Category Archives: Local News
BRACKENRIDGE MAN SENTENCED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING ON FRIDAY
A Brackenridge man was sentenced on Friday for drug trafficking charges. Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi said that 43-year-old Andrew Henry was ordered to serve one to four years in stat...
Feb 02, 2026
PA BUSINESS CENTRAL NAMES FOUR INDIANA COUNTY EXECUTIVES TO TOP 100 PEOPLE LIST
Pennsylvania Business Central has released its top 100 people for 2026 list and it includes four people from Indiana County. The annual list was complied with the help of chambers of commerce, communi...
Feb 02, 2026
MAN CHARGED WITH POINTING GUN AT FAMILY MEMBER DUE FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING TODAY
Preliminary hearings are on the schedule today for Indiana County's District Courts, including one for a man charged with simple assault and harassment for an incident last October. Police in Blairsvi...
Feb 02, 2026
MAN PLEADS GUILTY BUT MENTALLY ILL IN CONNECTION WITH JANUARY 2025 ARSON
A man charged with burning down a house in North Mahoning Township in 2025 pleaded guilty but mentally ill to five counts in Indiana County Court on Friday. According to Indiana County District Attorn...
Feb 02, 2026
PITTMAN ADVOCATES FOR POWER PLANTS IN SHELOCTA, SEWARD
Senator Joe Pittman last week urged the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce to get involved in encouraging people to offer their support for the Keystone Generating Station in Shelocta and the Conemaug...
Feb 01, 2026
STAUFFER OFFERS UPDATES ON SEVERAL PROJECTS AT CHAMBER BOARD MEETING
At that Indiana County Chamber of Commerce board meeting last week, Byron Stauffer of the Indiana County Office of Planning and Development reported that construction of the pedestrian bridge over Rou...
Feb 01, 2026
PJM PUBLISHES STRATEGY FOR "LARGE LOAD" DATA CENTERS
PJM Interconnection, the power grid supplier for Pennsylvania and all or portions of twelve other states, says it has decided on a strategy for handling the massive power demands associated with data ...
Feb 01, 2026
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS THIS WEEK
The Purchase Line school board will hold a work session on Monday, with an extensive agenda including a list of district policies, a number of spring school field trips, and other business. One item o...
Feb 01, 2026
REMINDER: WEHRUM ROAD TO CLOSE ON TUESDAY
A portion of Wehrum Road in East Wheatfield Township will close on Tuesday for a bridge replacement project. PennDOT announced the closure last week. The road will close where River Road meets Wehrum,...
Feb 01, 2026
COLD SNAP CONTINUES
For most of the week, temperatures have not gone above 20 degrees, and that trend is expected to continue at least one more day. Bitter cold temperatures and extremely low wind chills triggered an upg...
Jan 31, 2026
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
