Category Archives: Local News

In a plea-and-sentence agreement, a New Florence man was ordered yesterday to serve three months of house arrest for trying to set a fire at his girlfriend's apartment in January of last year.   ...

From Indiana Regional Medical Center Not long ago, Indiana Regional Medical Center announced its 100th robotic case milestone. Raising the bar even higher this week, da Vinci Xi surgeons/gynecologist'...

Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. released the name of the victim of this morning's fatal crash on Route 422 in Armstrong Township. Overman announced that 55-year-old Douglas Chris Craig of Sh...

9:00 AM UPDATE: State police have released more information on the crash. Police say an un-named 26-year-old man from Altoona was driving the box truck on Route 422 near Cunningham Road when the truck...

Indiana Borough Council met for their Agenda Prep meeting, but they had to approve several payments for the community center project. Council last night approved paying Mid-State Construction and Davi...

Earlier this week, the House Appropriations Committee discussed a proposal from Governor Tom Wolf to raise the minimum salaries of teachers by 143 percent. The minimum salary would go up from $18,500 ...

Leaders of Cheyney University are fighting to keep the school afloat, and yesterday they announced a plan for the university's "resurgence". It starts with a $4 million fundraising campaign, with a go...

Yesterday was deadline day for Kevin Murphy's attorney to file an amended appeal of his convictions for the murders of his mother, sister, and aunt in 2009. There is no entry yet on his Westmoreland C...

With a single docket entry, it appears to be the end of the line for Richard McAnulty's appeal of his murder conviction.   The 63-year-old McAnulty was found guilty in 2011 of the murder of 39-ye...

While we are one day away from the start of the Lenten Season, the Indiana County YMCA has announced details on their upcoming Good Friday Breakfast. This year marks the 63rd year that the Good Friday...