Category Archives: Local News

One of IUP's scholars in residence and the school's research institute have won an international research and development award for his breakthrough work in mass spectrometry and has made an in-kind d...

One person was hurt in a one-vehicle crash last Friday in South Mahoning Township. State police say this happened on Route 85 south of Hilltop Drive southeast of Plumville. The driver, identified only...

The state Public Utility Commission has released the results of an audit of FirstEnergy. The study shows that the parent company of Penelec did mark some improvement in a few areas, including realizin...

Two vehicle crashes were reported Sunday morning by Indiana County 911. The first crash was at 1:23 AM on Route 56 East in East Wheatfield Township. The Armagh/East Wheatfield Fire Department was sent...

Police in Blairsville are investigating a two-vehicle crash that happened last Friday. Officers were sent out at 6:30 PM to the intersection of Route 22 and Dixon Avenue. A vehicle operated by Monroe ...

IUP Homecoming is this coming weekend, and while there are plenty of sanctioned university events scheduled, there can be unsanctioned activities as well. The Indiana Area Collaborative Team, also kno...

With Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco having scheduled an evidentiary to determine Ronald Weiss's competency to stand trial for murder, Weiss's attorney on Friday asked for permission to h...

It's a limited meeting schedule this week for our area school boards. River Valley's board meets on Tuesday with a number of personnel items on the agenda, including the hiring of a science teacher, a...

State Attorney General Dave Sunday has issued a warning about a new scam targeting senior citizens. He says the scammers are sending un-prescribed durable medical equipment such as oxygen machines and...

Monday is the deadline for testimony to be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection on the air quality plan for the new gas-fired power plant to be built in Center Township by Homer Cit...