A Polk-area man who was charged after he allegedly repeatedly rammed a carport with his van in a private driveway has been accused of driving while “huffing” an inhalant identified as an industrial-strength aerosol duster. State Police at the Mercer station in Jackson Center say 52 year-old Ralph Leard was reportedly “huffing” while he was…
Work begins this week to replace the deteriorated Woolen Mills Bridge in Cooperstown Borough. The existing 73-foot steel truss bridge takes Factory Street in Cooperstown over Lake Creek. PennDOT says the span was built in 1899, is “structurally deficient and functionally obsolete,” and is posted with a six-ton weight limit. The new bridge will be…
Tomas Vokoun, now 3-0 in postseason play this year, stopped of 36 shots, and Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz both recorded a goal and an assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins opened a best-of-seven series with a 4-1 home win over the Ottawa Senators in the NHL’s Eastern Conference semifinals. Paul Martin and Pascal Dupuis also tallied…
Andrew McCutchen’s walkoff home run, leading off the bottom of the 12th inning, lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. McCutchen’s 5th homer of the season was hit off Milwaukee’s Mike Fiers (0-2; 8.68 ERA), and made a winner of Pirates reliever…
Chuck Muncie, a Uniontown native who starred in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers, died Tuesday of a heart attack at his home near Los Angeles. Muncie was 60. After attempting a basketball career at Arizona Western, Muncie set six school rushing records at the University of…
A Seneca man who was charged with breaking into a Reno company’s property early May 5 now faces charges connected with other burglaries at the same site and a break-in at a neighboring location, And now, a second man has been charged with aiding in the crimes on one of the occasions. 25 year-old Justin Graham…
The Pittsburgh Pirates recorded only four hits and made three errors Monday night as they lost a 5-1 home decision to the Milwaukee Brewers, ending the Bucs’ winning streak at three games. The Brewers stole six bases on Pirates backup catcher Michael McKenry, who is now 0-for-18 in throwing out runners this season. Pedro Alvarez…
A Franklin-area man was arrested Monday, and was charged with a December murder that occurred along a rural road in northwestern Mercer County. 45 year-old Ralph Young has been charged in the death of 58 year-old David Dignall, from Carlton. The victim was identified as Young’s brother-in-law. Dignall’s body was discovered late on the afternoon of…
A Moniteau High School teacher who was suspended from his job last month has been charged in the sexual assaults of five female students. 26 year-old Jonathan Crum, who taught English and was an assistant football coach at the school in West Sunbury, is alleged to have had sexual contact with one teen, and to…
The Oil City Area school board Monday gave approval to a preliminary $29-million budget proposal that would contain no real estate tax increase, but which presently holds a deficit of about $1.3 million. Several adjustments are expected before the board takes a final vote on the spending plan. The district carries a reserve fund balance…
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