Category Archives: Local News
FIRE AT DOWNTOWN INDIANA STUDENT RENTAL
A quick response from firefighters prevented a fire at a student rental in the downtown Indiana area from destroying the building this afternoon. Indiana County 911 reported the fire at 2:49 this afte...
Feb 22, 2017
HOUSE FIRE IN SOUTH MAHONING TOWNSHIP CONTAINED TO BASEMENT
No one was hurt in a fire in North Mahoning Township early this morning. Indiana County 911 reported that Clymer, Plumville, Rural Valley and Marion Center fire departments along with the RIG team and...
Feb 22, 2017
CLASSES AT UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT DELAYED DUE TO ACCIDENT
Classes are delayed in the United School District this morning due to a vehicle accident. The two-hour delay was the result of a traffic accident on Route 22 in the Clyde area in front of the Bus Gara...
Feb 22, 2017
FINK SENTENCED FOR DUI CRASH THAT KILLED A LIGONIER POLICEMAN
The man charged with killing a Ligonier Township police officer in a DUI crash in 2015 was sentenced yesterday in Westmoreland County Court. Judge Christopher Feliciani ordered Clair Fink to serve 12 ...
Feb 22, 2017
PLANS DISPLAYS ANNOUNCED FOR TWO INDIANA BRIDGE PROJECTS
PennDOT has announced a public plans display for two Philadelphia Street bridge projects in Indiana Borough. The bridges are known as Route 4032 Philadelphia Street Bridge #2 and the Route 286 Philade...
Feb 22, 2017
BLAIRSVILLE PREPARES FOR ROUTE 22 BRIDGE PROJECT
Blairsville Borough Council last night learned that a major bridge will be undergoing repairs this spring. Borough Manager Tim Evans informed council members that PennDOT plans to repair the bridge th...
Feb 22, 2017
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE ATTEMPTED CHILD LURING
State Police out of the Kiski Valley Barracks are investigating an attempted child luring that happened Monday Morning at a bus stop on Moween Road in Loyalhanna Township, Westmoreland County. Police ...
Feb 21, 2017
PELLET STOVE CAUSE OF FIRE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
A pellet stove was the cause of a fire that damaged a portion of a home on Barr-Slope Road early this morning. Indiana County 911 reported the fire at 4:21 this morning in Rayne Township at 797 Barr S...
Feb 21, 2017
HOMER CITY BOROUGH MAIN STREET PROJECT STARTS TODAY
The Homer City Borough Main Street Revitalization project gets underway today. Work will start with the gas line replacement starting at the post office on North Main Street and continuing on the west...
Feb 21, 2017
IASB APPROVES SITE PLAN, ADDITIONAL FREEBOARD FILL
At last night's meeting, the Indiana School Board approved two parts of the proposed Ben Franklin Elementary School project. The board unanimously approved that the building be raised an additional 12...
Feb 21, 2017
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
