Category Archives: Local News

IUP ANNOUNCES ACCREDITATION ACHIEVEMENTS
Two of IUP's services have received accreditation by oversight organizations. The university yesterday announced that the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care gave its stamp of approva...
Mar 08, 2019

TRIAL DATE APPROACHES IN CHARLES COOK HOMICIDE CASE
A pre-trial conference is scheduled today before Indiana County President Judge William Martin, with the murder trial of 65-year-old Charles Cook scheduled to begin on March 18, ten days from now. &nb...
Mar 08, 2019

SENTENCING, PLEA COURT SCHEDULED TODAY
In Indiana County Court today, two defendants are scheduled for sentencing, and there is also a Plea Court appearance for a DUI defendant. 60-year-old Steven Shawn Stempf of Indiana will be sen...
Mar 08, 2019

PENNDOT SCHEDULES WORK ON 422 IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY
PennDOT says two sections of work on Route 422 in Armstrong County will affect drivers this month. Starting on Monday, work will begin on the reconstruction of 422 between Rupp Church Road and ...
Mar 08, 2019

SARA STEWART ANNOUNCES RUN FOR 2-YEAR INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL TERM
A woman who was appointed to serve the remainder of a term of a former Indiana Borough Council member who moved away has announced her intent to run for a two-year term on council. Sara Stewart has an...
Mar 07, 2019

INDIANA MAN CHARGED WITH FLEEING POLICE, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA POSSESSION
An Indiana man now faces charges of resisting arrest and drug paraphernalia possession for an incident on March 2nd in Burrell Township. Troopers say they were called out around 4:38 AM to perform a w...
Mar 07, 2019

NOT KNOWN IF INDIANA COUNTY FAMILY DOLLAR WILL BE AMONG THOSE CLOSING NATIONWIDE
The owners of discount retailer Family Dollar have announced that they plan to close 390 of its stores across the nation this year. Reports say that since Dollar Tree purchased the Family Dollar chain...
Mar 07, 2019

DOWNTOWN INDIANA LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
A Downtown Indiana tradition will continue this year with the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. The Parade is set for Saturday, March 16th in Downtown Indiana. Downtown Indiana is starting to organize ...
Mar 07, 2019

WEISS ATTORNEY FILES BRIEF IN DOUBLE JEOPARDY MURDER CASE
The attorney for Ronald Weiss yesterday filed a brief objecting to the "cumulative testimony by Scott Robinette", the former state Deputy Attorney General who prosecuted the murder case against Weiss ...
Mar 07, 2019

STATE POLICE UPDATE "FIVE MOST WANTED" LIST
State Police have issued another "Five Most Wanted" poster for Indiana County fugitives, and updated a name that is no longer on the list. That would be 30-year-old Casey James Crozier of Coude...
Mar 07, 2019










