Franklin fraud alert
O.C. man waives hearing in Baseball Association theft case
By E. CURTIS HANNA Staff writer An Oil City man accused of stealing more than $10,000, while serving as treasurer of the Oil City Junior…
5K season in the area is near
Be A Hero For A Hero 5K CLARION — The Clarion County Youth Council will hold its Be A Hero For A Hero 5K run/walk…
St. Stephen students participate in water project
From staff reports Fourth-grade students at St. Stephen School in Oil City participated in an Erie Diocese project called “I Was Thirsty.” First, the students…
Boy Scout Troop 412 Easter Shoot is Saturday
From staff reports Boy Scout Troop 412 of Utica and Polk will hold and Easter Shoot on Saturday, March 26. The shoot starts at 9…
Meadville Pike vehicle pursuit
High speed chase on Route 322
From staff reports Sugarcreek Borough police observed an aggressive driver identified as Justin D. Stromyer, 26, of Oil City, in the 1000 block of Meadville…
Jackson Twp. accident
Irwin Twp. theft by deception
Rouseville criminal mischief
Irwin Twp. stolen coins
Horton Twp. fire
Freehold Twp. burglary
Cooperstown theft
Franklin man waives hearings in two sex-related cases
From staff reports A Franklin man accused of distributing child pornography and having unlawful contact with a minor waived both his cases Wednesday in Central…
Little music lover
Luke Irwin’s aunt Mary Ostenson said the 16 month old loves music and often tries to sing and dance along as they listened to Ellen…
Obama: U.S. will go after the IS group aggressively
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – A day after bombs ripped through Brussels, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that fighting the Islamic State is his “No….
Pirates hang on for 6-5 win
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Andrew McCutchen homered for the fifth time in seven games, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 Wednesday. McCutchen’s…
Husband of ‘Real Housewives’ star imprisoned, to be deported
FORT DIX, N.J. (AP) — Joe Giudice, the husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice, reported to prison Wednesday to begin a…
Recent Deaths 3/24/16
Kathryn Anne Gustafson Slagter, 90, of Franklin, died March 22, 2016. Margie Ellen Troutman, 93, of New Bethlehem, died March 22, 2016. June E. Matson, 94, of…
McCutchen homers for 5th time in 7 games
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Andrew McCutchen homered for the fifth time in seven games, helping thePittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 Wednesday. McCutchen’s solo drive…
‘Flying rainbow’ draws bird watchers to Vermont
PITTSFIELD, Vt. (AP) — A rare bird described as a “flying rainbow” that normally doesn’t fly north of the Carolinas on the East Coast has…
Gov. Wolf relents after 9-month budget impasse
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor says he won’t block Republicans’ $6.6 billion no-new-taxes spending package after nearly nine months of budget gridlock. Gov. Tom…
Flags lowered to half-staff in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf, in accordance with a presidential proclamation, has ordered all U.S. and Commonwealth flags at the Capitol complex and…
Bredinsburg Road DUI
Easter weekend is full of fun for everyone
Easter weekend is coming up, so Christians are going to be attending services at their local churches to celebrate the resurrection. If you are religious…
Cornplanter Twp. theft by deception
East Brady fire
Elk County firearms violation
Monroe Twp. DUI
Parker Furniture criminal mischief
Perry Twp. stolen gun
Pine Twp. theft
Rouseville harassment
2nd bald eaglet hatches in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eaglet number two has emerged in Pittsburgh. The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania says the second eaglet of the season from three…
Vehicle strikes deer on Main Street
Belgian authorities hunt Brussels bombing suspect
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities searched Wednesday for a man pictured at the Brussels airport with two apparent suicide bombers, amid growing suggestions that the…
Cranberry students recognized for their performance in winter sports
By SALLY BELL Staff writer A number of students received recognition for winter sports at the Cranberry School Board meeting Monday. Students and parents met…
Man who helped stop hospital shooter among Carnegie heroes
PITTSBURGH (AP) – A mental health manager who tackled a gunman who killed his caseworker and wounded a psychiatrist at an eastern Pennsylvania hospital complex…
Sheary comes up big for Pens
PITTSBURGH (TNS) – Conor Sheary got overlooked by a lot of teams when he was in college. And it wasn’t necessarily just because he stands…
Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers headline 2016 Lollapalooza
CHICAGO (AP) — Radiohead, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and LCD Soundsystem are among the acts that will play in Chicago for the 25th anniversary…
Recent Deaths 3/23/16
Judith W. Meehan, 67, of Oil City, died March 19, 2016. Violet M. Brown, 61, of Franklin, died March 21, 2016. Mary E. Calvin, 86,…
Death toll rises to 34 in Brussels attacks
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on the explosions Tuesday at Brussels airport and a subway station (all times local): 11:30 p.m. A Belgian security official…
UPDATE: At least 31 dead in Brussels bombings
BRUSSELS (AP) — Bombs exploded Tuesday at the Brussels airport and in the city’s subway, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens, as a…
Transcript: Son of slain man confessed before hanging self
MEADVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A recently unsealed court transcript shows a Pennsylvania man found hanged in his jail cell last week had confessed killing his…
Brady Twp. burglary
Forest County accident
Vehicle strikes tree in Hickory Twp.