Gardner Optical will close at end of April
From staff reports FRANKLIN – Gardner Optical in Franklin will close at the end of April. Owner Dave Gardner will retire after 46 years in…
Millcreek Twp. burglary
Knox Twp. theft
Coolspring Twp. DUI
Bucs blast past Rays with three bombs
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) – Matt Joyce, Francisco Cervelli and Sean Rodriguez homered in the first two innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Tampa…
Clarion Twp. harassment
Clarion Twp. DUI
Barnett Twp. depositing rubbish
UPDATE: Trooper injured in bus station shooting has died
The Associated Press Virginia State Police say a trooper has died after a shooting at a Greyhound bus station in Richmond. Police Superintendent Col. Steven…
Robbery investigation leads to sexual assault charges
By BRETT R. WHITLING Staff writer CLARION – Two men and one woman have been charged in connection with an alleged robbery of a 68-year-old…
Spring cold snap here for next several days
By JON HAAG Staff writer For those who have already planted a garden, your crops can expect a cold snap this weekend that will last…
Baby eagle dies on nest cam livestream days after hatching
HANOVER (AP) – A baby bald eagle has died, just days after its hatching was livestreamed over a Pennsylvania Game Commission website. The game commission…
Pens prey on Predators
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Phil Kessel scored twice and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins moved within striking distance of a 10th straight playoff berth with a 5-2…
Superhero epic has faults, remains entertaining
Sacrifices must be made for the greater good in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” a tiresome yet entertaining spectacle from director Zack Snyder, a…
Recent Deaths 4/1/16
Marian Price Parsons, of Cottage Place, Washington, died March 26, 2016. Robert C. Lake, 83,of Clifton, Colorado, formerly of Franklin, died March 30, 2016. Nancy Jean…
UPDATE: Suspect in bus station shooting dead; 3 others hurt
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A gunman shot a Virginia state trooper Thursday at a busy bus terminal in the capital city of Richmond before he…
Company seeks to build non-combustion plant in Cochranton
COCHRANTON (AP) — A renewable energy company is scrapping plans to build an electricity plant in Pennsylvania in favor of a non-combustion plant that would…
Augmented reality mapping out tech’s next mind-bending trip
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Virtual reality is a trip, but an even wilder ride could be around the corner as mind-bending startups and technology trendsetters…
Explosion, fire controlled at Petrolia petroleum plant
PETROLIA, Pa. (AP) — A fire at a western Pennsylvania petroleum processing plant is under control, though 911 dispatchers say there’s a report of one…
Police: 3 hurt in bus station shooting; suspect in custody
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say two troopers responding to a shooting at a Richmond bus station and a civilian have been taken…
Relay for Life team to host benefit dance
From staff reports TITUSVILLE — Venango County’s Relay for Life Team The Lil’ Rawrr’s will host a benefit dance beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16,…
AG: Warden, wife took $132K to pay Moose club gambling debts
COCHRANTON (AP) — The state attorney general says a Pennsylvania county jail warden and his wife stole $132,000 from a Moose lodge, largely to cover…
Venango Chamber Orchestra opens season Sunday
From staff reports FRANKLIN – The spring concert of the Venango Chamber Orchestra will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Barrow-Civic Theatre in…
Cranberry High School musical opens April 7
From staff reports Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my! Cranberry High School will present the beloved classic “The Wizard of Oz” at 7 p.m….
Mineral Twp. theft by deception
CUP Young Democrats host senate candidate
From staff reports CLARION – Clarion University Young Democrats will host a candidate’s forum with Braddock Mayor John Fetterman, one of three Democrats seeking the…
Freehold twp. theft
Lakeview Elementary harassment
Irwin Twp. drug possession
Pine Twp. false ID and theft
Polk Twp. theft by deception
Cranberry Twp. DUI
Evans City Road accident
Vehicle strikes telephone pole in Freehold Twp.
Winslow Twp. DUI
Physician waives hearing on charge he illegally prescribed painkiller
From staff reports A longtime Titusville physician waived a preliminary hearing Tuesday on a charge that accuses him of prescribing the painkiller fentanyl to a…
Wilkinson Hall crumbles with Nair Hall soon to follow
By ERIC ZAVINSKI Staff writer CLARION – Wilkinson Hall at Clarion University is being torn down with its neighbor Nair Hall soon to follow. With…
TV station ‘ends relationship’ with anchor after online post
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh television station WTAE said it has ended its relationship with anchorwoman Wendy Bell over racial comments she posted on Facebook about…
Bucs, Red Sox play to tie
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer and Gregory Polanco doubled twice as the Pittsburgh Pirates played to a 4-4, nine-inning tie…
Hidden camera’s hit-man video reads like reality TV, and was
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A secretly recorded conversation between newlywed Dalia Dippolito and Widy Jean, an undercover Boynton Beach officer posing as a hit-man…
Recent Deaths 3/31/16
Helen D. Graham, 86, formerly of Oil City, died March 29, 2016. Carol A. Siegel, 73, of Strattanville, died March 30, 2016. For the complete…
Beaver County fire
Elk County drug possession
Study: Indonesia “hobbit” fossils older than first thought
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a spectacular discovery: Fossil remains in an Indonesian cave revealed a recent relative of modern humans that stood about…
From BeerFest to bridal shows: Your weekend is calling
Regional talent from the tap and the recording studio will have their chance to shine this upcoming weekend as the BeerFest at the Barrow kicks…
Community college closed due to MRSA case
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania community college campus has been closed because of the superbug known as MRSA. Officials at Butler County Community…
Oakland Twp. burglary
Center Twp. retail theft
Counterfeit bills at MJ’s Mini Mart