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Animal cruelty case proceeds to Court of Common Pleas

Charges filed against a Pittsfield woman accused of cruelty to animals have been bound over to the Court of Common Pleas. Two area residents face charges after State Police responded to a report of an injured dog recently. Trista K. Wilson, 21, of Pittsfield and Drake A. Johnson, 23, were ...

Audit proposed for Pa.’s child care assistance program

Alarmed by fraud reports among Minnesota day cares, calls grow in Pennsylvania to review taxpayer-funded programs in the commonwealth to weed out similar issues. State Reps. Jill Cooper, R-Export, and Kate Klunk, R-Hanover, began circulating a cosponsorship memo this week that mandates an ...

Pennsylvania Avenue home to be demolished

Demolition of a home on Pennsylvania Avenue West will be demolished. The Warren Redevelopment Authority received an update recently from Carl Devlieger regarding the demolition of the structure located at 1509 Pennsylvania Avenue West. During the RDA meeting held in October, Devlieger stated ...

Local hospitals, lawmakers respond to loss of WGH maternity services

Many labor and delivery patients are expected to seek care at UPMC Chautauqua following the closure of Warren General Hospital’s program that takes effect Tuesday. This change has the potential to raise concern among expecting families and residents throughout Warren County. However, ...

Pine Grove PPT & 2-Gun donates to Second Harvest Food Bank

RUSSELL - Pine Grove PPT & 2-Gun donated $3,600 to Second Harvest Food of Northwest Pennsylvania on Thursday evening, helping support local families facing food insecurity. The money was raised during the organization’s holiday charity raffle and pistol shoot event, which took place on ...

Ban on neonic insecticides being proposed

By JOHN WHITTAKER jwhittaker@post-journal.com A state lawmaker wants Pennsylvania to join New York and Vermont in banning the use of some synthetic insecticides. Sen. Judith Schwank, D-Reading, is circulating a co-sponsorship memorandum for legislation she is drafting that would ban what ...