Members of the union representing faculty members and coaches at Pennsylvania’s fourteen state-owned universities ratified separate contract agreements last week, and the deals will become official upon the approval of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Negotiators for faculty members had reached a three-year tentative agreement in late October, and another bargaining team representing…
An Oil City man who police say tore off his clothes, smashed a window on a police cruiser and fled naked down a Franklin street was sentenced last week to up to seven years in state prison. 29 year-old Jonathan Amon was first sentenced to one-to-four years on a charge of escape, a count to which…
Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson was named the 2016 winner of the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night. The Heisman Trophy is given annually to college football’s top player. It is named after Titusville-area native John Heisman, an early football player, coach and innovator. Jackson is the first Louisville player to win the award. He accounted this…
Michael Young scored 29 points on Saturday afternoon as Pitt held on for an 81-73 victory over Penn State in a game played in Newark, New Jersey in the Never Forget Tribute Classic. Jamel Artis added 16 points for the Panthers (8-2), and Cam Johnson scored 10. Pitt lead 42-22 at halftime, and stretched their…
As many as fifteen people were injured Thursday afternoon in a pile-up that occurred on the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 in western Erie County. Reports from Erie now indicate that seventy vehicles were involved in the series of crashes at about 12:45 PM Thursday. Most of the injuries were described as “moderate.” Officials closed the…
A Sharon man was charged Thursday in the early morning shootings in Hermitage which sent two people to the hospital, one with serious injuries. Police in Mercer County say 28 year-old Justin Hepfl has been charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and other counts. Investigators say the shootings took place around 6:30 AM Thursday in…
The Pittsburgh Penguins scored three times in the first period on Thursday night en route to a 5-1 victory over the Florida Panthers (12-12-4) in NHL action in Sunrise, Florida. Sidney Crosby, Conor Sheary and Tom Kuhnhackl scored the Pens’ initial goals, and Matt Cullen and Carl Hagelin added scores in the third period. Florida’s…
With the first real onslaught of winter, PennDOT is offering seasonal driving tips to the state’s motorists. Snowstorms not only bring with them road hazards and visibility problems, but added dangers such as plow trucks and other drivers, as well. PennDOT says, when you encounter snow: > Slow down gradually and drive at a speed that…
Northwestern Pennsylvania residents are being told to look for a blast of winter for the second half of this week. The National Weather Service says colder air arriving Thursday will generate lake-effect snow showers through the early part of the weekend, dumping several inches of snow in Snow Belt communities and leaving some lesser accumulations in…
In Mercer County, police were searching on Thursday morning for a shooting suspect who left two people wounded, one seriously, in an incident just before daybreak. Investigators say the shootings took place around 6:30 AM in the parking lot of an apartment building in Hermitage. As of late morning, police had not been able to…
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