Venango County News

Titusville, Pa.- Had Col. Edwin Drake and Uncle Billy Smith sunk their drill bit just a few hundred feet over, there never would have been an oil strike that changed the world on Aug.

HADLEY ' Two western Pennsylvania motorcycle riders are dead from a collision with a pickup truck that crossed the center line.

The breath taking, Victorian town of Franklin, Pennsylvania will be holding it's annual "Applefest" on October 2, 3, and 4th 2009.

Berks County Senior Judge Arthur E. Grim said Tuesday that he is about halfway through an investigation to determine appropriate remedies for people harmed in a kickback scandal in Luzerne County juvenile court.

The Rendell administration on Wednesday identified nine state parks in Western Pennsylvania that could close if a state budget approved by Senate Republicans becomes law.

Photo by Ted Lutz Jack Hedlund, left, of Kane congratulates former congressman John Peterson, right, who has been selected to succeed Hedlund as the executive director of the Allegheny Forest Alliance .

Republican file photo Barrett Clark, former manager of three area state parks, has been charged with theft and other counts for allegedly using a state credit to purchase items for his personal use.

During an evening of history to celebrate the sesquicentennial anniversary of oil in Pennsylvania, the Warren County Historical Society hosted oil historian and author Margo Mong.

Three Western Pennsylvania students won spots in an international science fair, the Carnegie Science Center announced today.

A Venango County woman is facing charges after falling asleep while babysitting on Wednesday.

A Titusville man was arrested last night on charges that he assaulted a woman and killed her dogs in Venango County, state police said.

A Venango County man was arrested for allegedly killing two dogs and assaulting a woman who tried to help the animals, Pennsylvania State Police said.

A debate rooted in the state's wildest lands is raging in Harrisburg these days.

School districts in Crawford County will receive a combined total of $8,866,293. The Crawford Central School District will receive the most at $3,720,879. School districts in Venango County will receive a combined total of $8,322,775. The Franklin School District will receive the most at $2,384,772. School districts in Erie County will receive a ...

The Corry-Lawrence Airport in Erie County will receive $232,500 for installation of an automated weather observation system and nearly $154,000 for updating its airport master plan.

Local police approach a mock meth lab as they prepare to execute a simulated raid during training exercises Sunday afternoon at the Franklin Fire Department.

Investigators are testing the water after a break-in at a water treatment plant in Barkeyville, Venango County.

Walleye season ends Sunday at 12:01 a.m. and resumes May 2. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission trout stockings continue on the special regulations sections of many streams throughout the state.

At her sentencing yesterday in Common Pleas Court, Echo Ward turned to the victim's parents and wept.

Mar 4, 2009 8:39 pm US/Eastern FRANKLIN An Oil City High School teacher is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a female student.