Category Archives: Local News
IUP ANNOUNCES CONTRIBUTION TO HELP SCHOLARS CIRCLE, PROMISING SCHOLARS PROGRAMS
IUP announced a contribution as part of the Impact 150 campaign that will go towards the university's Crimson Scholars Circle and Promising Scholars Program. The donation comes from Tim and Debra Phil...
Sep 05, 2025
PIRATES CHARITIES TO HOST MIRACLE LEAGUE FANTASY CAMP TOMORROW AT THE YMCA
Pirates Charities will host a special baseball fantasy camp this weekend at the YMCA of Indiana County. Saturday's fantasy camp will give athletes with special needs a chance to learn and play basebal...
Sep 05, 2025
SMALLER NORTHERN APPALACHIAN FOLK FESTIVAL TO BE HELD THIS WEEKEND
While it will not be as big as past years, there will be some activity in Downtown Indiana for the Northern Appalachian Folk Festival. The event's officials said in a post on their Facebook page that ...
Sep 05, 2025
IUP PRESIDENT PREDICTS STUDENT POPULATION WILL "MORE OR LESS" HOLD STEADY
At the IUP Council of Trustees meeting on Thursday, President Dr. Michael Driscoll said he feels the student population this year will hold steady compared to last year. Driscoll said that with the ch...
Sep 04, 2025
STATE POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING BLAIRSVILLE AREA MAN
UPDATE: O'Connor was found safe and sound late last night. WHAT WAS FIRST REPORTED: Troopers are asking for the public's help in locating a missing Blairsville-area man. 44-year-old Joshua J. O'Connor...
Sep 04, 2025
SECOND VEHICLE ACCIDENT OF THE DAY REPORTED IN INDIANA
Indiana County 911 responded to another report of a vehicle accident this morning. According to officials, the incident happened at 11:30 am along Route 422 East, near the Oakland Avenue exit. Reports...
Sep 04, 2025
DRIVER HURT IN CRASH ON ROUTE 119
One person was hurt in a crash this morning on Route 119 in Homer City. Indiana County 911 sent the Homer City and Coral-Graceton fire departments to the Northbound lanes of Route 119 near the interse...
Sep 04, 2025
STATE POLICE RELEASE RESULTS OF LABOR DAY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT EFFORT
Pennsylvania State Police Troop A released the statistics on their Labor Day traffic enforcement efforts. Between Friday and Monday, troopers conducted 151 traffic stops, issuing 121 citations and 49 ...
Sep 04, 2025
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION TO TRIGGER CLOSURE OF PART OF ROUTE 22 TONIGHT
Motorists in the Blairsville Borough and Burrell Township areas will see some changing traffic patterns tonight connected with the construction of a pedestrian-bike bridge. PennDOT says that both lane...
Sep 04, 2025
PARTIAL CLOSURE OF MAPLE STREET ANNOUNCED FOR IUP GAME TONIGHT
IUP Police have announced a temporary closure ahead of tonight's football game at George P. Miller Stadium. Because of ongoing construction on campus, the IUP Marching Band has had to change it's trad...
Sep 04, 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
