Category Archives: Local News

Trends for flu and RSV are on the downswing after a holiday season surge. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported that as of January 10th, flu activity is decreasing rapidly but may see another...

IUP has received a large grant to create a new Center for Dialogue and Civic Life at the university. The $2,295,315 grant comes from the US Department of Education. The center will serve as a physical...

A Homer City man was cited after a hit-and-run Tuesday afternoon in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania State Police said. Troopers said Brian T. Elkin, 48, was driving a Ford Transit south on Route 119 ar...

A public plans display has been scheduled for later this month in Center Township concerning a bridge that goes over Cherry Run. PennDOT's public plans display for the bridge project is set for Januar...

A Derry Township woman pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of forgery. Authorities in Westmoreland County accused 54-year-old Lori Shawley with creating a fake death certificate to try and prove that ...

Over one-point-five-million customers of Verizon went without service on Wednesday. The widespread telecommunications outage lasted for around seven hours, and was reported in cities from New York to ...

Pennsylvania's Attorney General is warning state residents of scams targeting utility customers through fake websites, phone numbers and advertisements. Attorney General Dave Sunday says the scams are...

At a meeting Wednesday night, the Penns Manor School board passed a resolution to not go above the Act 1 index should the district wish to raise taxes. The Pennsylvania Department of Education set the...

From the US National Weather Service The cold front is crossing eastern OH towards western PA and northern WV. Behind it, rain will change to snow, temperatures will drop into the 20s, and gusty wind ...

At their meeting Wednesday afternoon, the White Township Supervisors approved an agreement with Indiana Fire Association for 2026. The contract is in the amount of $207,000, which township manager Chr...