Category Archives: Local News

PART OF HOME FARM ROAD TO CLOSE TUESDAY
White Township officials have announced that a portion of Home Farm Road will close on Tuesday. The closure will run from the intersection with Coates Lane to Indian Springs Road. That will start at 7...
Josh Widdowson Oct 3, 2026

PA BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES BEAD GRANTS
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority has announced over $400 million in Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Grants, and some of that money is coming to Indiana County. This marks the f...
Josh Widdowson Oct 3, 2026

IRMC'S ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY TEAM COMPLETES 1000 ROBOTIC JOINT SURGERIES
Indiana Regional Medical Center's Orthopedic Surgery team has reached a milestone, completing 1,000 robotic-assisted joint replacement surgeries. The MAKO robotic system is used for certain total and ...
Matt Lewis Oct 2, 2026

IUP ANNOUNCES ENROLLMENT INCREASES FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR
For the third straight year, the Indiana University of Pennsylvania is reporting an increase in enrollment numbers. An increase of 48 students was seen in the total enrollment numbers, which includes ...
Josh Widdowson Oct 2, 2026

FIRST RESPONDERS DEAL WITH CAR FIRES, CRASH
Yesterday's bus fire was not the only vehicle-related incident reported by Indiana County 911. Another vehicle fire was reported at 3:27 PM on Route 56 East in East Wheatfield Township. Armagh-East Wh...
Josh Widdowson Oct 2, 2026

CRIMINAL CALL HEARINGS INCLUDE CASES OF ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE, SEXUAL ASSAULT
Criminal Call hearings are scheduled for today for Indiana County Courts, including a few recent major cases. One of those cases is a stabbing that happened in January of this year in Indiana Borough....
Josh Widdowson Oct 2, 2026

INDIANA BOROUGH ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH SLWA FOR WATER AND SEWER LINES
Indiana Borough has announced that a new partnership with Service Line Warranties of America to help residents pay for water and sewer service lines that connect to their homes. The statement from the...
Josh Widdowson Oct 2, 2026

FIRE DAMAGES SCHOOL BUS ON ROUTE 22
Blairsville fire and police departments were called out for a school bus that caught fire on Route 22 at 7:45 this morning. Initial scanner reports said that the incident was in the westbound lanes of...
Josh Widdowson Oct 1, 2026

SMALL FIRE REPORTED AT KOPCHICK HALL AT IUP
Indiana County first responders were sent out to a reported structure fire at the John J. and Char Kopchick Hall on IUP's campus. The call was reported at 12:42 to the property on North Walk, and brou...
Josh Widdowson Oct 1, 2026

PRELIMINARY HEARING SET FOR MAN WANTED FOR ASSAULTING A GIRL
A man that Indiana Borough Police accused of assaulting a girl last month is in Indiana County Jail after an arraignment hearing yesterday. Indiana Borough Police reported on its Facebook page yesterd...
Josh Widdowson Oct 1, 2026

Election Day!
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. If you are a registered voter, do you plan to cast a ballot?
Yes, in person at my precinct.
Yes, by mail.
No, I do not plan to vote.
I'm not sure if I will or will not vote
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