Category Archives: Local News
INDIANA COUNTY SEES LARGEST JUMP IN COVID-19 CASES SINCE EARLY JANUARY
On Wednesday, Indiana County had its highest single-day jump in the number of Covid-19 cases since early this year. The PA Department of health reported that Indiana County had 37 new cases of Covid-1...
Apr 08, 2021
MAN INJURED IN GREEN TOWNSHIP FIRE HAS DIED
State police announced on Wednesday that a man who was injured at a house fire in Green Township Sunday night has died. Police have not released the man's identity, other than to say he was a 76-year-...
Apr 08, 2021
SEVERAL LAYOFFS ANNOUNCED AT HOMER CITY GENERATING STATION
Layoffs have been announced for the Homer City Generating Station. NRG Energy announced that 43 positions will be laid off. The exact positions are not known at this time, but the layoffs will affect ...
Apr 08, 2021
PENNS MANOR TO SELECT NEW BOARD MEMBER TONIGHT
There will be some changes to the Penns Manor School Board starting tonight as a new board member will be selected. According to a draft of tonight's agenda, the board will look to approve Lisa Smiley...
Apr 08, 2021
POLICE ARREST TWO FOR OPERATING METH LAB NEAR SALTSBURG
A couple in Loyalhanna Township in Westmoreland County was placed under arrest after state police discovered they were operating a methamphetamine lab out of their home near Saltsburg. State Police ha...
Apr 08, 2021
SEWARD GENERATION TO PAY FINE FOR VIOLATING OPERATING PERMIT
The operators of the waste coal-fired power plant in Seward have agreed to pay a $108,000 fine to the Department of Environmental Protection for violating the Air Pollution Control Act, despite remain...
Apr 08, 2021
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRE
State Police in Indiana announced today that a Starford man has died as a result of a residential structure fire in Green Township on Sunday. The man, who was 76 years old, sustained serious injuries ...
Apr 07, 2021
APSCUF SURVEY SHOWS "LITTLE FACULTY BUY-IN" WITH PASSHE CONSOLIDATION PLAN
APSCUF, the union that represents the faculty at IUP and other state-owned universities, released the results of a survey of their members concerning the plans to consolidate six universities to two. ...
Apr 07, 2021
FIRE GUTS HOME IN DERRY TOWNSHIP WEDNESDAY MORNING
Some Indiana County firefighters helped out crews in Westmoreland County this morning with a fire that gutted a home in Derry Township. Reports say the fire broke out around 3:30 this morning at a hom...
Apr 07, 2021
HOMER CITY SHEETZ CLOSED ON TUESDAY DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS
The Sheetz in Homer City was closed on Tuesday due to concerns over Covid-19. According to a statement from Sheetz Public Relations Manager Nick Ruffner, the company was informed on Tuesday afternoon ...
Apr 07, 2021
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