Category Archives: Local News
NEW DERRY WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN MAIL FRAUD SCHEME
A New Derry woman pleaded guilty in federal court to mail fraud charges. Charlene D. Moff was in federal court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud connected with a scheme that t...
Jul 07, 2017
POLICE REPORTS: COUNTERFEIT BILL, THEFT, ID THEFT
WHITE TOWNSHIP State police say a customer passed a counterfeit $100 bill last weekend at the Eat-n-Park Restaurant in White Township. It happened between midnight and 8 AM last Saturday. The bill was...
Jul 07, 2017
NUMEROUS DEFENDANTS TO BE SENTENCED TODAY
A number of defendants are scheduled for sentencing in Indiana County Court today. Among them is 41-year-old Steven Melkonian of Marion Center, who pleaded guilty in March to misdemeanor indecent assa...
Jul 07, 2017
WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY BEFORE NON-JURY TRIAL STARTS
A Homer City woman set to go through a non-jury trial pleaded guilty to lesser charges on Wednesday in Indiana County Court. Heather Tyger of Homer City was set to face a non-jury trial on charges of ...
Jul 06, 2017
STATE POLICE RELEASE INDEPENDENCE DAY DRIVING STATISTICS
State Police have released the statistics for crashes over the Independence Day driving period and statistics were on the rise. This year, over a four-day driving period, State Police reported that tr...
Jul 06, 2017
PA TURNPIKE SCOFFLAWS COULD FACE SUSPENSION
Last month, Pennsylvanians paid off tax debts with forgiveness on several fees. Another amnesty program is now underway concerning those who didn't pay the toll on the PA turnpike. The Pennsylvania Tu...
Jul 06, 2017
INDIANA WOMAN VICTIM OF ID THEFT
State police report a case of identity theft involving an Indiana woman. The victim lives along Hoyt Drive. Police say she reported yesterday that someone had used her credit card number and charged $...
Jul 06, 2017
D.A. FILES BRIEF OPPOSING DEFENSE MOTION IN POPOVICH CASE
In Indiana County Court yesterday, District Attorney Pat Dougherty filed a brief opposing an omnibus pretrial motion for relief being sought by the attorney for 21-year-old Joseph Popovich of Homer Ci...
Jul 06, 2017
DiSTEFANO GRANTED EXTENSION FOR PRETRIAL MOTIONS
A former IUP student charged with killing his fraternity brother last winter has been granted an extension of time to file pretrial motions. 19-year-old Brady DiStefano is accused of strangling 20-yea...
Jul 06, 2017
POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL CRASH NEAR NANTY-GLO
UPDATE: More details have been released concerning a fatal hit-and-run crash Tuesday night near Nanty-Glo in Cambria County. The victim was identified as 23-year-old Jacob Hale of Mineral Point in Cam...
Jul 05, 2017
US MILITARY ACTION IN IRAN
Do you approve or disapprove of US military action against Iran?
Voting Ends: Mar 17, 2026 | 12:00 PM
