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Pump prices seen as dropping in region

Gas prices are five cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.624 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The price in Warren was around $4.689 per gallon. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline fell 14 cents over the past week to $4.16. Crude oil prices are currently below $100 per barrel, and pump prices are reflecting that decline. Today’s national average is 23 cents less than a month ago but $1.13 more than a year ago. According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased last week ...

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Outdoor Club To Hike At Dunham Siding Sunday Members of the Allegheny Outdoor Club will lead a hike at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at Dunham Siding. The group will meet at the Dunham Siding parking area at 2 p.m. The parking area is on the left 2 miles after Hearts Content on Hearts Content Road. The hike will be an in and out of 2 miles each way. Jim Berkey is the leader for this hike. School lists scholars INDIANA, Pa. – Students from the area have been recognized as Provost Scholars at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Provost Scholar status is achieved when students complete a ...

Charges filed in road rage incident in Sheffield

A Frewsburg, N.Y., man was briefly jailed last week after allegedly pointing a firearm at a driver on Route 6 on Thursday during a road rage incident - with both drivers blaming the other for the incident. Timothy J. Prince, 67, was charged with two counts of second-degree felony aggravated assault - attempts to cause or causes bodily injury with a deadly weapon, two counts of misdemeanor terroristic threats causing serious public inconvenience, two counts of misdemeanor simple assault and two counts of harassment on Thursday, Oct. 29, after the State Police at Warren responded to a ...

Thompson 'honored' to be returned to Congress by voters

On Tuesday, the voters of Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District reelected Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson to serve a tenth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Thompson, the first Pennsylvanian since the 1860's to serve as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, was joined ...

Secretary of the Commonwealth reports safe, secure Election Day

Shortly after polls closed, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt confirmed Pennsylvania held another safe and secure election today and thanked local election officials for helping to run a smooth Election Day with few issues reported by the counties. “We have the efforts of election ...