Category Archives: Local News
TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED
First responders were kept busy yesterday evening with multiple calls for service, including two calls for vehicle accidents. The first accident was reported at 6:45 pm on McConnell Road in Blacklick ...
May 29, 2025
IUP GRAD FROM WESTMORELAND COUNTY CONTINUES TO SHOW SUPPORT THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP
An IUP graduate from Westmoreland County continues to support his alma mater. Dennis Popovec, a 1977 business and accounting graduate of IUP, has continued his support to the university through the Po...
May 29, 2025
SHAPIRO ADMINISTRATION LAUNCHES NEW RESOURCE FOR UNPAID CAREGIVERS
The Shapiro Administration is launching a new resource to support the states' 1.5 million unpaid caregivers. Pennsylvania Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich recently launched the PA CareKit,...
May 29, 2025
WHITE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS RECEIVE UPDATE ON TOWNSHIP ROOF REPAIRS
On Wednesday night, the White Township Supervisors were updated on the repairs to the roof of the township building. That roof was damaged in the hailstorms earlier this month, causing leaks in the ro...
May 28, 2025
COMMISSIONERS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS
Indiana county's commissioners each expressed some concern this morning about federal budget cuts. Commissioner Sherene Hess said that the issue is something to pay attention to whether you are in fav...
May 28, 2025
STRUCTURE FIRE REPORTED IN BRUSH VALLEY LAST NIGHT
Emergency crews responded to a pair of calls last night and this morning, including a reported structure fire. The fire was reported at 7:47 pm along Route 56 East in Brush Valley Township. That call ...
May 28, 2025
MANZI WALKS OFF CHAMPIONSHIP FOR INDIANA
The Indiana High Baseball team made school history yesterday with their first ever WPIAL quad-A championship at EQT Park in Washington Pennsylvania. The game was a close match between the Indians and ...
May 28, 2025
BLAIRSVILLE WOMAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH FATAL CRASH IN DERRY TOWNSHIP
A Blairsville woman is accused of causing a fatal crash in Derry Township last year. Authorities yesterday arrested 33-year-old Ashley L. Kelley on charges of homicide by vehicle, four counts of reckl...
May 28, 2025
JIMMY STEWART AIRPORT HANGAR PROJECT ON AGENDA FOR TODAY'S COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
The Jimmy Stewart Airport's hangar construction project is on the proposed agenda for today's Indiana County Commissioners meeting. The 100 by 120 foot hangar will be able to house not only a plane, b...
May 28, 2025
PENNDOT OFFERS $1.2 MILLION IN SCHOOL BUS SAFETY GRANTS
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is offering $1.2 million in grants to improve school bus safety across the state. The new School Bus Safety Grant Program is funded through fines from dri...
May 28, 2025
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
