A Westmoreland County hunter who was reported missing on Wednesday was located Thursday in the Allegheny National Forest, attempting to find his way back to his family’s camp. There was no immediate word on the medical condition of 71 year-old John Bihon, from North Huntingdon. Responders from seventeen agencies took part in a search, beginning early…
PennDOT says their road maintenance schedule for Venango County for the week of November16 includes the repair of washouts on at least eight roads and pavement patching on three state highways. The washout repairs are to take place on various locations on Routes 322, 417 and Old Route 8, on East State Road and Mapleshade Road in Cranberry Township,…
On this Veterans Day Week, U.S. Senator Bob Casey, from Pennsylvania, says he is reintroducing legislation in Washington which he says would assist veterans in dealing with the disability claims process. Casey says his bill seeks to decrease the waiting time for the processing of the claims. Radio PA News reports that the national average…
On the heels of Veterans Day comes an appeal from the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for donations for the official monument which honors Pennsylvanians who have fought and died for their country. The Pennsylvania Veterans Memorial is located at Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County, and was officially dedicated on October 7,…
The Franklin Elks Lodge will hold its annual “Hoop Shoot” foul shooting competition on Saturday, November 14 at the Franklin YMCA. Registration will open at 1:30 PM, and the event will begin at 2:00 PM. There will again be six classifications – one each for boys and girls in ages 8-and-9, 10-and-11 and 12-and-13. Winners…
David Perron and Sidney Crosby both scored in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ first shootout of the season, and the Pens posted a 4-3 home win over the Montreal Canadiens, the team with the NHL’s best record, on Wednesday night. The Pens (10-5) captured the shootout 2-0 for their seventh win in their last eight games. Crosby…
The body of an Oil City man who had been missing for nearly two weeks was found Wednesday near a bike trail along the Allegheny River in Rockland Township. The body of 52 year-old Stephen Goreczny was discovered by trail users near the Brandon Road access area. An autopsy was to be conducted on Thursday. Goreczny’s family…
The National Weather Service has posted a Wind Advisory for this part of the country from 10:00 AM Thursday morning (Nov. 12 ) until 10:00 PM Thursday night. A Wind Advisory means that winds of over 45 miles per hour are expected. In this part of the Oil Region, southwest winds of 20-to-25 miles per…
Oil City Police have charged a 14 year-old juvenile with rape. Investigators say the victim in the case is an eight year-old girl. The suspect has been charged through Venango County Juvenile Court for an incident police say occurred in September at a residence on East Bissell Avenue in Oil City. The suspect faces at…
A sixteen year-old girl was injured Wednesday afternoon in a collision between her car and a tractor-trailer in Cranberry Township. State Police officials say the Cranberry teen pulled from the intersection of Horsecreek Road and Route 157 into the path of a rig operated by 48 year-old Robert Nichols, from Warren. The tractor-trailer struck the…
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