The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will now require fracking companies to disclose chemicals being used for drilling. Previously the materials use to drill were only pre... Read more
Game Commission Pauses Marten Release
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is again pausing a plan for the return of a native furbearer once common to certain areas in Pennsylvania. Last week the Game Commission’s Board of Commissio... Read more
Gas Prices Tick Upward
Gas prices have crept up locally but continued to edge down across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole during the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average pr... Read more
Supreme Court Overturns Abortion Funding Decision
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has overturned a decision from 1985 that involves the funding of abortions. The court found that banning the funding of abortions through Medicaid was “presump... Read more
Allegheny River Named “River of the Year”
A waterway familiar to many local residents has been named Pennsylvania’s River of the Year. The Allegheny River achieved recognition for the award through an online public vote which is org... Read more
Governor Josh Shapiro is expected to make a push for big changes and financial aid for higher education in his next budget address. While the governor has not provided specific details, the... Read more
Car Flip Over Weekend Sends Man To The Hospital
A single vehicle accident over the weekend sent one person to the hospital. While traveling north on I-79 in Worth Township 20-year-old Isaac Miller of Slippery Rock fell asleep behind the w... Read more
Woman Facing Charges for Break In
A woman is facing charges after she broke into her former home and damaged property. Police say they were called to a home on Vidic Road in Clay Township back in late December for a reported... Read more
The driver of an accident that killed him and his grandson had a blood alcohol level 3 times over the legal limit. The father of 12-year-old Zane Rupert, Josh Rupert, said police said that D... Read more
Local Woman Scammed Out Of Thousands
A Portersville woman is out thousands after falling victim to a phone scam. Police began their investigation in October of last year, when the woman was contacted by an unknown person who mi... Read more