The Pittsburgh Penguins scored five times in the second period on Thursday night, and rolled to their fifth straight victory, a 5-2 home win over the Washington Capitals (2-8-1). Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin both scored a goal and added two assists. Pascal Dupuis, James Neal and Matt Cooke also found the net for the…
The Better Business Bureau is urging people to be wary of telephone calls from anyone claiming to be from the “National Do Not Call Registry,” or stating they are from the Federal Trade Commission and are inquiring about “Do Not Call.” The BBB says the callers either state they are registering people for the “Do Not…
An Oil City man accused of physically assaulting a woman for three days was arrested early Thursday morning and was arraigned on assault and drug charges. Oil City Police arrested 39 year-old Frank Glas at a Washington Avenue residence and charged him based on accusations from a woman who claims she was repeatedly assaulted at…
Police in Mercer County who have identified the suspect in a shooting and police standoff near Transfer on Wednesday evening now say the man is also being charged with assaulting and threatening a woman in Hermitage earlier the same day. Pymatuning Township Police say they have charged 22 year-old Jessi Hudson with assault, burglary, and…
A Crawford County lawmaker’s bill to make more revisions to Pennsylvania’s “Small Games of Chance” law has passed a state House committee. State Representative Michele Brooks says last year’s overhaul of the law resulted in some unintended consequences, and her measure is intended to remedy the situation. Brooks says her bill would create two types…
The Oil City Redevelopment Authority will meet again on Friday afternoon to decide on offers from an area excavation company for the demolition of the condemned Brody Block complex on the city’s North Side. Authority members said Wednesday one other company is interested in making a proposal for the job, and has been given until…
This weekend brings about the annual Franklin On Ice festival. A weekend featuring professional ice carvers and a chili cook-off now is being promoted as an event that runs from Friday evening through Sunday morning. Promoters have started the official schedule with reminders of the Cabaret performance featuring many local vocalists at the Off-Barrow Little Theatre, and…
At least two people received gunshot wounds and police were dealing with a potential hostage situation in an incident south of Greenville Wednesday night. Details are sketchy, but early reports indicated that a woman shot in a possible domestic dispute was taken to a Youngstown hospital, and the man who police believe is responsible was…
The shooting death last month of a Sharon High School basketball player has been ruled a homicide. And, the suspect, 19 year-old Jontae Barnes, also from Sharon, faces a preliminary hearing on Friday. Barnes is being charged with criminal homicide in the death of 17 year-old Le’Angelo Ford at a residence in Sharon shortly after…
Pending Congressional approval, the United States Postal Service wants to stop the delivery of first-class mail on Saturdays, effective in August. The USPS continues to report dramatically decreased levels of first-class mail, mainly due to internet technology. Saturday mail would still be available at post office boxes, as mail facilities which are currently open on…
VENANGO COUNTY DAILY NEWS IS A SERVICE OF WKQW AM & FM, 806 GRANDVIEW ROAD, SUITE C, OIL CITY, PA 16301 • PHONE (814) 676-8254
FAX (814) 677-4272 • EMAIL• COPYRIGHT © 2007-2012 WKQW/VENANGO COUNTY DAILY NEWS • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE BY WORLD WIDE WEB WORX
PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE BUYING A NEWSPAPER
