Category Archives: Local News
SEWARD MAN IN JAIL FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SOMEONE UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE
A man from Seward is now in Westmoreland County Jail for allegedly sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16. Reports say 35-year-old Micky Scott Thompson was charged in connection with an incid...
Aug 31, 2021
MAN WHO WENT ON THEFT SPREE IN INDIANA, OTHER COUNTIES SENTENCED
A Westmoreland County man was sentenced to serve up to six years in prison for a series of thefts in Indiana, Westmoreland and Fayette Counties over a two-month period. Reports say that 36-year-old Mi...
Aug 31, 2021
HEARING SET FOR SMICKSBURG MAN CHARGED IN FATAL DUI CRASH
The preliminary hearing for a Smicksburg man charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence has been set for next week. 32-year-old Joshua Brink is accused of driving off Barnard R...
Aug 31, 2021
TROPICAL STORM IDA REMNANTS COULD COME TO INDIANA COUNTY
As now Tropical Storm Ida continues to make its way through the gulf coast states, the National Weather Service says that Indiana County could see some significant rainfall from Ida's remnants. The Na...
Aug 30, 2021
BLAIRSVILLE TEEN CHARGED WITH RETAIL THEFT AND OTHER CRIMES
Blairsville Borough Police have arrested a man on charges of retail theft, scattering rubbish, underage drinking and other crimes for an incident early in the morning on August 27th. Police say 18-yea...
Aug 30, 2021
POLICE REPORTS: FIGHT, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA POSSESSION, PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE Indiana Borough Police are seeking more information on a confrontation over the weekend at a house on South Street. Police discovered a large group tried to start a fight with r...
Aug 30, 2021
BLAIRSVILLE POLICE CHARGE MAN WITH LEADING THEM ON A CHASE
Police in Blairsville Borough have charged a Blairsville man in connection with a chase that went into Derry Township last night. Police say around 8:49 PM on Sunday, police tried to stop a sports car...
Aug 30, 2021
OUTAGES, LINES AND TREES DOWN, REPORTED DURING STORM
While there are just a handful of outages this morning in Indiana County, emergency crews were busy yesterday keeping up with calls that power lines and trees that were down. Between 6:00 PM and 7:56 ...
Aug 30, 2021
PLEA COURT HEARINGS SET FOR INDIANA COUNTY COURT TODAY
Many plea court hearings are on the docket today for Indiana County's Court of Common Pleas, including one for a woman who allegedly tried to hit people with her car in a parking lot. Court documents ...
Aug 30, 2021
SCHOOL BELLS RING FOR ALL OF INDIANA COUNTY'S DISTRICTS
Indiana Area and River Valley welcome students to school today, becoming the final two Indiana County districts to open their academic year. Like the other five county-based districts, they will have ...
Aug 30, 2021
Steelers First Draft Pick
The NFL Draft starts April 23 in Pittsburgh. What position do you think the Steelers will address with their first pick?
Voting Ends: Apr 23, 2026 | 6:00 PM
