Category Archives: Local News

PA HOUSE PASSES STRUZZI BILL CONCERNING RGGI
The State House has passed a bill from State Representative Jim Struzzi that would require the state legislature's approval to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or any other multi-state comp...
Mar 31, 2022

POLICE REPORTS: ASSAULT, UNDERAGE DRINKING
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE A Venango County man is facing charges of simple assault and harassment for an incident early Sunday morning. Indiana Borough Police say that officers were dispatched to the 110...
Mar 31, 2022

WEISS RETRIAL SET FOR OCTOBER
The trial date for Ronald Weiss is now set for October, exactly 44 years and a day since the murder of 16-year-old Barbara Bruzda of Tunnelton. Judge Thomas Bianco has set October 24th for jury select...
Mar 31, 2022

AT LEAST TWO INJURED IN CLYMER CRASH
Clymer first responders were called out earlier today for a crash in the borough. Indiana County 911 dispatched the Clymer Fire and Police departments along with Citizen's Ambulance Service at 12:27 P...
Mar 30, 2022

IRMC PERFORMS FIRST BARIATRIC SURGERY
Indiana Regional Medical Center announced that they have performed its first robot-assisted bariatric surgery at their facility. The gastric sleeve surgery was performed on March 29th by bariatric sur...
Mar 30, 2022

PITTMAN BILL CONCERNING RGGI PASSES HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTE
While State Representative Jim Struzzi's bill concerning the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is due for a vote today, a similar bill introduced by Senator Joe Pittman was approved in a partisan vot...
Mar 30, 2022

BOX TRUCK OVERTURNS IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP
A box truck overturned on Route 22 in Burrell Township Tuesday afternoon. Indiana County 911 reported that Black Lick and Blairsville fire departments were called out at 3:06 PM for a vehicle accident...
Mar 30, 2022

PSP REPORTS: PINE TOWNSHIP CRASH, TRESPASS
PSP-INDIANA State police are continuing to investigate a case of Criminal Trespass over the weekend in White Township. Troopers say that four people unlawfully entered Apartment 1316 in The Traverse C...
Mar 30, 2022

GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC RESTAURANTS
The Indiana County Chamber of Commerce is reminding people that a deadline for a grant for historic small restaurants is coming soon. The grant is from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and...
Mar 30, 2022

POLICE INVESTIGATE THREAT AT INDIANA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
State police were summoned to the Indiana Senior High School yesterday after a threat was found written on a bathroom wall. Indiana Area Superintendent Michael Vuckovich says the threat, which was rep...
Mar 30, 2022










