Category Archives: Local News

UPDATE: ONE PERSON DEAD IN RAYNE TOWNSHIP FIRE
UPDATE: Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. has announced the identity of the man who died in a house fire early this morning in Rayne Township. In a news release, Overman said that 76-year-old ...
Jan 08, 2022

BLAIRSVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH ROBBING ARMAGH SERVICE STATION
A Blairsville man was arrested yesterday shortly after he robbed an Armagh Borough service station. State police have charged 27-year-old Nicholas Empfield of Blairsville with felony robbery and aggra...
Jan 08, 2022

FIRE CREWS CALLED OUT TO SKYLINE DRIVE FOR FIRE
Several fire companies were called out this morning for a structure fire in Rayne Township. Marion Center, Plumville, Clymer, Indiana and Creekside fire departments were dispatched at 1:13 this mornin...
Jan 08, 2022

POLICE REPORTS: COUNTERFEITING, THEFT
INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE A man from Venetia in Washington County is charged with counterfeiting in Indiana Borough from late November. Police say that on November 25th, 34-year-old Jason Wagner of Venet...
Jan 08, 2022

STATE POLICE LOOKING TO IDENTIFY SUSPECT IN THEFT IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP
State police from the Indiana Barracks are investigating a theft that happened on Wednesday at a Dollar General Store in Montgomery Township. Troopers say the theft happened at 12:35 PM as a woman wen...
Jan 07, 2022

TRAFFIC TIE-UPS REPORTED NEAR SOUTH 6TH STREET-LUCERNE ROAD INTERSECTION
UPDATE: Electrical crews are on scene right now fixing the traffic light. Flaggers from PennDOT are also on-scene to direct traffic. No word yet when repairs will be completed. (Photos courtesy of Whi...
Jan 07, 2022

CRIMINAL CALL SCHEDULE INCLUDES HIGH-PROFILE CASES
In Indiana County Court today, many defendants will have criminal call hearings, including a few people in some high-profile cases. One of those is 22-year-old Mamadi Saccoh of Philadelphia, who is ch...
Jan 07, 2022

ONE ACCIDENT REPORTED AS SNOWSTORM HITS INDIANA COUNTY
So far it looks like people have been driving carefully as a snowstorm made its way through Indiana County last night. Indiana County 911 reported only one accident that emergency crews were called ou...
Jan 07, 2022

FLU CASES INCREASE TO START 2022
Flu cases in Indiana County over the last week continued to increase. The PA Department of Health reports that Indiana County now has 136 reported cases of influenza as of the start of the New Year. T...
Jan 07, 2022

COVID-19 CONTINUES TO IMPACT AREA SCHOOLS
Indiana County's schools continue to deal with covid-19 cases, but none have been forced to alter their educational platform yet. Indiana Area was notified yesterday of seven more positive cases, thre...
Jan 07, 2022










