Category Archives: Local News
POLICE INVESTIGATE TRUCK-PEDESTRIAN COLLISION IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Indiana Borough police continue to investigate a collision involving a pedestrian in Indiana Borough yesterday afternoon. Police say in a news release that officers were sent at 4:11 PM to the interse...
Aug 13, 2025
BLAIRSVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A SLEEPING WOMAN
State police have charged a Blairsville man with sexually assaulting a sleeping woman earlier this year. Troopers say that 58-year-old Joseph Zemba sexually assaulted a woman in May. The two were soci...
Aug 13, 2025
PA SENATE PASSES BUDGET SPENDING PLAN
The PA Senate yesterday passed a short-term budget bill that is designed to get funding out to schools, nursing homes and human services. The budget comes to $47.6 billion, about three billion less th...
Aug 13, 2025
HIGH PROBABILITY OF A QUARTER INCH OF RAIN
From the US National Weather Service Although a few locations in Ohio and the higher elevations saw rain today, many folks are going on two weeks (or more) since the last round of measurable precipita...
Aug 12, 2025
HEAT SHOULD START TAPERING OFF TOMORROW
From the US National Weather Service Heat potential is considered moderate to major today as heat index values climb above 90 degrees again. The heat risk is expected to decrease tomorrow with increas...
Aug 12, 2025
STATE POLICE REPORT CREEKSIDE-AREA WOMAN FOUND
UPDATE: State police report that Johnston has been found safely. State police are searching for a missing Creekside-area woman who may have travelled to Arizona. 24-year-old Abigail Jean Johnst...
Aug 12, 2025
GAS PRICE BATTLES GOING ON IN CENTER TOWNSHIP
One portion of Indiana County is experiencing a gas price war as of late. While Triple-A reports that the county-wide average this morning is $3.34 a gallon, gas prices in Center Township and in Black...
Aug 12, 2025
RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD TO CONSIDER SAFETY SOFTWARE AT TONIGHT'S MEETING
The River Valley School Board will meet tonight and school safety software is on the agenda. The board will consider an agreement between the district and RAPTOR Technologies for the VisitorSafe Licen...
Aug 12, 2025
RAIN FINALLY BACK IN THE CONVERSATION
From the US National Weather Service There's a low chance for a few isolated pop-up showers and storms this afternoon/evening, with the highest chances over the ridges in southwest PA and northeast WV...
Aug 12, 2025
VEHICLE FIRES, ACCIDENT REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911 ON MONDAY
Monday night was a busy one for Indiana County's first responders. Two of the incidents reported by Indiana County 911 were vehicle fires. The first was on Route 22 East in West Wheatfield Township at...
Aug 12, 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
