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PLEASANTVILLE BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) – A local man is accused of allegedly strangling his wife until she passed out, as well as assaulting another woman, in Pleasantville Borough on Sunday. According to court documents, Franklin-based State Police filed criminal charges against 21-year-old Dylon John Leech, of Pleasantville, in Magisterial...

CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) – A local woman is in hot water for reportedly stealing items from Walmart in Cranberry Township on 23 separate occasions dating back to March. According to a release issued by PSP Franklin on Wednesday, June 7, troopers were dispatched to Walmart on Kimberly Lane in Cranberry Township, Venango County, for a report of retail theft at 4:19 p.m. on Thursday, May 4.

(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — Human skeletal remains have been found in an abandoned shed in Warren County, Pennsylvania State Police are reporting. According to PA State Police in Corry, troopers discovered suspected human skeletal remains on June 6 inside an abandoned shed on a property on Kidder Road in Freehold Township, Warren County. The police report states […]

FRENCHCREEK TWP., Pa. (EYT) – A local woman escaped injuries after her vehicle crashed into a ditch in Frenchcreek Township on Sunday evening. According to Franklin-based State Police, this accident happened around 8:36 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, on Georgetown Road, in Frenchcreek Township, Venango County. Police say 25-year-old...

VERNON TWP., Ohio (WKBN) – Estimated damages are at $50,000 after a fire at a house in Vernon Township. It happened on Thursday at a house on state Route 7. No one was injured. Firefighters were able to rescue a bird and a ferret. The fire started in the...

A Pleasantville man is facing charges for strangling his wife until she was unconscious and assaulting the woman’s sister when she tried to intervene. Franklin state police said in a criminal complaint they were called Sunday evening to a Pleasantville residence where a woman told police she had gotten into an argument with her husband, Dylon Leech, 22, that became “heated and physical” with both parties pushing each other.

VENANGO/FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) – Local state police responded to the following incidents:. Troopers Investigating Firearms Violation in Cranberry Township. PSP Franklin investigated a firearms act violation that happened at a department store on U.S. Route 322 in Cranberry Township, Venango County, at 10:36 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31.

FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) – Live music will take the stage this weekend at TrAils To Ales Brewery II in Franklin. Free Fall will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 9. Funky Mule is slated for Saturday, June 10. Both performances will start at 7:30 p.m. Happy Hour specials...

VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) – The Venango County Domestic Relations Section has released its recent “most wanted” list that includes individuals who are in arrears on child support payments. According to Michael Tanner, Compliance Officer at the Venango County Domestic Relations Section, all individuals on the list...

Pennsylvania State Police on Wednesday released the identity of the woman whose body was found at a home in Sandy Lake Borough the night before. According to a news release, 56-year-old Stephanie Marie Kommer was discovered on the 5300 block of Franklin Street shortly after 7 pm Tuesday. State Police...

Jun. 8—An Erie County woman won't go on trial in Crawford County Court of Common Pleas for allegedly selling alcohol without a license in Meadville last summer. Antanequia Shakwaun Akins, 30, of Corry was accepted into the county's accelerated rehabilitative disposition — or ARD — program on Wednesday by Judge Mark Stevens.

A look at the 7-day weather forecast for the Venango County area brought to you by Deets Mechanical of Seneca, Pa. Today – A chance of showers after 11am. Widespread haze after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

As stage two of the Warren Roundabout Project is set to begin next week, people who live and work nearby are reacting to the project thus far and if they feel it is needed in the area. Opinions on the roundabout project vary among people as stage two is set to take to place shortly […]

Venango County has been awarded nearly $27,000 under the national Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) through the Department of Homeland Security. The local board is charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country. Venango County’s Local Board of the EFSP is facilitated Will Price, executive director of United Way of Venango County and consists of representatives from Venango County.

WARREN, Pa. – There was a haze over Warren County as the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued a Code Red Air Quality alert for all of central Pennsylvania on Wednesday due to wildfire smoke from Canada. “A Code RED Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within...

The Sunset Drive-In located in Waterford is celebrating their 75th anniversary. The drive-in opened in June 1948. To celebrate, they are playing the first movie that they ever ran which is “The Westerner” with Gary Cooper. “The Westerner” will play after “The Little Mermaid” and “The Boogeyman” on Friday night only. Dennis Koper started working […]

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating several storage unit break-ins at a West Mead Township facility. It happened between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m. Monday at West Mead Self-Storage in the 19300 block of Cochranton Rd. Surveillance video showed two men entering the property, tampering with security and breaking into three storage...

SUGARCREEK BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) – A local man was charged for reportedly smashing items, causing nearing $900 in damage during an incident in Sugarcreek Borough. According to court documents, the Sugarcreek Borough Police Department filed criminal charges against 57-year-old Richard Lee Marsh, of Venus, in Magisterial District Judge Andrew F. Fish’s office on Monday, June 5.

VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) – Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) is home to a dynamic instructor with a wealth of practical and academic knowledge–Dave Wilson. (Photo above: Dave Wilson, NRPC’s Associate of Science in Criminal Justice program instructor.) A native of Oil City, Wilson leads the Associate...

Trapper is a really friendly boy who was caught in a trap, hence his name! Trapper was a stray, which means we do not have any history for him. He is approximately one year old, and a really friendly, laid back boy. Trapper loves affection, and will happily lean into you for some love. He is already neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated! All this sweet boy needs is a home to call his own, if that could be yours, apply today! Visit Trapper at the Venango County Humane Society from noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.