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Community price shopping for electricity proposed

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State lawmakers want to ease the burden of high electricity bills on residents and small businesses. While Pennsylvanians can already shop for their own electricity supplier, a new proposal would allow communities to shop on their behalf, potentially giving customers greater bargaining power and additional options to pursue competitive rates. The proposal comes as residential electricity prices in Pennsylvania have risen sharply in recent years. According to the state’s Independent Fiscal Office, the average residential price increased nearly 46% between 2018 and 2025. Rep. ...

Blue Star Mothers launch area wreaths effort

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The Blue Star Mothers are launching their fourth year of participation in the Wreaths Across America program, setting an ambitious goal to honor local veterans. This year, the organization aims to place 3,001 wreaths across eight cemeteries in Warren County, ensuring that those who served are ...

After career in aviation, area natives returns home

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Timothy Salapek, a Warren High School class of 1976 alumnus, has led a diverse life spanning technical engineering careers and creative pursuits in the fine arts. Despite early setbacks preventing him from flying fighter jets in the Air Force, it did not stop him from pursuing his private ...

Nine reported dead after mass shooting in Erie

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A man killed eight people including a pregnant woman, children and other relatives at his home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before taking his own life as well, authorities said Saturday. Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the 45-year-old man was related to seven of the victims in the previous day's shooting, while the eighth was a friend of the pregnant woman. Video and audio evidence recovered by investigators included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two "distressed" women arrived and began pounding on the door shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, he said. The ...

Midtown Motors food drive helps stock local soup kitchen

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A local food drive is helping provide meals and groceries to families in need while stocking the shelves of a community soup kitchen. Midtown Motors collected about 1,200 pounds of non-perishable food throughout September as part of its annual food drive. The business has held the drive for ...

State issues reminder on vaccines

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To showcase the wide availability and importance of receiving updated vaccines for COVID-19 and flu as respiratory virus season begins, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen and Secretary of Human Services Dr. Val Arkoosh visited Hilltop Pharmacy in Pittsburgh. During the event, Bogen and Arkoosh each received a COVID-19 vaccine. “Vaccinations remain an essential way to protect ourselves and our neighbors. As we approach respiratory virus season, Pennsylvanians can boost their body’s defenses by getting their age-appropriate COVID-19, flu, and RSV vaccinations,” said ...