Category Archives: Local News
SALEM TOWNSHIP FIRE DESTROYS HOME OF BOMBING SUSPECT
A house fire in Salem Township that was ruled an arson is connected with a suspect who allegedly planted a pipe bomb on a lawnmower last month. State police say that fire at the property near the inte...
Aug 23, 2025
TWO OTHER STRUCTURE FIRES, VEHICLE CRASH REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911
Along with the fire in Salem Township, two other structure fires were reported by Indiana County 911 over the last 24 hours. One of those fires was at 9:20 last night that brought Pine Township, Cherr...
Aug 23, 2025
MAN SENTENCED TO PROBATION FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
A man who pleaded no-contest to 10 counts of child pornography possession and one count of criminal use of a communications facility was sentenced this morning in Indiana County Court. Indiana County ...
Aug 22, 2025
IUP HOLDS OPENING OF ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAM
IUP kicked off the academic year with a program this morning at Fisher Auditorium. (Left: IUP President Dr. Michael Driscoll addresses the audience at the 2025-26 Academic Year Opening Ceremony. Photo...
Aug 22, 2025
BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH POLICE ARREST WOMAN FOUND SLEEPING IN LAUNDRY MAT
Blairsville Borough Police responded to a call concerning a woman sleeping in a laundry mat on Thursday. Officers were called to the Y-O Laundry Mat along East Market Street shortly after 2:30 p.m. fo...
Aug 22, 2025
PLEA AND SENTENCING HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Indiana County Court of Common Pleas has a full schedule of plea and sentencing hearings today. Among them is a woman charged in an animal cruelty case. The plea court hearing for Dallas Lailonie, who...
Aug 22, 2025
KICKOFF PROGRAM FOR IUP ACADEMIC YEAR TO BE HELD THIS MORNING
As classes start next Monday for IUP, several activities to kick off the new academic year will be held this weekend. The weekend will kick off with an opening of the academic year program at 9:00 thi...
Aug 22, 2025
DCNR AWARDS OVER $1.3 MILLION FOR INDIANA COUNTY ATV TRAINING COURSE
The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced $2.1 million in investments to expand and improve ATV and snowmobile trails and other facilities across Pennsylvania, including Ind...
Aug 22, 2025
IUP CHEERLEADERS ON STAYED REMOVAL OF RECOGNITION FOR ONE YEAR AFTER HAZING INVESTIGATION
The IUP cheerleaders have been placed on stayed removal of university recognition from now until May of next year after a hazing investigation. The university received a report in May of this year tha...
Aug 21, 2025
HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD TO SEEK BIDS FOR NEXT PHASE OF HVAC PROJECT
Thursday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved moving forward with the next phase of the HVAC project. This portion will focus on the kindergarten classrooms at the elementary school. This com...
Aug 21, 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
