Category Archives: Local News
ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP DROWNING VICTIM IDENTIFIED
Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. has identified the Armstrong Township drowning victim who was killed during yesterday's storms as 30-year-old Justin David McCoy of 1623 Sportsman Club Road in...
Jun 23, 2017
RESPONDERS STILL ON ALERT FOR MORE STORMS
The storms that struck Indiana County yesterday had emergency responders active all day and long into the night, and the forecast has them on the alert again today. It got so bad yesterday that Indian...
Jun 23, 2017
FLOODED ROADWAYS FIGURE TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM FRIDAY
UPDATE: As of 6:30 this morning, Route 422 between Route 56 and Five Points Road in Shelocta and Armstrong Township remains closed due to a bridge issue in that area. The detour for that road uses Rou...
Jun 23, 2017
HOMER-CENTER BOARD APPROVES FINAL 2017-2018 BUDGET
The Homer-Center School Board approved the final General Fund and ICTC budgets for the following school year at tonight’s meeting. The 2017-2018 General Fund Budget was approved in the amount of...
Jun 22, 2017
FLOOD WATERS AFFECTING TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION IN COUNTY
Travel was severely affected as flood waters hit not only major roadways but also railroad lines in the county. When the flood waters first hit, many of Indiana County’s major roadways like Rout...
Jun 22, 2017
FLOODS IN INDIANA COUNTY CLAIM A SHELOCTA MAN
The flood waters last night claimed the life of a Shelocta-area man. While an identity on the victim has not been provided, we know that the death was due to the flood waters at 1623 Sportsmans Club R...
Jun 22, 2017
GARAGE SAVED IN FIRE NEAR CREEKSIDE
No one was hurt in a garage fire this morning near Creekside. Indiana County 911 reported the call going out at 8:20 this morning to Creekside, Plumville, Marion Center, Clymer, and Elderton Fire Depa...
Jun 22, 2017
INDIANA MAN KILLED WHEN MOTORCYCLE HITS FALLEN TREE
An Indiana man was killed early this morning when his motorcycle crashed into a fallen tree that was across Route 259 in West Wheatfield Township. Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. pronounced 4...
Jun 22, 2017
DYLAN BLAIR ORDERED TO STAND TRIAL IN DRUG DEATH
At a preliminary hearing in Derry yesterday, District Judge Mark Bilik ordered 21-year-old Dylan Blair of Saltsburg to stand trial in Westmoreland County for drug delivery resulting in death and three...
Jun 22, 2017
$600,000 LOTTERY TICKET SOLD IN BLAIRSVILLE
With so many multi-million dollar games enticing lottery players, it's easy to forget that there are big bucks available in some games that might not be so glamorous, like the Pennsylvania Lottery's C...
Jun 22, 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
