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Legislation heading toward a vote in the Pennsylvania Capitol would overhaul some aspects of how voters cast ballots while delivering much of the money counties need to buy voting machines ahead of next year's presidential election. (AP file photo)
HARRISBURG (AP) - Legislation unveiled Monday would overhaul some aspects of how voters cast ballots in Pennsylvania while delivering much of the money counties need to buy voting machines ahead of next year's presidential election.
The measure that emerged after several months of closed-door negotiations between Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and leaders of the Legislature's Republican majorities would let any voter mail in a ballot, eliminate the ballot option for straight party-ticket voting and move voter-registration deadlines closer to elections.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are opening their 2024 season today, and with that in mind, Sandycreek Elementary School students in Franklin were treated to a bit of baseball Wednesday at an assembly that focused on Pirates all-time hero Roberto Clemente.
To the sound of windchimes and the flowing waters, more than 100 people gathered Wednesday in the brisk, sunny late afternoon at the memorial for Suzette Nellis along Oil City’s West End bike trail to remember and honor the beloved community member.
The ice boom on the Allegheny River in Oil City is in the process of being removed by the city's public works department, according to Oil City Fire Department Chief Derek Long.
BALTIMORE (AP) — A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and presumed dea…
With the presidential primary election just under a month away, citizens have less than two weeks to register to vote or make changes to their registration.
Valley Grove School Board members on Monday gave approval for the administration to work with the district’s solicitor to develop a tuition rate policy for out-of-district students.
BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early today, causing it to collapse in a matter of seconds and creating a terrifying scene as several vehicles plunged into the chilly river below.
The wellness initiative at the Franklin Area School District has just wrapped up its first year of promoting wellness and fitness for district staff, with positive results, the Franklin school board heard at its meeting Monday.
Police investigating the killing a pregnant Amish woman in Crawford County seized six guns, a variety of ammunition and a pair of sneakers that may match tread marks left at the crime scene during searches of the suspect’s home and vehicle, documents show.
A season that began with big expectations for the Franklin basketball team came to a conclusion in the PIAA Class 3A championship game against Devon Prep on Saturday in Hershey.
HERSHEY -- Despite making a late comeback, Franklin's boys basketball team was unable to bring home the program's third state championship as the Knights fell to Devon Prep, 60-56, in the PIAA Class 3A title tilt on Saturday afternoon at the GIANT Center.
HARRISBURG (AP) — Republican state lawmakers are pushing Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to do more to investigate the deaths of older adults who are the subject of an abuse or neglect complaint after Pennsylvania recorded a steep increase in such deaths, starting in 2019.
A lifelong Cranberry Township resident who is turning 100 years old Sunday still vividly recalls his days in the Pacific Theater during World War II and subsequent occupation of Japan.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — April’s total solar eclipse promises to be a scientific bonanza, thanks to new spacecraft and telescopes — and cosmic chance.
The Franklin Easter egg hunt has been postponed until Monday evening at 6 p.m. because of adverse weather conditions that are expected Saturday, the Franklin Events and Marketing office announced Friday.
The gymnasium at Oil City Area High School was filled with representatives from colleges, technical schools, local businesses and several branches of the military during the school’s annual career fair on Thursday morning.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers introduced a $1.2 trillion spending package Thursday that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend and allows Congress, nearly six months into the budget year, to complete its work in funding the gover…
The Franklin community pulled out all the stops on Thursday to give the Knights boys basketball team a worthy send-off to the PIAA Class 3A championship game.
Four artists were welcomed — in some cases, welcomed back — to the National Transit Building in Oil City on Wednesday afternoon when a ribbon-cutting and open house of their studios was held for the public.
Komatsu’s fifth-ever Fluid Power Action Challenge kicked off earlier this week at the Rocky Grove fire hall, where students from 14 school districts started to build complicated contraptions that would move using nothing but hydraulics.
Clarion County Coroner Dan Shingledecker has identified a man from New York state as the victim in the fatal multivehicle accident that occurred early Tuesday morning on the Emlenton Bridge, Interstate 80, in Richland Township.
One person died as a result of a multivehicle accident on the Emlenton Bridge in Richland Township early Tuesday morning, according to Clarion County Coroner Dan Shingledecker.
Venango County Economic Development Authority members discussed the proposed development by the Verland company to house former Polk Center residents, the continuing progress at 100 Seneca in Oil City and the Cranberry Mall at their monthly meeting Tuesday.
EDINBORO -- Franklin's boys basketball team punched its ticket to Hershey on Tuesday night, taking down Girard 64-55 in their PIAA Class 3A semifinal showdown at PennWest Edinboro University's McComb Fieldhouse.
Oil City School Board members on Monday recognized and heard from a special guest, a senior who spends part of his school day tutoring elementary school students.
It’s been 50 years since teenager Ann Van Dyke of Henrys Bend, now longtime nurse Ann Van Dyke York of Oil City, came home after surviving Reye’s syndrome against all odds.
Oil City Council members heard an update last week from city water department director Jason Herman on the ongoing efforts to inventory the city’s waterlines to comply with new Department of Environmental Protection regulations.
The Franklin Area School District’s proposed move of sixth grade to the Franklin Area Junior-Senior High School, starting in the 2024-2025 school year, was ratified by a six-to-one vote at the Franklin school board’s work session Monday.