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State’s outdoor recreation economy grows 21%

Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation economy has grown 21 percent, adding 12,000 jobs and nearly 25 percent wage growth, as the Pennsylvania Office of Outdoor Recreation (PA OOR) marks three years of work to grow the industry and make outdoor recreation a larger driver of economic development statewide. Earlier this month, PA OOR marked its third anniversary in Columbia with Let’s Roll, the Outdoor Business Alliance of Pennsylvania, EDC Lancaster County, and local leaders. The celebration comes as the latest data shows Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation economy grew by $1.5 billion ...

City Council recognizes retiring Fire Chief Krogler

The Warren City Council recognized retiring Warren City Fire Department Chief David Krogler during its Monday evening meeting, honoring more than three decades of service to the city and surrounding communities. Krogler’s official retirement date is today, bringing an end to a career that ...

N.Y. man pleads guilty to access device fraud

A New York man has pleaded guilty to one felony charge of access device fraud involving a Warren County resident. Jason L. Pattison, 44, of Mayville, N.Y., was charged Dec. 11, 2025, with third-degree felony accessing a device issued to another who did not authorize use and misdemeanor identity theft. Pattison pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree accessing device issued to another who did not authorize in Judge Gregory Hammond’s court, while misdemeanor charges of identity theft and accessing device issued to another who did not authorize were not prosecuted. Under ...

Health Department eyes expanded authority

A state Supreme Court decision that found the state Health Department didn’t have the authority to require school children throughout the state to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic is driving a new movement to expand the Health Department’s authority, possibly starting as soon as ...

Charges filed in 2002 Erie cold case

Attorney General Dave Sunday and Erie County District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz, in conjunction with the 54th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, have announced charges against an Indiana man who they allege kidnapped and raped 20-year-old Sabrina Kahler in Erie County in 2002. Sunday’s ...

New bill would address turnpike toll rate signage

A proposal introduced by a Democrat serving in the state House aims to make changes to signage on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. “How much a customer will be charged should never be a mystery or come as a surprise,” state Rep. Joe Ciresi of Montgomery County wrote in a co-sponsorship memo ...