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Children’s Advocacy Center receives Order of the Eastern Star donation

The Pennsylvania Order of the Eastern Star, Youngsville Chapter 478, recently donated a collection of comfort care kits to the Warren County Children’s Advocacy Center to support children and families served by the center. Members of the chapter assembled three different types of kits ...

Pa. power load buckling under neighboring renewable energy goals

As states across the mid-Atlantic adopt aggressive goals for renewable energy generation, most look to Pennsylvania’s natural gas and nuclear plants to back them up. But when there’s not enough power to go around, no amount of generation in the commonwealth will be enough to prevent ...

Clerks, courts warn of new toll scam

By JOHN WHITTAKER jwhittaker@post-journal.com Police agencies around the country are warning of a new text messaging scam that attempts to get people to pay false toll violations. The Pennsylvania State Court system recently sent a warning after the Philadelphia Courts issued a statewide ...

Philharmonic will host “Spring Awakening” concert Sunday

Spring is in the air and so are the tunes from the Warren Philharmonic. The philharmonic’s "Spring Awakening” concert will be on Sunday, March 15, at 4 p.m. at the Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church, 11 Russell St., Warren. Jerod Eggleston, baritone soloist, will make his debut ...

Fundraiser and donations help strengthen library programs

The Warren Public Library celebrated a lively and successful fundraiser on Jan. 31, as over 150 community members gathered for the annual Books, Blues & Brews event. “Thanks to that turnout, we exceeded our fundraising goal for programming,” said Executive Director Sara Edmiston. ...

State police trooper shot and killed in a traffic stop

PAOLI, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was shot and killed by a man he had pulled over in a traffic stop Sunday night, authorities said. Cpl. Tim O'Connor was killed as he approached the car when the driver fired from inside the vehicle, the state's acting police ...