Category Archives: Local News
CLOSURES IN EFFECT FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY
While celebrations have been going on throughout the weekend, today is officially Independence Day in the United States, celebrating the 241st anniversary of the founding of our country. As today is r...
Bill Berry Jul 04, 2017
EMERGENCY CREWS BUSY IN INDIANA, WESTMORELAND COUNTIES
A reported structure fire turned out to be a controlled burn of a trailer in White Township. Indiana, Clymer and Homer City were called out to a location on Indian Springs Road Monday night around 10:...
Bill Berry Jul 04, 2017
MOTIONS HEARING SCHEDULED FOR SUSPECT IN DOUBLE HOMICIDE
There was a little bit of action last week in one of the area's homicide cases, as Indiana County Judge Thomas Bianco scheduled a hearing for later this month on a defense motion on behalf of Nathan P...
Bill Berry Jul 04, 2017
POLICE REPORTS: VEHICLE THEFT, INMATE WITH DRUGS
CENTER TOWNSHIP State police report the theft of a pickup truck from a company located along Luciusboro Road in Center Township. It was reported yesterday at 4:30 in the afternoon at Trinity Energy Se...
Bill Berry Jul 04, 2017
PORTION OF OLD ROUTE 119 TO CLOSE FOR ROADWORK THIS WEEK
A section of Old Route 119 will close Wednesday as the next phase of the Route 119 Homer City North Roadway Improvement Project gets underway. The section that will be closed for this phase of the pro...
Bill Berry Jul 03, 2017
DROWNING VICTIM IDENTIFIED
State police have identified the 9-year-old Amish boy who drowned Saturday afternoon while fishing near the Mahoning Dam in Wayne Township, Armstrong County. Allen Miller of Dayton had been left on a ...
Bill Berry Jul 03, 2017
COURT SCHEDULE TODAY INCLUDES ACCUSED SHOOTER
Indiana County Judge Thomas Bianco is scheduled to preside over a non-jury trial today for an Indiana man who is accused of firing a rifle inside the office of the Westgate Apartments in White Townshi...
Bill Berry Jul 03, 2017

RURAL VALLEY SALOON TO RE-OPEN JULY 3
A restaurant in Rural Valley is set to re-open Monday, July 3rd. The Black Bull Saloon, re-branded as The Black Bull Steakhouse and Saloon, will re-open after being closed for several months. Known pr...
Bill Berry Jul 02, 2017
AMISH BOY DROWNED IN FISHING ACCIDENT
A nine-year-old Amish boy drowned yesterday while fishing with his family in Armstrong County. State police report the boy was sitting on a boulder near Sportsman’s Boat Launch along the Mahonin...
Bill Berry Jul 02, 2017
POLICE REPORTS: POSSESSION, UNDERAGE DRINKING
Police report to instances of marijuana possession in Indiana. Indiana Borough police say a Shelocta man is facing charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana and of drug paraphernalia, along...
Bill Berry Jul 02, 2017












