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Dominic Schubert, 5, peers around the bushes Wednesday in search of more candy at the annual Boo Bash at the Cranberry Mall. More...
Police say LeVaughn Robinson was injured during an argument with another student.

A Clarion University student was stabbed Wednesday evening during an argument with another student on campus. University police chief Glenn Reid said freshman LeVaughn Robinson, of Penn Hills, was stabbed twice in the leg around 6:20 p.m. at Eagle Commons Dining Hall. More...

Districts are all following guidelines from CDC

Despite the growing number of confirmed H1N1 cases in Venango County, absenteeism at local school districts is up only slightly. Oil City Superintendent Joseph Carrico said about 5 to 7 percent of Oil City students are absent on any given day for a variety of reasons. More...

Here is some information from the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) about the H1N1 flu: An infected person can spread the virus up to a week. .. People infected with seasonal and 2009 H1N1 flu may be able to infect others from one day before getting sick to five to seven days after being sick. More...

Wholesale clubs were skeptical lower-income people would pay yearly membership fees
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With many families suddenly struggling to feed themselves, the big warehouse clubs known for king-size packages of steak and jumbo boxes of Cheerios are increasingly competing with grocery stores for the 36 million Americans now on food stamps. More...
The following is a list of area Halloween trick-or-treat hours: Chapmanville — 2 p.m. Saturday Chapmanville Volunteer fire hall Cooperstown Borough — 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday Cornplanter Township — 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday Cranberry Township — 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday More...
INDECENT ASSAULT INVESTIGATION — Clarion state police are investigating an indecent assault after a 58-year-old man allegedly touched and threatened a 20- year-old Clarion woman. Police said the man, whom they did not identify, picked up the girl in his vehicle to discuss a job cleaning his house. More...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The family of an elderly woman who died after her chenille bathrobe caught on fire has filed a $30 million lawsuit against the retailer for wrongful death and product liability. More...
Venango County Central Court District Judges Douglas Dinberg and Andrew Fish presiding Jon Thomas Fedorek, 20, 849 Grandview Road, Oil City; four counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property were withdrawn. Randy David Oakes, 50, 1918 Old State Road, Venus; More...
The health care reform bill about to hit the floor of the U.S. Senate promises to cover millions more Americans by subsidizing their purchase of insurance. The bill would force every American to be covered. More...
Jesse Rice ran for two touchdowns Wednesday night as the Blue Blazes downed the Green Hornets, 26-6, to complete their second straight undefeated season in the Oil City-Cranberry Youth Football League. In the opening game, the Golden Eagles blanked the Red Raiders, 12-0. More...
Chase Utley homers .. twice and Cliff Lee goes the distance in the 6-1 win in Game 1.
NEW YORK (AP) — Look out for Cliff Lee, Chase Utley and this New Red Machine. Lee outdueled CC Sabathia, Utley homered twice and the Philadelphia Phillies kept rolling through October, beating the New York Yankees 6-1 on a misty Wednesday night in the World Series opener. More...
Anything I can put into my body that’s natural has to be better’
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. More...