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State unemployment rate down to 4.1% in June

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry released its preliminary employment situation report for June 2026. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 4.1 percent in June. The PA rate remained one-tenth of a percentage point below the U.S. unemployment rate of 4.2 percent, which was also down a tenth of a point over the month. The Commonwealth’s unemployment rate declined by two-tenths of a point from its June 2025 level of 4.3 percent. The United States’ rate was up one-tenth over the past 12 months. Pennsylvania’s ...

Wheel challenges

The Youngsville Police Department held its Bike Rodeo last weekend at the Youngsville Fire Station 61. Chief Todd Mineweaser and Patrolman Charles Andersen from Youngsville Police Department and Patrolman Gary Doolittle from the Warren City Police Department were on hand for the event. Also ...

Sugar Grove man jailed on $250K bail

A Sugar Grove man has been jailed on $250,000 bail after a lengthy investigation into the sharing of child sex abuse materials on the internet. William K. Young, 53, of Sugar Grove was charged Thursday with three counts of second-degree felony disseminating photo/film of child sex acts/sexual abuse materials, three counts of second-degree felony child sexual abuse material, three counts of third-degree felony child sexual abuse material and three counts of third-degree felony disseminating photo/film of child sex acts/sexual abuse materials. He was arraigned Thursday morning by ...

Warren man sentenced to confinement in drug cases

A Warren man has been sentenced to 14 months to 5 years of confinement to satisfy drug charges on two dockets filed within two days of each other. Shawn T. Moore, 36, was sentenced to a minimum of 8 months and a maximum of 3 years of confinement on Friday by President Judge Gregory Hammond in the Court of Common Pleas after pleading to a charge of felony conspiracy - manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver. One of the sets of charges came after Moore and Ryan English of Warren tried to sell methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Glade ...

County recognizes corrections professionals

The Warren County Commissioners officially proclaimed Sunday to July 25 as Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week during their meeting Wednesday, recognizing the work of community corrections professionals who help protect public safety while assisting individuals transitioning back ...

Budget offers boost to protecting seniors

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) has launched a statewide tour highlighting how the Department’s new approach to evaluating the performance of older adult protective services is delivering better results in keeping older adults safe, leaving behind a prior ineffective pass-fail system that did not provide adequate oversight of local aging agencies. That tool, the Comprehensive Aging Performance Evaluation (CAPE), is also providing historic levels of transparency and accountability of the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) network that provides an array of services to support older ...