Domestic Shorthair/Mix Age 3 months Sex Male Size Small Color Orange/Buff Declawed No Housetrained Unknown Site Venango County Humane Society Location main…
In the clouds
Mother Nature put on a show of her own this past holiday weekend with two brilliant sunsets. While most of us enjoy a clear blue…
Drug possession
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Liquor law violation
Missing person
President Twp. harassment
FBI says it won’t recommend charges in Clinton email matter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI won’t recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state, agency…
Reader Pet of the Day
Kylee Cozad of Franklin shared a photo of her cat Sissy with All About Animals. “I did not rescue her, she rescued me. My…
Crash on I-80
Sandy Twp crash
Serious injury crash
2 OC women arrested following disputes
By DREW FRYE Staff writer According to Oil City police, arrests were made of two women following two dispute incidents which began on Elm Street…
Hawk sighting
A red-winged blackbird prepares to dive bomb a red-tailed hawk on a power line just off the side of Buttermilk Hill Road in Sugarcreek Sunday….
Are we overusing the tribute of flying flag at half-staff?
NEW YORK (AP) – Nearly every day, somewhere in the country, the Stars and Stripes was lowered to half-staff last year in one of the…
Polanco powers Bucs past Cards
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Gregory Polanco homered twice and Jonathon Niese turned in his best start in almost a month to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates…
Legend, Pitt among stars taking new power role: TV producer
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The actor’s classic mantra: “What I really want to do is direct.” The revised version: “I want to produce.” More entertainers…
Recent Deaths 7/5/16
Katharine A. “Kate” Newman, 66, of Oil City, died July 3, 2016. Edward C. McCarren, 62, of Franklin, died July 1, 2016. Phyllis Jean O’Polka,…
Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and author, dead at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, the Romanian-born Holocaust survivor whose classic “Night” became a landmark testament to the Nazis’ crimes and launched…
Chesney, Lambert spread the love, fans spread the trash
PITTSBURGH (AP)-One night after making his 2016 North Shore debut at the baseball field with Billy Joel, Kenny Chesney rocked the football field down the…
4th of July marks Pennsylvania’s second Fish-for-Free day
From staff reports People visiting Pennsylvania’s popular outdoor spots over this Independence Day holiday weekend can enjoy a day of free fishing, thanks to the…
Oil City receives $265,053 state grant for ice boom work
From staff reports Oil City was awarded a $265,053 Flood Mitigation Program grant by the Commonwealth Financing Authority Friday, according to a press release from…