Joy Global announced Wednesday a sales decline of twenty-four percent and a net quarterly loss of $1.3 billion for the company’s fiscal fourth quarter, ended October 30. The company says the numbers translate into a $13.43 loss per share. The figures compare with a gain of $129 million and earnings per share of $1.31 in…
The Pennsylvania State Police on Wednesday issued a warning about a telephone scam reported this week by several residents of the Oil Region. A caller claiming to be an Internal Revenue Service agent often demands money or claims that previous mailings have gone unanswered, and threatens either utility shut-offs, the revocation of driver’s licenses or arrests. …
Due to injuries to key players on their team, the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League goaltender Matt Murray and forwards Kevin Porter and Conor Sheary. The Pens have been forced to place Beau Bennett and Kris Letang on the injured reserve list, and the team announced Tuesday that…
The twelve year-old boy who died in the crash of an all-terrain vehicle in northern Butler County over the weekend has been identified by police as Lucas Leone, from the Slippery Rock area. As KQW reported on Monday, the boy’s A-T-V crashed on private property off Wick Road in Mercer Township shortly after 4:00 PM…
State Police officials in the Pittsburgh area say they are still searching for an Oil City man who never returned to a corrections facility after he was granted a “home pass” for the weekend. As a matter of fact, police say 38 year-old Phillip Schall II never showed up at his residence on Mead Street…
State Police officials say someone cut a flag pole at the Cooperstown Public Library on Tuesday afternoon, and then fled the scene. It is believed a pipe-cutting tool was used to inflict the damage which occurred around 2:30 PM. Investigators did not indicate that they had a description of whoever was responsible. Any information should…
Proposed legislation in Harrisburg would require Pennsylvania residents to qualify for a particular license before they could purchase handguns. Under the bill in the state Senate, an applicant for the license must be at least 18 and a Pennsylvania resident, must have completed a firearms safety course within the last three years and must pass a fingerprint…
Three Venango County residents have been charged in an October incident in which they are accused of illegally shooting deer. Investigators say the intention was to use the deer for food for a party being thrown near Cooperstown. The incident was reportedly discovered by an officer from the Pennsylvania Game Commission, who says he believes…
A Mercer County man was arrested on Monday morning after an Oil City woman told police she found him in her home. Following his arraignment in Cornplanter Township, Adrian Dignard, from Fredonia, was placed on $100,000 bail in the Venango County Jail in Franklin. A Drake Drive woman told police she discovered Dignard in the rear…
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks swapped defenseman on Monday night in a deal in which the Pens sent Rob Scuderi to Chicago in a trade for Trevor Daley. The 32 year-old Daley is in his 12th NHL season, having appeared in 785 games with Chicago and Dallas. His career numbers include 67 goals,…
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