Category Archives: Local News

While it may still be too early to tell if flu season is almost over, activity related to the illness in Pennsylvania continues to decline. The PA Department of Health reports 82,883 flu cases have be...

Two IUP graduates from Westmoreland County are making another contribution to IUP to start a new fellowship program. Tim and Deb Cejka of Westmoreland County have donated $25,000 to the university to ...

A new date has been selected for the Wherum Road closure in East Wheatfield Township. PennDOT announced that the closure will now start next Monday, February 9th and run through September 11th. Contra...

While Governor Josh Shapiro said he wanted to see minimum wage increased to $15 an hour, that move was voted down in a voting session of the full house yesterday. The vote for a minimum wage increase ...

A preliminary hearing is set today for a man charged with stabbing a woman last month. Court documents show that Detroien Trezmen Hobbs of Maryland will go before district judge Robert Belle Sr. in Bl...

Police in Indiana Borough announced the arrest of an Indiana man charged with sexually assaulting a child. Officers started an investigation on November 12th last year into the incidents. From that, t...

Indiana first responders were busy with several different calls for service yesterday. The Saltsburg and Tunnelton fire departments were sent to Moween Road in Loyalhanna Township in Westmoreland Coun...

Tuesday night, Indiana Borough Council heard an update on the efforts borough employees put in during the snowstorm and cold snap last week. Borough Manager Nicole Sipos said that road crews were out ...

Indiana Regional Medical Center is receiving national recognition for its heart care. Pittsburgh-based Corazon, a national leader in cardiovascular consulting and accreditation, has awarded the hospit...

Local legislators are saying that for the fourth time running, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro wishes to spend too much money. State Representative Jim Struzzi was happy to hear the Governor's addr...