Warren News

Warren-native Lance Munksgard is leaving NASCAR as pit crew coach for Hendrick Motorsports' Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. for a job outside of racing, according to pittalks.com.

The Crossing, Pennsylvania Ave. W. at Hickory St., is offering a free community breakfast on the last Saturday of every month from 9 to 11 a.m. .

A new blower for a rooftop air conditioning unit malfunctioned, filling a computer lab at Youngsville High School with black smoke at approximately 1 p.m. Wednesday.

With no scoreboard at Youngsville's Davis Street Field, Eisenhower pitcher Casey Vincent's accomplishment nearly went unnoticed by the crowd gathered to watch Ike's 6-0 region win over the host Eagles.

On April 27, Starbrick Community Church, 168 Weiler Rd., will have a special concert by "Spiritual Road," featuring Carolyn Richards and Dave Butcher, during the 10 a.m. service.

Warren improved to 10-0 overall and 4-0 in Region 2 with a sweep of Corry on Wednesday at Betts Park.

The Warren County YMCA, Lexington Ave., will celebrate health and fitness for everyone at "Happy Healthy Kids Day" in Warren County.

An Advanced Roadside Impairment Driving Enforcement, or ARIDE, training was recently sponsored by the Warren County DUI Program to help police officers identify drivers under the influence of drugs.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern Pennsylvania will hold a mobile food pantry for residents of the Warren County area who are in need of food assistance at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at Praise Fellowship Church at 7451 Market St., Russell.

Police Chief Raymond Zydonik said that there are three mid-block crosswalks in the city that are not ADA compliant.

Defending champion Maria Sharapova survived a first-round scare at the Porsche Grand Prix by defeating Lucie Safarova 7-6 , 6-7 , 7-6 on Tuesday.

The Warren County chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions will host its 23rd Annual Spring Conference on Friday, April 25, at the Holy Redeemer Center in Warren from 8:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. This year's theme is "Until I walk a mile in your shoes", encouraging students to think about their personal actions and words affect others.

The following is the list of city blocks recommended for resurfacing by city administration, and approved by Warren City Council, with part of the approximately $730,000 windfall from fund balance: Pa.

"It was a total team effort today," said Youngsville coach Ron Jameson. "We were hitting the ball really well that first inning, and they say that hitting is contagious.

Angelita "Angie" Benedict, 79 of Plumer, PA passed away at 3:30 A.M. on April 22, 2014 at UPMC N/W Hospital in Seneca after an extended illness.

It was an improvement over last year for both the Youngsville boys and girls teams as they beat the Union City competition by slim margins Tuesday in a region dual meet at Mike Shine Field.

A pair of early runs was enough for Maplewood to leave Youngsville with a 2-1 non-region win Tuesday at Davis Street Field.

Fifth-grade students throughout the county had a hands-on day during Career Day at the Warren County Career Center.

The numbers are looking pretty grim for Gov. Tom Corbett's budget proposal, which counts on vast additional state revenue to pay for a 3.7 percent increase over the previous spending plan.

I am SO tired of the conversation from the conservatives, complaining about the retired, the once employed, who are now on unemployment compensation, the under employed, the employed not making a decent wage and a whole host of other people struggling to make it and receiving a subsidy, being called takers.