Category Archives: Local News

The state Department of Environmental Protection yesterday announced that black fly spraying will begin on roughly 1,700 stream miles in 25 counties. The spray will be distributed both by air and by b...

The final Mueller report was being released to members of Congress and to the public earlier today. The public can view the redacted report at http://justice.gov/storage/report.pdf. CD-ROMS containing...

In a new report, the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council says the number of influenza hospitalizations in Pennsylvania is higher by 62 % in 2018 over the year before. The numbers are fai...

Homer-Center School Board met last night and the board approved the head volleyball coach for the next year, which had been a point of contention with the district. On the agenda for the meeting was t...

There will be a very large police presence on the IUP campus today, but it's not for a specific threat or incident...it's a training session at Wallwork Hall. The university says the IUP Criminal Just...

Indiana County has a number of successful local breweries, and their owners will be keeping an eye on a hearing scheduled next week in Pittsburgh. The House Liquor Control Committee, which is chaired ...

It was a grim forecast for the State System of Higher Education - and higher education as a whole - at a hearing of the State Senate Majority Policy Committee. Nathan Grawe, an economics professor at ...

PSP-INDIANA State police are investigating an alleged case of the sexual abuse of children in East Wheatfield Township. The state police say that they were contacted about a relationship between an ad...

Children who are being treated at Indiana Regional Medical Center's Pediatric Wing got a special surprise visit from the Easter Bunny on Tuesday. This year marked the 16th annual visit by the Easter B...

If you've ever wondered how a local bridge gets added to the list for state funding for repair or replacement, it's through an ongoing series of extensions of Pennsylvania's bridge bill. State lawmake...