Category Archives: Local News
PA HOUSE SPEAKER TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS
The Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has tested positive for coronavirus. Speaker Bryan Cutler announced earlier this week that he had been exposed to coronavirus and would remain ...
Apr 17, 2021
STATEWIDE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE GOES DOWN SLIGHTLY
The statewide unemployment rate went down slightly in the month of March. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reported that Pennsylvania's unemployment rate went down by a tenth of a per...
Apr 16, 2021
SENATOR ASKING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN VOTING EXPERIENCE SURVEY
State senator Joe Pittman is urging everyone in his district to take a survey concerning last year's election. The survey is put together by the Senate's Special Committee on Election Integrity and Re...
Apr 16, 2021
GAS PRICE AVERAGE IN INDIANA HOLDS STEADY AS STATEWIDE AVERAGE DECLINES
Over the last week, the statewide average cost of a gallon of gas went down slightly, but Indiana County's average held steady. Triple-A reports that the average cost of a gallon of gas in Pennsylvani...
Apr 16, 2021
MODULAR CLASSROOMS AT EISENHOWER DAMAGED IN FRIDAY MORNING FIRE
Students attending Eisenhower Elementary School in the Indiana School District will have classes remotely today after a fire at the building early this morning. Indiana Fire Association members were a...
Apr 16, 2021
PASSHE FREEZES TUITION; FACULTY QUESTIONS CONSOLIDATION
The Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education yesterday voted to freeze tuition for a third straight year, setting a baseline rate of $7,716 for an in-state student. Tuition at IUP, w...
Apr 16, 2021
CRIME REPORTS INCLUDE THEFT OF $50,000 IN BURRELL TOWNSHIP
BURRELL TOWNSHIP State police are investigating a theft in Burrell Township in which a safe containing $50,000 was stolen. It happened between 10:30 PM on March 27th and 12:30 AM on the 28th at 120 Sc...
Apr 16, 2021
SCI PINE GROVE PRISONER CONVICTED OF ASSAULTING CORRECTIONS OFFICER
District Attorney Bob Manzi announced today that an SCI Pine Grove inmate was found guilty and sentenced for assaulting a prison guard. 22-year-old Jason Hinshaw of Indiana was found guilty yesterday ...
Apr 15, 2021
IUP TO HONOR 2020, 2021 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI THIS SATURDAY IN VIRTUAL CEREMONY
IUP has announced plans to honor the 2020 and 2021 distinguished alumni award recipients in a virtual ceremony this Saturday. The Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented to IUP graduates who have ac...
Apr 15, 2021
FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK RECOGNIZED AS 'WORLD'S BEST BANK' FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
For the third consecutive year, First Commonwealth Bank has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the World's Best Banks for 2021. According to a news release, First Commonwealth joins 74 other...
Apr 15, 2021
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