PennDOT and Oil City officials say Duncomb Street in Oil City will close again as of 12:00 noon on Monday (Feb. 27). This time, the closure will be in effect until the completion of the city’s parking ramp demolition project. The lane restrictions on both Elm and Seneca Streets will remain in effect. The previous…
The Pitt Panthers squandered a 19-point lead on Wednesday night in losing a 63-59 decision at Wake Forest. Pitt shot only sixteen percent from the floor in the second half, and fell to 4-11 in Atlantic Coast Conference play and 15-13 overall. John Collins paced Wake Forest (16-12; 7-9 ACC) with 22 points, and teammate Bryant…
An Oil City man who is still awaiting trial on an attempted homicide charge from a stabbing incident last May was convicted this week in Venango County Court on two counts of the possession of prohibited weapons. 37 year-old Ruben Craig had been convicted in Erie County thirteen years ago in an aggravated assault case,…
A PennDOT spokesman says some 15,000 man-hours have already been devoted to patching potholes in the agency’s six-county northwest Pennsylvania district. PennDOT District 1 executive William Petit says the rotating rounds of warm and freezing temperatures have produced the pothole problems earlier this year than during most winters. Petit added, “The frequent and dramatic freeze-thaw…
The winner of a Powerball Lottery jackpot with an annuity value of about $435.3 million purchased the ticket for the game in the state of Indiana. It is the only ticket which holds all of the first five numbers drawn on Wednesday night in addition to the Powerball number. Game officials had, up until the drawing,…
Sidney Crosby’s go-ahead goal with 3:39 remaining in the second period on Tuesday night paved the way for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in an NHL game played in Raleigh, North Carolina. Crosby’s league-leading 33rd goal was sandwiched between scores by Scott Wilson and Evgeni Malkin, giving the win to goaltender…
A popular restaurant and bar in the Kaneville area was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning. The Sportsman’s Tavern in Cornplanter Township was completely gutted by a fire discovered shortly after midnight, a little more than an hour after closing time. Responders say no one was in the establishment at the time. Eight fire companies…
Ryan Cline hit a couple of key three-pointers in overtime on Tuesday night, lifting Purdue to a 74-70 Big Ten Conference victory at Penn State. The Boilermakers (23-5; 12-3 Big Ten) put six players in double figures, led by Vince Edwards with 14 points. Penn State slipped to 14-14 (6-9 Big Ten), despite 21 points…
State Police now say two people were injured in that three-vehicle crash on Victory Heights Hill on Route 322 in Cranberry Township on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred as two vehicles had stopped, awaiting another vehicle’s left turn. Troopers say a car driven by 21 year-old Willard Wright, from Oil City, did not stop in…
Charges have been filed in Clarion County against a Johnstown man who is accused of threatening to shoot a doctor and others at Clarion Hospital in December. 54 year-old Paul Fisher has been charged with making terroristic threats and disorderly conduct in a December 12 incident in which police say he became upset when he…
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