Category Archives: Local News

COUNTY MAN FACING CRASH-RELATED CHARGES IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
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...
Jul 04, 2021

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE REMIND CITIZENS OF FIREWORKS RULES
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 ...
Jul 03, 2021

SMOKE BOMB SET OFF AT STUDENT APARTMENT COMPLEX
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 ...
Jul 03, 2021

STAR SPANGLED CELEBRATION RETURNS TO MACK PARK ON SUNDAY
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. ...
Jul 03, 2021

FRAIN SENTENCED TO SERVE IN INDIANA COUNTY JAIL, NEUNER PLACED ON PROBATION
An Avonmore man was sentenced to serve time in Indiana County Jail this morning for charges in three cases. Judge Michael Clark sentenced 36-year-old Brian Michael Frain to serve time for all cases. H...
Jul 02, 2021

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATING HIT-AND-RUN ALONG WIDDOWSON WAY
Indiana Borough Police are asking for the public's help in identifying those responsible for a hit-and-run incident that happened earlier this week. Officers say that between 6 p.m. on Wednesday and 1...
Jul 02, 2021

MAN INVOLVED IN MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT AMONG THOSE SENTENCED IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT YESTERDAY
A man from Home who was charged with theft from a motor vehicle was sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court. Court documents say 21-year-old Tyler Gelles will serve one year of probation, along wi...
Jul 02, 2021

MAN CHARGED IN CRIMINAL TRESPASS TO BE SENTENCED TODAY
One of the men charged in a case of criminal trespass back in November of 2020 will have a sentencing hearing today in Indiana County Court. 38-year-old Brian Patrick Neuner of Seward will go before I...
Jul 02, 2021

FIRST COMMONWEALTH HIRES NEW DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION OFFICER
First Commonwealth Bank has announced its first Diversity and Inclusion officer. Vicki L. Fox was named to the post. She will help the Indiana-based bank by helping to identify and mentor diverse tale...
Jul 02, 2021

MANY AMERICANS AND PENNSYLVANIANS TO HIT THE ROAD FOR 4TH OF JULY
Triple A is expecting it to be busy on roadways this Independence Day Weekend. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ease, Triple-A Mid-Atlantic is saying that it is expecting 47 million Americans and...
Jul 02, 2021

Homer Center Trucks
Have the “superloads” of equipment headed to the Homer City Energy Campus been an imposition on you?
A. Yes! They're inconvenient and tie up the highways!
B. No! There are plenty of other options for getting where you want to go in Indiana County.
C. Yes and no. Sometimes you have to get stuck behind them.
Voting Ends: Oct 4, 2026 | 12:00 PM









