Category Archives: Local News

INDIANA BOROUGH PUBLIC WORKS OFFERS "POTHOLE HOTLINE"
While baseball's spring training and the home show are definite signs of spring, another sign of spring is the appearance of potholes in the street. Indiana borough has announced efforts to patch poth...
Mar 22, 2022

INDIANA WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG CRIMES IN FEDERAL COURT
A former resident of Indiana entered a guilty plea in federal court on Monday to drug-related charges. 31-year-old Ruby Gil pleaded guilty to possessing narcotics and a lesser offense before U.S. Dist...
Mar 22, 2022

RARE TICK-BORNE DISEASE BECOMING MORE EVIDENT IN PENNSYLVANIA
A rare, tick-borne disease is becoming more evident across Pennsylvania, adding to concerns about deer ticks that are already high due to Lyme disease. State officials term the deer tick virus - a typ...
Mar 22, 2022

IACT TEAM EMPHASIZES TEAMWORK AHEAD OF IUPATTY'S WEEKEND
The Indiana Area Collaborative Team met on Monday afternoon to discuss final plans for the upcoming unsanctioned celebration known as IUPatty's. Law enforcement officials say that so far, activity has...
Mar 21, 2022

LONGTIME BLAIRSVILLE FIREMAN, FIRE CHIEF PASSED AWAY
Much of the Indiana County firefighting community is in mourning today over the passing of Blairsville's Chief George "Turk" Burkley, who passed away early Monday morning. Burkley joined the fire depa...
Mar 21, 2022

BLAIRSVILLE POLICE ARREST MAN ON A DRUG-RELATED CHARGE
Police in Blairsville Borough arrested a Robinson man after he was found with some drug paraphernalia during an incident early Sunday Morning. Police say that they were dispatched to the Sheetz along ...
Mar 21, 2022

ONE KILLED IN CRASH IN DERRY TOWNSHIP ON SUNDAY
One person was killed in a crash Sunday afternoon in Derry Township, Westmoreland County. The Westmoreland County Coroner's office identified the victim as 36-year-old Jennifer Krinock. She died in th...
Mar 21, 2022

HOME SHOW A SUCCESS OVER THE WEEKEND
On Sunday, the Indiana-Armstrong Builders Association wrapped up its annual Home Show, the first in-person Home Show in two years. The show was cancelled in 2020 due to the early phases of the Covid-1...
Mar 21, 2022

INDIANA MAN THREATENED IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
State Police have charged a Pleasant Unity man with threatening to shoot an 18-year-old Indiana man and a 17-year-old Derry girl on March 7th. Troopers say they responded to a call of an active domest...
Mar 21, 2022

U.S. GAS PRICE AVERAGE HOLDS STEADY, PA AVERAGE GOES DOWN
The average cost of a gallon of gas across the nation held steady, while the descent continued in Pennsylvania. The national average according to Triple A this morning is $4.25 a gallon. That's no cha...
Mar 21, 2022










