Venango, Clarion and Forest Counties are among eight counties targeted this year for spraying programs to fight the growth of the gypsy moth population. The state’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says Jefferson, Cameron, Potter, Tioga and Lycoming Counties will also be part of the spraying program. More than 43,000 acres of state forests,…
State Police locally are warning residents to continually be on the alert for Internet scams. The latest caution comes following an incident in Rockland in which a 61 year-old woman was taken in by an “offer” to buy an item she was attempting to sell online. The scammer sent the woman a check that was nearly…
A Crawford County judge ruled Thursday that a Meadville teen who is accused in the New Years morning beating of a man outside a Meadville pharmacy will be tried as an adult. The attorney for 16 year-old Timothy Bolden immediately said he will look into an appeal. Bolden is charged with beating and kicking a 34…
The state’s Public Utility Commission updated the House Appropriations Committee this week on the Marcellus shale impact fee as the commission prepares to collect and distribute the fee for a second year. The PUC had a quick turnaround to collect money from the impact fee on natural gas drilling and to distribute it to counties…
Assuming the delayed shipment of pews arrived Thursday, the new Canal Township Wesleyan Methodist Church near Utica will be dedicated on Sunday afternoon. Construction of the new church on Deckards Run Road began last June, and the completion of the work was dependant on the receipt of the pews, a shipment that had been delayed…
Andrew McCutchen drove in two runs, and Michael McKenry went 2-for-2 on Wednesday afternoon in a 9-3 preseason victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fort Myers, Florida. From the leadoff position, Starling Marte and Jose Tabata combined for a pair of hits and four runs scored. Starting pitcher Jeff Locke worked four innings of…
A young Kennerdell man died Tuesday night when the S-U-V on which he was working fell on him. The State Police say 18 year-old Carl Wickline had been working under the vehicle, trying to remove the transmission as part of a school project, when the jacks gave way, and he became trapped under the vehicle. …
The State Police in Mercer County have released information on a serious motor vehicle accident that occurred right at their station in Jackson Center early Sunday morning. A trooper’s report indicates that a Mercer County man, identified as 26 year-old Joshua Davis, was traveling at a high rate of speed on Route 62 at about…
A Butler County man faces charges after police say he fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident, broke into a home in the Mercer area, and hid out in a closet. State Police in Mercer County say 44 year-old Bryant Edinger, from Mars, is charged with burglary, trespassing, receiving stolen property and driving under the…
The latest blast of winter missed the Oil Region by just a matter of miles. A storm which roared into the southern half of Pennsylvania dumped up to a foot of accumulation in the higher elevations with most other affected areas receiving about four to six inches. Snow accumulation was reported as close to our region as…
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