Category Archives: Local News
PENNSYLVANIA PUC ACCEPTING COMMENT ABOUT GRID IMPACTS ON HIGH-DEMAND ENERGY GROWTH
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is welcoming comment from the public concerning grid impacts on high-demand energy growth. On Thursday, the Commission held an en banc hearing to examine the...
Apr 26, 2025
PA WOMEN VETERANS CELEBRATION TO BE HELD IN JUNE
Pennsylvania officials are looking for women from the state who served in the armed forces to take part in an upcoming celebration of their service. The ceremony is planned for June 10th, with an onli...
Apr 26, 2025
HOW MUCH RAIN COULD WE GET BY 8 AM SATURDAY?
From the US National Weather Service This image shows the probability of 2 inches or more of rain by 8AM Saturday morning. This is not the official forecast (which 0.75" to 1.25" on average). We just ...
Apr 25, 2025
IUP GRADUATE ESTABLISHES SCHOLARSHIP IN HONOR OF HER LATE MOTHER
An IUP graduate has established a scholarship at the university in memory of her late mother, Rosalie Howard. Gwen Miller, an elementary education graduate from the class of 1960, created the Rosalie ...
Apr 25, 2025
ACCIDENTS, LINES DOWN, SMALL FIRE REPORTED ON THURSDAY
Indiana county's first responders had another busy day on Thursday. At 10:11 AM, Indiana Fire Association members were sent to Wida Road in Rayne Township for a miscellaneous call. Officials said a to...
Apr 25, 2025
TERRION GATES TO HAVE POST-SENTENCE MOTION HEARING
UPDATE: A man convicted of first degree murder in a fatal shooting near IUP campus in 2020 was back in Indiana County Court today to try to get his conviction set aside. During the post-sentence heari...
Apr 25, 2025
ONE OF THREE CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY TO ENTER PLEA TODAY
Plea and sentencing hearings are on the schedule today for Indiana County Court, including one for a man charged with animal cruelty. Zachary Tyler Yeager of Homer City is charged with aggravated crue...
Apr 25, 2025
INDIANA, 60 OTHER COUNTIES AT HIGH RISK OF WILDFIRE
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says that most of the Commonwealth is currently at risk of a wildfire, including Indiana and the surrounding counties. According to th...
Apr 25, 2025
RELIANT HOLDINGS CASE DROPPED BY FEDERAL CONSUMER PROTECTION BUREAU
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped its case against White Township-based Reliant Holdings. The case was ended "with prejudice", meaning not only the case is over, but the bur...
Apr 25, 2025
GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE ARSON SUSPECT RELOCATED
The suspect in the arson at the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence is being relocated to a prison with a psychiatric facility. Officials said Cody Balmer was moved Thursday to SCI Waymart, a facility t...
Apr 25, 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
