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Two teenagers died early Sunday in a fire at a home in Buffington Township. Fire officials have not issued an official statement yet, but United School District Superintendent Dr. Richard Lucas has re...

IUP's defense was battered by Clarion yesterday, but the Crimson Hawks managed a come-from-behind rally to beat the Golden Eagles and earned the right to play on Saturday for the PSAC championship. Ja...

The Penguins skated into New Jersey with six players on injured reserve and gave a good accounting of themselves, grabbing an important point in the Metro Division standings before falling in a shooto...

Bishop Guilfoyle put up three touchdowns in the first half and three more in the second to knock Homer-Center out of the District 6 playoffs, 42-0. The semifinal win will put the defending district an...

Indiana County's 83rd brush fire of the year was one of two Saturday afternoon dispatches by Indiana County 911. Clymer firefighters were sent to Kirkland Road in Rayne Township at 2:16 PM. The other ...

Around 690,000 Pennsylvania-American Water Company customers will be receiving one-time bill credits of about $26 from the company, as part of a more than $18 million settlement with manufacturers who...

The Indiana Area School Board on Monday night will formally consider the sale of the former Horace Mann Elementary School to Pivotal GP Holding LLC for $470,000. Pivotal wants to turn the school build...

In his new blog, State System of Higher Education Chancellor Christopher Fiorentino highlights the record 81 percent retention rate this year of first-year students at state-owned universities who hav...

A chance to play for the District 6 championship is on the line this weekend for two Indiana County football teams. Tonight, fifth-seeded Marion Center battles number one Bishop McCort in Class AA. To...

With a win tomorrow at Clarion, IUP will play for the PSAC championship next week at Kutztown, but getting that win won't be easy. IUP is 6-2. Clarion is 6-3, and they've been tough against everybody,...