A Clarion County man died early Thursday evening after a horse-drawn buggy in which he was riding was struck from behind by a truck. Eli Mast was pronounced dead at Clarion Hospital after the crash which occurred shortly before 5:00 PM. State Police officials say the fatal incident occurred on Route 208 near its intersection…
A Meadville man charged in the shooting death of his father in Townville last September was found dead Friday morning in his cell at the Crawford County Jail in Saegertown. Prison officials say 34 year-old Dustin Halsaver was alone. Suicide is suspected. Halsaver was charged in October in the shooting death of 74 year-old Kenneth Halsaver…
A number of United States Congressmen from Pennsylvania called Thursday upon Governor Tom Wolf to release nearly $80 million in federally-appropriated funds that would support agriculture in the Commonwealth. The lawmakers say the money funds the state’s largest industry, includes support for agricultural grants and is essential to continue the operations of the Penn State Extension…
The city of Pittsburgh is officially 200 years old today (Friday. March 18). The city was officially incorporated on March 18, 1816, and its bicentennial will be celebrated with a variety of events scheduled for the remainder of the calendar year. The birthday observance begins this morning with an Incorporation Day event at the City-County…
The New York Yankees pounded out fourteen hits on Thursday afternoon in a 7-2 Grapefruit League preseason win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, Florida. Starlin Castro and Rob Refsnyder both slammed home runs for the Yankees (6-8). Refsnyder finished with three of New York’s hits. Pirates starter Jeff Locke worked five innings for the…
The suspect in a fatal shooting at a housing complex in New Castle on Tuesday night has been identified as a prison guard at the State Correctional Institution in Mercer County. 46 year-old Joseph Cohen is accused in the shooting death of 25 year-old Demon Higgins. He has been suspended from his state prison job.…
The National Weather Service on Thursday (March 17) issued a Red Flag Warning for a combination of strong winds and low humidity for a dozen counties in western Pennsylvania, a dozen others in eastern Ohio and two counties in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. Included in the Warning, which extends until 8:00 PM Thursday,…
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen surrendered nine runs in four innings on Wednesday afternoon in a 9-3 preseason loss to the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota, Florida. The meltdown by the Pittsburgh relievers came after Pirates starter Juan Nicasio had been spotted a 3-0 lead and had struck out ten batters and allowed only one hit over…
An Oil City man was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife early last year. After deliberating for under an hour, a Venango County Court jury convicted 50 year-old Jeffrey Goodman, Sr. in the February, 2015 death of 49 year-old Cathy Goodman at the couple’s home on Charlton Street in…
The state House of Representatives voted 149-to-43 on Wednesday in favor of legislation to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. The bill now goes to the Senate, which passed a similar bill last spring. If it passes the second chamber, Governor Wolf is expected to sign the measure. The legislation would not allow the smoking of…
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