The state Department of Agriculture has confirmed that a bat found lying on the floor of a Clarion Township home has tested positive for rabies. A Brook Road family had reported that their two dogs had barked incessantly, alerting them to the live bat, which apparently could not fly. The bat was killed, and was…
The Butler County commissioners voted this week to eliminate the positions of jury commissioners in the county. A 2011 law that allowed Pennsylvania counties to abolish the posts was shot down by a state court which ruled that it violated a Constitutional stipulation that new…
A Cooperstown man entered guilty pleas this week to sexually assaulting three teenage boys. 29 year-old Scott Smith also entered guilty pleas in connection with charges brought through accusations that he had inappropriately touched a fourth teen. The incidents allegedly occurred in Smith’s home between…
The National Weather Service on Friday posted a freeze warning for our area for Saturday morning (5/25) from 3:00 AM until 8:00 AM. A freeze warning means sub-freezing temperatures are…
A bail reduction request for an Oil City man charged in the sexual assault of a young girl ten years ago was denied at the man’s preliminary hearing Wednesday. 39…
Governor Tom Corbett has ordered a delay in the adoption of new educational standards known as “Common Core.” The new academic standards have been on track for enactment in July,…
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