Category Archives: Local News
PSP LOOKING FOR MAN WHO PLANTED BOMB ON LAWNMOWER LAST MONTH
State police are continuing to look for a man who planted a pipe bomb on a lawnmower in Salem Township, Westmoreland County. Authorities say that 54-year-old James Sever is wanted on charges of attemp...
Aug 18, 2025
WELCOME WEEK STARTS TODAY FOR IUP
IUP first-year and new students moved in over the weekend and today marks the start of Welcome Week at the university. Welcome Week will offer events for students that are a mix of academic meetings, ...
Aug 18, 2025
LATE AFTERNOON STORMS POSSIBLE TODAY
From the US National Weather Service Early morning radar analysis shows a line of broken showers and storms extending from near Erie, PA to near Canton, OH. These are moving east-southeast and could b...
Aug 17, 2025
DRY WEATHER INCHES COUNTIES TOWARD DROUGHT STATUS
August has been a dry month across the commonwealth, but so far no Pennsylvania counties are currently in danger of dropping into drought status. The Commonwealth Drought Coordinator lists all 67 coun...
Aug 17, 2025
BRUSH FIRE, STRUCTURE FIRE REPORTED ON SATURDAY
There was a large brush fire yesterday afternoon along Route 403 north in Green Township. Firefighters from Commodore, Clymer, and Marion Center were summoned between two o'clock and 2:30 to the area ...
Aug 17, 2025
INDIANA COUNTY'S FAIR SEASON ROLLS ON
The Dayton Fair wrapped up last night, but fair season is just getting started in Indiana County. The Indiana County Fair's preliminary events get underway on Thursday and Friday with harness racing o...
Aug 17, 2025
FOLEY'S ATTORNEY FILES TO KEEP CASE ALIVE
The attorney for Kevin Foley on Thursday filed a brief in opposition to the prosecution's motion to dismiss Foley's petition for relief from his murder conviction in the 2006 death of Blairsville dent...
Aug 17, 2025
SCHOOL DISTRICTS READY TO OPEN NEW ACADEMIC YEAR
School is almost here for Indiana County's students, with some starting this week. Marion Center and River Valley both start classes on Wednesday. The Marion Center school board will meet on Monday ni...
Aug 17, 2025
NEW STUDENTS ARRIVE FOR WELCOME WEEK AT IUP
The IUP campus has slowly come alive again in the last several weeks, but the pace will quicken considerably this week. About 800 new students moved in yesterday and another 650 are expected to arrive...
Aug 17, 2025
ROADWORK SCHEDULE STILL QUITE ACTIVE IN INDIANA COUNTY
We have passed the halfway point of August and fall is quickly approaching, but there is still a lot of activity on roadways throughout Indiana County, as illustrated by a new project that starts on T...
Aug 17, 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
