Category Archives: Local News
IUP CHANGES 2020 SPRING AND SUMMER COMMENCEMENT TO VIRTUAL CEREMONY
Plans for an in-person graduation ceremony for IUP in September have been changed due to Coronavirus. IUP's in-person commencement for the spring and summer semester was initially postponed to Septemb...
Aug 01, 2020
ONE INJURED IN CRASH INVOLVING DEER AND MOTORCYCLE
One person was injured in a motorcycle crash in Green Township Friday night. Commodore Fire Department reports that they were called out to 3103 Route 240 last night at 8:17 PM for a reported vehicle ...
Aug 01, 2020
POLICE REPORTS: HIT-AND-RUN CRASH, EXCESSIVE SPEEDING
PSP-INDIANA State police say no one was hurt in an accident in the drive-through of a fast food restaurant in Burrell Township. Police are now reporting on the accident that happened at 1:48 PM on Jul...
Aug 01, 2020
GOVERNOR WOLF: I AM NOT CLOSING SCHOOLS
Despite rumors to the contrary, Governor Tom Wolf said that he will not order the closure of schools for the fall. In a tweet released yesterday, Governor Wolf said that there were widespread rumors t...
Aug 01, 2020
PIRATES LOSE SERIES OPENER TO CUBS
The Pirates were held off the scoreboard for seven innings and the Cubs were able to rack up the runs as the Cubs beat the Bucs 6-3 last night at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Chicago jumped out to a 4-0 ...
Aug 01, 2020
NEW OWNER OF CHESTNUT RIDGE RESORT NAMED
The new owner of the Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort in Blairsville is a company out of Texas. Renda Broadcasting has learned that the winning bidder in the auction for Chestnut Ridge on July 25th was RRH ...
Jul 31, 2020
PA SENATOR QUESTIONS IMPARTIALITY OF CONSULTING FIRM OVER RGGI
A PA Senator is questioning the impartiality of a consulting firm hired to do climate modeling for the state Department of Environmental Protection, saying that there is a question when that firm supp...
Jul 31, 2020
STRUZZI RESOLUTION LEADS TO STUDY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EFFICIENCY
A State House resolution from State Representative Jim Struzzi has led to a study on behavioral health efficiency by the Joint State Government Commission. House Resolution 268 directed the Joint Stat...
Jul 31, 2020
STATE RESIDENTS URGED TO RETURN ANY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THEY DID NOT APPLY FOR
State residents are urged that if they received unemployment compensation benefits that they did not apply for to return those funds to the state. Department of Labor and Industry secretary Jerry Oles...
Jul 31, 2020
APPEALS COURT REVERSES JUDGE'S RULING IN DiSTEFANO CASE
A three-judge State Superior Court panel has reversed Judge William Martin's ruling that prosecutors cannot use a medical examiner's testimony against Brady DiStefano, a Johnstown man who in 2017 was ...
Jul 31, 2020
2026 Pittsburgh Steelers
Training Camp is underway. How do you think the Steelers will do this season?
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