Category Archives: Local News

STATE POLICE REQUEST PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATION OF ATTEMPTED CAR JACKING IN HOMER CITY
From Pennsylvania State Police Troopers are continuing to investigate an attempted robbery of a motor vehicle and are requesting assistance from members of the public who may have relevant video surve...
Dec 23, 2025

SNOW, ICE BACK IN THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY
From the US National Weather Service A storm on Friday looks to bring wintry impacts across the region. Uncertainty in precipitation type still exists in the purple area, including the Pittsburgh metr...
Dec 23, 2025

INDIANA MALL'S "SANTA SID" TO RETIRE
The man who has portrayed Santa Claus at the Indiana Mall for the past 11 years will retire. ("Santa" Sid Brandon sits at the Castle. Photo by Kris Mellinger) The Indiana Mall announced earlier this w...
Dec 23, 2025

IRMC RECEIVES ADULT LEVEL FOUR TRAUMA CENTER DESIGNATION
Indiana Regional Medical Center has been named an Adult Level Four Trauma Center by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation. The accreditation for IRMC will go into effect on January 1st. A trauma ...
Dec 23, 2025

FIRE DESTROYS HOME IN WEST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP
One person was rescued and treated for smoke inhalation after an overnight fire destroyed a home in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, authorities said. The fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m. ...
Dec 23, 2025

KISKI SCHOOL, HEADMASTER FACE CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT
The Kiski School outside of Saltsburg and its headmaster now face a civil rights lawsuit in federal court. The suit was filed by a former security director of the facility Joseph Ross and his wife, Ca...
Dec 23, 2025

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING ATTEMPTED CARJACKING IN HOMER CITY
State police are investigating an attempted carjacking last night in Homer City Borough. Troopers were sent out at 6:41 PM for the attempted robbery of a motor vehicle near 34 North Main Street. The s...
Dec 23, 2025

IRMC RECEIVES ACCREDITATION FROM METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
IRMC has received accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. The honor comes from a joint quality project of the American College of Surgeons...
Dec 23, 2025

MAN SENTENCED IN CONNECTION WITH 2024 DRUG RAID
A man connected to a 2024 drug raid in Indiana was sentenced yesterday in Indiana County Court. Court documents show 36-year-old Aaron O'Neil was ordered to serve eight months to a day less than two y...
Dec 23, 2025

DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR DCNR FOREST, BRUSH FIRE GRANTS
A deadline is coming up in eight days for a grant for volunteer fire companies protect their communities from wildfires. Fire companies from communities with fewer than 10,000 residents can apply for ...
Dec 23, 2025










