Category Archives: Local News
PENELEC REPORTS SECOND OUTAGE IN CLYMER IN ONE WEEK
Penelec customers in the Clymer area are once again without power this morning. Representatives from Penelec say that a tripped circuit has shut off power for 1,118 customers. As of right now, 500 rem...
Bill Berry Oct 13, 2018
VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES RECEIVE STATE GRANTS
132 volunteer fire companies will receive grants from state government to help serve the rural communities they are a part of, and that includes six fire companies in Indiana county. Governor Tom Wolf...
Bill Berry Oct 13, 2018
MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT TO ROLL OVER TO SECOND-HIGHEST JACKPOT
If you missed out on getting a ticket for the recent Mega Millions lottery draw, you're still in luck, as no one hit the $548 million jackpot. Friday's winning numbers were 4-24-46-61-70, with a mega ...
Bill Berry Oct 13, 2018
GOV. WOLF SIGNS NEW PFA/GUN BILL INTO LAW
Governor Tom Wolf signed into law yesterday a bill that would prohibit those convicted of misdemeanor crimes connected with domestic violence or those who have protection from abuse orders filed again...
Bill Berry Oct 13, 2018
IUP TO HOST INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK
IUP is getting ready for next week's International Education Week activities. International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of education to...
Bill Berry Oct 12, 2018
POLICE REPORTS: CRASH, THEFT
One person was injured in a crash on Grant Street in Indiana Borough Thursday afternoon. State Police say that 26-year-old Havva Ozer of Indiana was driving into the intersection of Wayne Avenue and G...
Bill Berry Oct 12, 2018
NEWS CONFERENCE TO ADVOCATE FOR FREE COLLEGE FOR ALL
Advocates for free college education will hold a news conference at today at The Artists Hand in downtown Indiana. The event is coordinated by IUP Student Power, the IUP chapter of the statewide Penns...
Bill Berry Oct 12, 2018
DEFENDANTS TO BE SENTENCED IN COUNTY COURT TODAY
A number of defendants are scheduled to be sentenced today in Indiana County Court, some of them for multiple crimes. 35-year-old Vincent Lamar Jackson of Euclid, Ohio is one of them. He'll be sentenc...
Bill Berry Oct 12, 2018
STATE SYSTEM DELAYS APPROPRIATION REQUEST
The Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education met this morning at the KCAC, and approved the budgets for the next school year, but as far as funding requests to the state government, ...
Bill Berry Oct 11, 2018
DISASTER DECLARATION APPROVED FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Governor Tom Wolf announced yesterday that the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved his request for a disaster declaration for Westmoreland County from the heavy rain that came through the ...
Bill Berry Oct 11, 2018












