Category Archives: Local News
ONE HURT IN CRASH IN WHITE TOWNSHIP ON SATURDAY
One person was hurt in a crash in White Township on Saturday. State Police were called to the intersection of Oakland Avenue near Regency Square at 1:11 PM. Troopers say 68-year-old Mary Ann Amudson o...
Sep 08, 2025
WEEK STARTING OUT COOL, BUT WE'LL GET WARMER
From the US National Weather Service Dry conditions and a gradual warming trend can be expected over the coming week, with large diurnal variations (~90th percentile) in low/high temperatures as minim...
Sep 08, 2025
SALTSBURG MAN INJURED IN CRASH IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
A Saltsburg man was one of two people hurt in a crash last Friday in Bell Township in Westmoreland County. State police from the Kiski barracks said the crash happened on Route 819 north of McDivitt D...
Sep 08, 2025
HOODLEBUG FESTIVAL A SUCCESS AGAIN
The 24th annual Hoodlebug Festival was held on Sunday in Downtown Homer City. The annual event drew many people in for food and drink, some good music, the annual parade and a car cruise. Festival org...
Sep 08, 2025
FORMER AUDITOR GENERAL NOW HEAD OF PA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
A former state official is now the head of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. Pennsylvania Dems elected Eugene DePasquale as party chair this past weekend. DePasquale served two terms as State Auditor...
Sep 08, 2025
PSP RELEASES STATE-WIDE LABOR DAY ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS
State police have released statewide statistics for the Labor Day weekend enforcement initiative. Over the four-day weekend, troopers across the state investigated 747 crashes. Six people were killed ...
Sep 08, 2025
NO RAIN POSSIBILITY IN NEAR FUTURE
From the US National Weather Service With Indiana County now already categorized as "abnormally dry" and a small portion of the northeast corner of the county listed as in "moderate drought," conditio...
Sep 07, 2025
INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE BOARDS TO MEET ON MONDAY
School board meetings this week include the Indiana Area school board getting together tomorrow night, preceded by a work session of the Academic & Extracurricular Committee. The full board's agen...
Sep 07, 2025
PORTION OF INDIANA COUNTY DECLARED UNDER "MODERATE DROUGHT"
The newest drought map released on Thursday by the National Integrated Drought Information System shows all of Indiana County is now categorized as "abnormally dry," and a small portion of the northea...
Sep 07, 2025
BRINK HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE CASE ON MONDAY COURT SCHEDULE
The Indiana County Court schedule tomorrow includes a pretrial conference for Joshua Brink, the Smicksburg-area man accused of homicide by vehicle in the 2021 death of 52-year-old Douglas Dalessio. He...
Sep 07, 2025
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
