Category Archives: Local News
INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS IN JANUARY
The Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went down by six-tenths of a percentage point to 4.3 percent. That rate ties Indiana County with four other counties for the 43rd lowest unemployment rate amo...
Mar 12, 2019
ONE HURT IN ROLLOVER CRASH ON TANOMA ROAD EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
One person was injured early this morning in a rollover crash on Tanoma Road. Fire crews were on the scene at 1:40 this morning. Jeff Dunlop of the Marion Center Fire Department said by the time they ...
Mar 12, 2019
INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES 2019-2020 DISTRICT CALENDAR
Indiana School Board last night approved a calendar that was a compromise between some concerns for students attending ICTC and getting an early start to school. At last night's meeting, the Indiana S...
Mar 12, 2019
CAUSE OF MONDAY NIGHT'S WHITE TOWNSHIP FIRE UNKNOWN
Few details are available at this time about a fire in White Township that started late last night. Indiana County 911 reported that Indiana County Fire Association Companies 1 and 2 were called out t...
Mar 12, 2019
SUPERIOR COURT REJECTS JONES APPEAL OF MURDER CONVICTION
A three-judge State Superior Court panel has denied an appeal by 33-year-old Deandre Payton Jones, Jr., who was seeking a reversal of his murder conviction for the killing of a Blairsville man in 2014...
Mar 12, 2019
D.A. SEEKS MORE TIME FOR BRIEF IN BROWN HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE CASE
Facing a Friday deadline, the Indiana County District Attorney's office yesterday filed a motion asking for an extension of time to file its brief responding to James Brown's omnibus pretrial motion i...
Mar 12, 2019
DEP REACHES SETTLEMENT OVER ABANDONED WELLS
The state Department of Environmental Protection yesterday announced a settlement agreement with two oil and gas companies for well plugging violations in 23 counties across Pennsylvania. Diver...
Mar 12, 2019
NO DETAILS AVAILABLE ON INCIDENT WITH GUN AT WAL-MART PARKING LOT
No official details are available at this time on an incident involving a gun in the parking lot of the White Township WalMart on Saturday. According to a post on Facebook, a witness believed that two...
Mar 11, 2019
HERRINGTON ANNOUNCES RUN FOR AUDITOR
An Armstrong Township woman has announced her intent to run for county auditor. In a news release, Laura Herrington has announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for Auditor. Herrington is...
Mar 11, 2019
HEARING TODAY FOR MAN'S APPEAL OF ROBBERY CONVICTION
On the Indiana County Court schedule today, there's a hearing on a petition for collateral relief filed by a Strongstown man who pleaded guilty to robbing the Strongstown General Store in Pine Townshi...
Mar 11, 2019
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