A fire Thursday night destroyed a 100 year-old supermarket in Eau Claire. Firefighters from sixteen fire crews were unable to quell the blaze which destroyed the former Thompson’s Market on East Main Street. The store had reportedly opened under new management about six months ago. Officials say the fire was reported around 9:00 PM Thursday. …
An elderly Knox couple was hospitalized in Pittsburgh Thursday following a late afternoon rollover crash on Route 208 in Salem Township. Donna and Raymond Hogue, both age 81, had to be extricated from their car following the crash. State Police from Clarion say the car, driven by Donna Hogue, crossed the center line of the…
A Clarion man who entered guilty pleas in November to five of 252 charges in a child sex abuse case has been sentenced to five to ten years in state prison. 40 year-old Kirk Andreas was sentenced in Clarion County Court on his pleas to three counts of the indecent assault on a person under thirteen,…
State transportation officials are asking the public for input on long-range planning efforts. PennDOT is updating its Long Range Transportation Plan while, at the same time, developing the state’s first Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan. We are being asked to help identify the state’s transportation priorities among all assets from freight connections to pedestrian and bicycle…
A goal by Brandon Sutter with 11:42 remaining in Wednesday night’s game snapped a 3-3 tie, completing a comeback from a 3-1 disadvantage, and the Pittsburgh Penguins won the first game of their Stanley Cup playoff opener 4-3 over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Game two will be played Saturday…
No injuries were reported and officials say they discovered no hazardous material spills after five cars of a railroad train derailed in Franklin’s Third Ward. The incident occurred late Wednesday afternoon along Pacific Street near a Franklin Industries lot. New York and Western Railroad officials said one of the derailed train cars was hauling a…
By a 2-to-1 vote, the Butler County commissioners on Wednesday opted to allow the display of the motto “In God We Trust” in their meeting room at the county government building. The resolution on which they voted Wednesday had been proposed by Commissioner Dale Pinkerton in conjunction with a national initiative pushed by non-profit organization…
In a dual visit to Allegheny County on Wednesday, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden announced the availability of $600 million in competitive grants for job training and apprenticeship programs. Also making the trip to the Community College of Allegheny County – West Hills facility in Oakdale was Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker. Two…
Johnny Cueto (1-2) struck out a career-high 12 batters on Wednesday afternoon as the Cincinnati Reds shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in the rubber game of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The loss by the visiting Bucs (7-8) ended a nine-game Pittsburgh road trip. The Pirates will return home to…
Reports from Crawford County now indicate that a second child may have fired the shot that seriously injured a two year-old boy at a residence near Cochranton on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred at a residence on Sugar Creek Lane in Wayne Township. The earliest police reports only revealed that the toddler was shot in…
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