Category Archives: Local News
REPEAT OFFENDERS CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING
Their reputations preceded them, and two people from Indiana ended up in jail this week. State police say 26-year-old Heather Smith and 33-year-old Frank Gardner have prior convictions for retail thef...
Bill Berry Jun 16, 2017
TWO POLICE PURSUITS END IN CRASHES
State police were involved in two pursuits on two consecutive nights this week, and they got their man both times after the suspects wrecked their vehicles. The first pursuit was on Tuesday, just afte...
Bill Berry Jun 16, 2017
INDIANA COUNTY MARCELLUS SHALE IMPACT FEES FALL
The state Public Utility Commission yesterday issued its annual report on Marcellus Shale impact fees, and the figures reflect the falling price of natural gas and the resultant drop in the number of ...
Bill Berry Jun 16, 2017
FEW DETAILS ON RAYNE TWP. FIRE
UPDATE: More details are available on a fire this morning in Rayne Township. Pete Yacavone, chief of the Creekside fire department said the initial call went out just before midnight this morning for ...
Bill Berry Jun 15, 2017
WHITE TOWNSHIP REC CENTER, S&T ARENA DISCUSSED AT MEETING
The White Township Supervisors discussed the White Township Recreation Complex and S&T Bank Arena at last night's meeting. Both facilities are heavily used for many activities, ranging from baseba...
Bill Berry Jun 15, 2017
NEXT PHASE OF ROUTE 119 RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK
The next phase in a reconstruction plan on Route 119 through Homer City and Center Township will begin next week. The $15.25 million "Route 119 Homer City Three Bridges Project" will rehabilitate the ...
Bill Berry Jun 15, 2017
CONVICTED DRUG DEALER TO BE SENTENCED TODAY IN INDIANA COUNTY
UPDATE: Henry Lewis King was sentenced to serve two-and-a-half to ten years in state prison for possession with intent to deliver heroin and six to 12 months for possession of heroin. The sentences wi...
Bill Berry Jun 15, 2017
BLAIRSVILLE MAN CRASHES MOTORCYCLE TO AVOID DEER IN YOUNG TWP
A Blairsville man was injured last Saturday night in a motorcycle accident on Saltsburg Road in Young Township. State police say 22-year-old Dominic Andy was traveling south on Saltsburg Road near Pry...
Bill Berry Jun 15, 2017
HOME WOMAN ARRESTED FOR VEHICLE BURGLARY
State police report the arrest of 28-year-old Ayla Mae Binion of Home on charges that she burglarized at least three vehicles on May 19th. She was caught inside a garage by a homeowner at 4 AM that mo...
Bill Berry Jun 15, 2017
SIX COMPANIES CALLED TO SEWARD HOUSE FIRE
No one was injured in a stubborn fire in Seward yesterday, with six fire companies called to the scene. The cause of the blaze at the two-story wood-frame home on Hedges Street has not been establishe...
Bill Berry Jun 15, 2017












