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Firefighters are trying to save the Harmony Grove Church this morning in Washington Township, but it looks dire. One firefighter has reportedly been injured.   Creekside firefighters were dispatc...

Governor Tom Wolf's controversial plan to charge every municipality in Pennsylvania for state police protection if they do not have their own police force came under the microscope of the House Approp...

It's a busy schedule today for Indiana County Court, with Plea Court, non-jury trials, a sentencing, and a hearing for a petition for post-conviction collateral relief.   28-year-old Torrance Haw...

One need only look at Indiana County's 911 website (http://www.indianacounty.org/911media/) to see how difficult the last 24 hours have been, with high winds ripping through the region. There have bee...

UPDATE: David Chero was found by authorities, and he is reported to be safe and sound. State police yesterday issued a missing, endangered person alert for a Robinson man, and there have been no updat...

The Penguins led by two goals with under four minutes to play in Saturday night's Stadium Series game in a steady rain in Philadelphia, but the Flyers tied the game at 3-3 on goals by James Van Riemsd...

In high school wrestling, Indiana's David McElravy won the WPIAL Triple-A Section 3 wrestling title at 182 pounds, and teammates Dylan McAnulty and A.J. Ryan also advanced to the individual tournament...

Another candidate for public office has announced his campaign. Retired state trooper Bradley Overdorff says he will enter the Republican Primary for Indiana County Sheriff. He is a Marine Corps veter...

Indiana Borough Police report a public drunkenness citation issued early yesterday against 23-year-old Issa Ali Almutairi of Saudi Arabia. He was in the 4th Street Sheetz in an intoxicated condition. ...

At yesterday Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing, State System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Greenstein offered a blunt and stunning admission: Cheyney University is at a "watershed mo...