Category Archives: Local News
REPORTED BRUSH FIRE TURNS OUT TO BE CONTROLLED BURN IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
The 74th brush fire call of the year for Indiana County Firefighters turned out to be a controlled burn in White Township. Indiana County 911 reported the fire on Old Route 119 South in White Township...
Sep 04, 2025
IUP COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES TO CONSIDER MISSION STATEMENT FOR PROPOSED OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE COLLEGE
The IUP Council of Trustees are meeting today, and the college of osteopathic medicine is on the proposed agenda. The council will consider formally adopting the mission statement for the school which...
Sep 04, 2025
INDIANA POLICE LOOKING TO IDENTIFY TWO SUSPECTS IN LATE AUGUST FIGHT
Indiana Borough Police are asking the public to help them identify two men involved in a fight in late August. Police say several men were involved in the scuffle at 1:34 in the morning on August 23rd...
Sep 04, 2025
INDIANA MAN TO SERVE TIME IN JAIL FOR 2022 ROBBERY
An Indiana man was sentenced yesterday for his role in a robbery in 2022. Court documents showed that 23-year-old Jamie White, Jr., was scheduled to have a non-jury trial today, but entered pleas to c...
Sep 04, 2025
IUP POLICE ACADEMY TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE
While IUP is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, another university entity is celebrating its own milestone The IUP Police Academy will hold a 50th anniversary open house on September 27th fr...
Sep 04, 2025
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM GETTING READY TO OPEN EXHIBIT ON IUP'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY
The University Museum at IUP is getting ready to open its exhibit to celebrate the school's 150th anniversary. The exhibition, called "IUP@150: Let's Meet In The Oak Grove", will have a reception this...
Sep 04, 2025
SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE TOMORROW, ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN INDIANA COUNTY
From the US National Weather Service Latest model trends suggest two waves of showers and thunderstorms will cross Thursday ahead of a cold front. If enough heating can occur between these two waves, ...
Sep 03, 2025
INDIANA MAN KILLED IN DERRY TOWNSHIP QUARRY ACCIDENT
A White Township man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a mineshaft in Torrance. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson said 61-year-old James F. Gershman of Ringneck Avenue was working in a mine shaft a...
Sep 03, 2025
LATROBE MAN SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY POSSESSION
A Latrobe man was sentenced yesterday on child pornography charges. According to court documents, 56-year-old Kevin McCoy was ordered to serve three months to a day less than two years in Indiana Coun...
Sep 03, 2025
DOMESTIC INCIDENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES DUE FOR PRELIMINARY HEARINGS TODAY
Preliminary hearings are on the schedule today in Indiana County's district courts, including one for a man charged in connection with an incident last month. Police say they were sent out on August 1...
Sep 03, 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
