Category Archives: Local News

DRUG CONVICT ASKS FOR REDUCTION IN SENTENCE
In Indiana County Court today, a hearing will be held on a post-sentence motion by 35-year-old Keon Clark of Rochester Mills, who pleaded guilty last fall to two felony drug offenses. Judge William Ma...
Jan 09, 2019

INDIANA FREE LIBRARY ANNOUNCES ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE CONSTRUCTION
The Indiana Free Library says the ongoing renovations of the Community Center building in which it is located have moved indoors, and it's asking for patience as some sections have had to be temporari...
Jan 09, 2019

IUP TO HOLD ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING TODAY
IUP says there will be active shooter and bomb response training exercises on the campus today, and advises residents not to be alarmed when they hear the gunfire. Different scenarios will be acted ou...
Jan 09, 2019

IRMC, NURSES' UNION MEET FOR CONTRACT TALKS
Negotiators for the Indiana Regional Medical Center and the union representing its registered nurses held their twentieth bargaining session last night, seeking to come to agreement on a new labor dea...
Jan 09, 2019

BROWN'S ATTORNEY FILES OMNIBUS PRE-TRIAL MOTION
The attorney for 32-year-old James Brown has filed an omnibus pre-trial motion, seeking to dismiss homicide by vehicle charges against his client, bar the use of blood test evidence, and change the ve...
Jan 08, 2019

INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL HOLDS FIRST MEETING OF NEW YEAR
Indiana Borough council met last night for a brief planning session. The planning session is part of a new meeting schedule for the council, which will see the first meeting of each month be the plann...
Jan 08, 2019

STATE POLICE SEEK HELP IN IDENTIFYING WALMART THEFT SUSPECT
State Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man suspected of retail theft at the White Township Walmart. Troopers issued this photo from a surveillance video of a white male pushing a ...
Jan 08, 2019

STATE POLICE REPORT TWO INCIDENTS OF ACCESS DEVICE FRAUD
State police in Indiana, Westmoreland and Allegheny Counties are investigating a pair of cases of access device fraud. The first case was reported on December 20th, when state police were called by th...
Jan 08, 2019

THREE PEOPLE SENTENCED YESTERDAY IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT
Three people were sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court yesterday. They included 19-year-old Shawn Michael Stonebraker of Commodore, who was sentenced to two years of probation on charges of pos...
Jan 08, 2019

FAMILY SEEKS INFORMATION ON MISSING WOMAN
The family of an 18-year-old woman last seen on New Year's Eve is seeking information on her whereabouts. According to the family's social media posts and a flyer they are distributing, Keara Reeger l...
Jan 08, 2019










