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Coroner: 22-year-old killed, four others injured in Route 949 crash in Eldred Twp.

A 22-year-old man from Leeper was killed in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday in Eldred Township, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. The coroner’s office identified the victim as Nicholas A. McWilliams, 22. Fire and EMS personnel were initially dispatched at about 2:58 a.m. after multiple iPhone crash-detection alerts were sent to 911 near the address of 5435 Route 949. Fire officials arrived and found a one-vehicle accident with multiple occupants.

Jefferson County, PA · 4h
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Hearing for Venus Man Accused in Clarion County Semi-Truck Incident Continued

CLARION CO., Pa. (EYT) — A court hearing for a Venus man who allegedly left a local emergency room and was later involved in an incident outside a Monroe Township hotel has been rescheduled for December. Court documents show a preliminary hearing for 40-year-old Willard Wesley Whitton that was...

Clarion County, PA · 1d
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Chipotle Sets Opening Date for New Clarion Restaurant

CLARION, Pa. (EYT) — The wait is almost over for local Chipotle fans. Chipotle Mexican Grill has confirmed that its new restaurant adjacent to the Clarion Mall will open Thursday, November 19. The restaurant, located at 22541 Route 68 in Monroe Township, will operate daily from 10:45 a.m. to...

Clarion, PA · 2d
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Driver Backs Into Parked State Police Cruiser at Cranberry Township Sheetz

CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A Clarion woman backed her car into a parked Pennsylvania State Police patrol vehicle at a Sheetz in Cranberry Township on Oct. 23, according to state police. Trooper Chad Wagner, of the Franklin barracks, reported that the crash happened at 10 p.m. in the...

Cranberry Twp, PA · 1d
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Oil City Man Accused of Stealing $540 from Employer’s Cash Drawers

CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A Venango County man has been charged with theft after Pennsylvania State Police say security footage showed him taking $540 from cash drawers at a Cranberry Township restaurant where he worked. A trooper with Pennsylvania State Police in Franklin filed a criminal complaint on...

Oil City, PA · 2d

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Brookville Man Accused of Hurling Phone That Chipped Boy's Teeth, Caused Bloody Nose

A Brookville man is facing simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct charges after police say he threw a woman's phone during an argument, striking a young boy in the mouth and chipping his teeth. The incident happened Saturday, November 7, at a Sulgar Road residence in Warsaw Township, and the man accused of throwing the phone had already fled the scene by the time officers arrived.

Brookville, PA · 2d

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Local Man Faces Felony Charges After Allegedly Returning to Prohibited Home

RINGGOLD TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A Jefferson County man faces felony burglary and trespassing charges after sheriff’s deputies serving a warrant say they found him inside a Ringgold Township residence he had been court-ordered to leave. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office filed a criminal complaint on November 10...

Jefferson County, PA · 2d

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Kennerdell Woman Faces Felony Gun Charges Following Scrubgrass Township Traffic Stop

SCRUBGRASS TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A Kennerdell woman faces felony firearm charges after state police said they found a handgun, suspected crack cocaine, and an open bottle of vodka inside her pickup truck during a Venango County traffic stop. According to court documents, Trooper Mason J. Muir of the...

Venango County, PA · 13h

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State Police Seek Help Identifying Person Suspected of Taking Cash at Walmart

FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) — Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a person who took $20 in cash back from a Walmart self-checkout and lied to the victim about it on Oct. 21, according to troopers. Troopers from the Franklin barracks responded to Walmart...

Franklin, PA · 1d

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Titusville Man Jailed After Allegedly Threatening to Shoot Dad, Burn Plum Township House

A 43-year-old Titusville man is locked up in Venango County Prison after Pennsylvania State Police say he threatened to assault and shoot his father, then threatened to burn down a neighboring house, during a domestic blowup in Plum Township earlier this month. Shawn Allen Blake was arraigned on four counts of misdemeanor terroristic threats and four counts of misdemeanor harassment following the November 2 incident at a Meadville Road residence.

Titusville, PA · 8h

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State Police Investigate Venango County Assaults, Harassment, and Hayfield Damage

VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) — Troopers from the Franklin barracks filed a harassment charge in Sugarcreek Borough, opened a child welfare assault investigation in Pinegrove Township, and are seeking tips after an all-terrain vehicle damaged a Canal Township hayfield, according to Pennsylvania State Police reports. Man Charged Following Sugarcreek...

Venango County, PA · 1d

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High school cafe: Behind the scenes of Seneca Valley’s Raider Roast

JACKSON TWP — Acquiring workplace skills is at the center of the vocational readiness class at Seneca Valley Senior High School, and a great of deal of the path to get there lies outside a traditional classroom space. A student-run cafe on the premises has come to be the...

Seneca, PA · 1d

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Lottery Player Hits $112K Jackpot in Venango County

A Pennsylvania Lottery Fast Play ticket worth $112,887 was sold in Venango County, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The Pennsylvania Lottery said the winning ticket carried the progressive top prize in the $5 Win It All game and was sold Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Spanky's Tobacco World Inc., 1219 Liberty St., Franklin. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the ticket.

Venango County, PA · 2d

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State Police: Mayport Woman Charged With Child Endangerment After Midnight 911 Call

RINGGOLD TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A Mayport woman faces multiple misdemeanor charges after Pennsylvania State Police say she was under the influence of a controlled substance, left marijuana within reach of two children, and resisted troopers during an early morning arrest on November 12. Troopers from the Punxsutawney barracks...

Mayport, PA · 1d

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Good Hope Lutheran Church: Delivering More Than a Meal This Thanksgiving

For more than 20 years, volunteers from Good Hope Lutheran Church and Zion Lutheran Church have helped ensure that homebound residents throughout the Oil Region can enjoy a warm Thanksgiving meal and a reminder that their community cares. What began in 2002 as an extension of the churches’ free community...

Oil City, PA · 1d

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Venango County Commissioners Fire Back Over Sheriff’s Lawsuit, Defend Jail Decision

FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) — Venango County commissioners are defending their decision to dissolve the county prison board and assign Sheriff Eric Foy the duties of warden, maintaining that the move was legally authorized and necessary to ensure stable jail operations. In a statement released Friday, November 13, the commissioners...

Venango County, PA · 11h

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2026 Community Outreach Award Presented to Beacon Light SAP

BRADFORD, Pa. – The first Community Outreach Contest for Journey Health System’s affiliates has officially come to a close, and the results are in. After reviewing and voting on the entries, the judging panel selected the Student Assistance Program & Prevention (SAP) team at Beacon Light Behavioral Health System (BLBHS) as this year’s winner.

Forest County, PA · 1d

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Who is that guy taking all those great pictures?

Anyone attending Titusville athletic events the last couple of seasons surely has seen David Zinram roaming around the sidelines with his camera. The Erie native has been a prolific documenter of Rocket sports ever since he and his wife settled in to Pleasantville in August 2025. His work has been...

Titusville, PA · 1d

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$3.8 Million Project to Repair Route 208 Bridge in Scrubgrass Township Starts Next Week

OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) — Work is scheduled to begin Monday on a $3.8 million project to repair a bridge on Route 208 in Scrubgrass Township, Venango County, which is rated in poor condition, according to state officials. The bridge sits on Route 208, also known as Emlenton Clintonville...

Venango County, PA · 1d

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PA Department of Health confirms 7th measles death

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) confirmed a seventh measles-associated death in the Commonwealth Friday afternoon. DOH officials confirmed the death occurred in Montour County, PA. The department added that the individual was not vaccinated and that death has been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State...

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