Category Archives: Local News
TRAIN DERAILMENT CLEANED UP IN WEST MAHONING TOWNSHIP
The Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad has not said what caused the derailment of a train Monday in West Mahoning Township. The company had the Granny Coon Road rail crossing near Smicksburg cleared by...
Jan 19, 2022
FBI WARNS OF KIDNAPPING HOAX CALLS
The FBI is warning of a kidnapping hoax scam targeting western Pennsylvania residents in the past week. More than 450 calls have been made from Mexico to the 724 area code. The FBI Pittsburgh office s...
Jan 19, 2022
INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ORDINANCE ON POSSESSION OF SMALL AMMOUNT OF MARIJUANA
At the Indiana Borough Council Work Session on Tuesday night, council unanimously approved asking Solicitor Pat Dougherty to put together a draft ordinance that would decriminalize possession of a sma...
Jan 18, 2022
WHITE TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED WITH LEADING LATROBE POLICE ON CHASE
A White Township man is now in Westmoreland County Jail accused of leading police on a chase in Westmoreland County. Reports say 52-year-old Thomas Beener is charged with fleeing from police, resistin...
Jan 18, 2022
BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT ENTERS GUILTY PLEAS IN TWO DIFFERENT CASES
A Marion Center man has entered guilty pleas to two different cases this morning in Indiana County Court. District Attorney Robert Manzi announced today that 33-year-old Brian Potts entered a guilty p...
Jan 18, 2022
INDIANA FIRE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS BUSY ON MONDAY
Even though road conditions were still bad after yesterday's storm, there was only one vehicle accident reported by Indiana County 911 on Monday.That accident was reported at 1:50 PM on Hill Road in G...
Jan 18, 2022
MAN CONVICTED OF INDECENT ASSAULT DUE FOR POST-CONVICTION HEARING TODAY
After a day off for Martin Luther King Junior Day, the Indiana County Courts reopen for several summary trials and other hearings, including a hearing for a man convicted of indecent assault. A post-s...
Jan 18, 2022
PSP-KITTANNING INVESTIGATING SCAM
State police from Kittanning are investigating a case where an elderly victim was scammed out of $10,000. Police say this was reported on January 10th. A 79-year-old from Shelocta told police that he ...
Jan 18, 2022
IUP BEGINS SPRING SEMESTER TODAY
Classes are in session today as the spring semester begins at IUP. The university is open for in-person instruction, but with caution. President Michael Driscoll announced earlier this month that beca...
Jan 18, 2022
PURCHASE LINE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES CHANGES TO HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN
The Purchase Line School Board approved changes to the health and safety plan during a virtual school board meeting Monday night. The changes to the plan, according to Superintendent Shawn Ford, bring...
Jan 17, 2022
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