Category Archives: Local News
PRISONER SENTENCED FOR HARASSMENT, ASSAULT
A man currently serving time in prison was in court yesterday for a sentencing hearing on charges connected with events while behind bars. Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco ordered 20-year-...
Jul 26, 2025
INDIANA COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY HOLDS REORGANIZATION MEETING
The Indiana County Transit Authority held its annual reorganization meeting this week and elected its new leadership. (Brenda Hill (L), Executive Director, IndiGO and Carol Hummel (R), Chair, IndiGO B...
Jul 26, 2025
IUP TO OFFER NEW MASTERS PROGRAM IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT
IUP has announced a new Master's Degree program in Information Systems and Management. The new Masters of Science degree will be offered starting in January of next year, but applications are being ac...
Jul 26, 2025
$230 MILLION IN FEDERAL EDUCATION GRANTS COMING BACK TO PENNSYLVANIA
Two weeks after Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced that he would join a multi-state lawsuit to reclaim federal grants for education that was withheld by the Trump administration, that money ...
Jul 26, 2025
IHS GRADUATE AWARDED RENDA MEDIA'S "SALUTE TO SENIORS 2025" SCHOLARSHIP
Renda Media and Digital yesterday presented an Indiana Senior High graduate with a scholarship to help her future education. (Zaliyah Covey is presented with her scholarship from Renda Media Vice Pres...
Jul 26, 2025
FIRE TRIGGERS AMMUNITION AT HOME IN VANDERGRIFT
Multiple fire crews are on the scene of a fire in Vandergrift this morning. Westmoreland County 911 confirmed over 20 fire companies from Westmoreland, Indiana and Armstrong counties were called at 8:...
Jul 25, 2025
RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS TODAY IN INDIANA COUNTY
From the US National Weather Service A passing cold front will increase the chances of showers and thunderstorms across the region today. There is a Marginal Risk, or level 1 out of 5, for severe stor...
Jul 25, 2025
PA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES CHARGES AGAINST EQUITRANS LP FOR GAS WELL LEAK
State attorney general Dave Sunday announced charges were filed against an energy company for failing to maintain a well that leaked gas in 2022 in the Cambria County area. Equitrans LP faces 14 count...
Jul 25, 2025
TEXAS MAN ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH TRYING TO LURE INDIANA COUNTY CHILD ONLINE
A joint investigation involving police in Blairsville, Indiana County Detectives and the FBI led to the arrest of a man from Texas on federal charges of attempted coercion or enticement of a minor and...
Jul 25, 2025
MOBILE HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE IN PINE TOWNSHIP
Seven fire companies were sent out for a fire this morning in Pine Township. Indiana County 911 reported that the Pine Township, Cherryhill, Clymer, Hope and Spangler fire companies were sent out at 1...
Jul 25, 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
