An Oil City woman was charged Wednesday afternoon after she allegedly fled from Oil City Police and was later arrested in the Titusville area. Oil City Police say 20 year-old Katelyn Olson hit an officer from their department with her vehicle as she spun away from them at the scene of a reported domestic dispute at…
A fire Tuesday night destroyed an auto repair garage in the Slippery Rock area. Seven fire companies responded to the scene of the blaze on Brownstown Road in Liberty Township shortly after 7:30 PM Tuesday. The garage and two vehicles inside were declared a total loss. A mobile home and camper located nearby received some…
The Pittsburgh Penguins won all 15 games they played in the month of March, becoming the only NHL club to win all games played in one calendar month, and moving to within two victories of their own league record of 17 consecutive wins. But, the string ended in their first April game, played Tuesday night…
A state court in Harrisburg is trying to determine how to proceed now that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has thrown out a law that lets counties abolish the office of jury commissioners. A hearing was being held Wednesday in Commonwealth Court about what to do regarding the May 21st primary elections. The Supreme Court ruled…
Following corrections in the local job market following several business closings and notable layoffs in late 2012, and a decrease in local job opportunities following the holiday season, the unemployment rate in the Oil Region dropped significantly in the month of February. In Venango County, where an estimated 26,200 people were without jobs, the unemployment…
The Chapmanville Volunteer Fire Department was back in operation on Wednesday following the department’s recertification by the Plum Township supervisors on Tuesday night. A new board president and fire chief were appointed for the department, and supervisors approved a motion that representatives from the Plum and Troy Township municipal governments be included as voting members…
A Pittsburgh-area man was injured and faces charges after a chase on Interstate 79 that police say had them traveling at times over 100 miles per hour. The State Police say 21 year-old Cody Betts, from West View, was injured when his vehicle struck another car in the northbound lanes of I-79 near New Vernon…
Pennsylvania’s Attorney General issued a warning Tuesday concerning a telephone scam involving the alleged distribution of a “national medical card.” Kathleen Kane says callers have been attempting to obtain personal information such as bank account and health care information in the guise of a card campaign supposedly developed under the Affordable Care Act. There are…
The challenge to the nominating petitions filed by one candidate for the position of Common Pleas Court Judge in Mercer County has been withdrawn. Challenges to nominating petitions submitted by two other candidates are expected to be reviewed by Commonwealth Court next week. Court officials have confirmed that the challenge to the nominating petitions filed by…
One of two new Pennsylvania state prisons opening this year has been given its official dedication. Male inmates should be moving into the new State Correctional Institution (SCI) in Benner Township near Bellefonte in Centre County within the next few weeks, and state officials expect the facility to be fully functional by July 1. The…
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