Category Archives: Local News

While Sunday was officially Independence Day, today is the observance of that holiday. This means that there will be some closures in effect for today. Federal, state and local government offices are ...

First responders were busy on Sunday and early this morning with multiple incidents, including three vehicle accidents. One of those accidents was a T-bone-style collision at the intersection of Ben F...

IUP was recently named a "Best for Vets" university by Military Times. The honor was announced in late June for the university as it made the publication's list for colleges and universities that assi...

Farmers each summer have to go to war against all kinds of threats to their crops, and Penn State Extension says one of those threats is showing up with increasing frequency. Extension tests for pests...

Independence Day festivities for the 6th annual Star Spangled Celebration, presented by the YMCA of Indiana County, get underway at Mack Park in White Township today at noon, with family activities la...

Indiana County 911 incidents reported yesterday included an afternoon accident on Van Horn Street in Seward, to which Armagh/East Wheatfield firefighters responded. Commodore firefighters were dispatc...

Charges against a Penn Run man were held for Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court on Friday during a preliminary hearing regarding a traffic accident in December of 2019. 41-year-old Todd Douglas Mc...

With a lot of gatherings taking place this weekend for the 4th of July, Indiana Borough Police remind everyone to be safe, especially with fireworks. Borough police say that they will be on call 24/7 ...

A fire call in Indiana Borough on Friday turned out to be nothing more than someone setting off a firework-type device in the wrong place. Indiana Fire Association, borough police and the Hazmat team ...

This Sunday marks the return of the Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park. The festival returns after many of the in-person events at Mack Park last year were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...