Category Archives: Local News
911 CALLS: STORM DAMAGE, ACCIDENT
Indiana County 911 dispatched Armagh firefighters yesterday afternoon for utility lines down along Grange Hall Road in East Wheatfield Township. Other 911 calls: Glen Campbell firefighters were sent t...
Jun 30, 2019
GOV. WOLF SIGNS OFF ON 2019-2020 STATE BUDGET
On Friday, Governor Tom Wolf signed the 2019-2020 budget into law. The $34 billion spending plan presented to Wolf on Friday was signed along with all the accompanying legislation just after the State...
Jun 29, 2019
PENNDOT, PSP REMINDING DRIVERS TO BE CAREFUL FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY TRAVELLERS
We're in the middle of a very busy driving period for the public as the United States gets ready to celebrate Independence Day next week. It's predicted that this Independence day holiday, 47 million ...
Jun 29, 2019
HOMER-CENTER TEACHER PROJECT FUNDED BY FAST-FOOD CHARITY ARM
A Homer-Center teacher was the recipient of a grant from a fast-food company to help bring 3-D printing to the high school. Sonic Drive-In restaurants has awarded a $333 grant along with other contrib...
Jun 29, 2019
WORK SCHEDULED ON MARTIN ROAD, ROUTE 110
A couple of roadway issues for motorists today: Martin Road in Rayne Township will be closed between Route 110 and St. Clair Road today from 6 AM to 6 PM for a bridge project. And PennDO...
Jun 28, 2019
BUDGET PASSES SENATE, BUT HOUSE DISPUTE CAUSES DELAY
The State Senate yesterday passed the House budget plan, which Governor Tom Wolf said he would sign, but a last-minute roadblock cropped up, and the legislature will have to return to work on the spen...
Jun 28, 2019
INDIANA COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES TO RECEIVE MARCELLUS IMPACT FEES
Municipalities in Indiana County will be receiving $237,731 in 2019 Act 13 impact fees from Marcellus Shale drilling activities within county borders. Representative Jim Struzzi says the funds will be...
Jun 28, 2019
TSA: BLAIRSVILLE WOMAN HAD LOADED GUN AT AIRPORT
Authorities have not publicly identified a Blairsville woman who had a loaded 9-millimeter handgun in her purse on Wednesday as she escorted her son to his flight at the Pittsburgh International Airpo...
Jun 28, 2019
ALLEGHENY COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR 2017 RAPE AT IUP
Authorities in Allegheny County have arrested an East Pittsburgh man wanted on charges of raping a woman at IUP in October of 2017. 20-year-old Donte Robinson-Vearnon was taken into custody by ...
Jun 28, 2019
$3 MILLION SCRATCH-OFF LOTTERY TICKET SOLD IN KITTANNING
Someone has bought a $3 million Pennsylvania lottery scratch-off ticket from a Sheetz store in Kittanning, the first $3 million winner in the Diamond Dazzler game, which launched on May 14th. T...
Jun 28, 2019
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