Category Archives: Local News
TEDDY BEAR FUND DRIVE DONATES $72,000 TO IRMC FOUNDATION
Renda Media's Teddy Bear Fund Drive made its donation yesterday to Indiana Regional Medical Center. The donation to the IRMC foundation comes to $72,000, an increase from last year. The presentation w...
Apr 10, 2025
TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED TO 911
Indiana County 911 reported two vehicle accidents Wednesday evening. The first was reported at 4:34 pm along Route 259 in Brush Valley Township. Brush Valley Fire Department, Citizens Ambulance, and s...
Apr 10, 2025
EASTERN BOX TURTLE MAY BECOME PA STATE REPTILE
Lawmakers in Harrisburg are on their way to naming the Eastern box turtle as the official state reptile of Pennsylvania. The House Game & Fisheries Committee gave its unanimous support to a measur...
Apr 10, 2025
FETTERMAN URGES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REVERSE COURSE ON MEDICARE COVERAGE FOR ANTI-OBESITY DRUGS
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is asking the Trump Administration to let a rule allowing Medicare and Medicaid to cover high demand anti-obesity drugs move forward. In an article for the New York...
Apr 10, 2025
FLU SEASON CONTINUES IN PA, BUT ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO DECREASE
The flu season continues in Pennsylvania, and cases are still being reported across the state. The state Department of Health says that while influenza activity is still above the baseline for this ti...
Apr 10, 2025
MISSING MAN FROM NORTHERN CAMBRIA AREA FOUND SAFE
From Pennsylvania State Police A missing Northern Cambria-area man has been found safe. (Read the original story) Larry Stephen Bursky, 49, who had been reported missing to the Pennsylvania State Poli...
Apr 09, 2025
IRMC TO OPEN NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY IN INDIANA COUNTY
From IRMC Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC) is proud to announce the upcoming opening of IRMC Mountains Behavioral Health, a state-of-the-art, 31,000-square-foot facility dedicated to providing i...
Apr 09, 2025
PSP SEARCHING FOR MISSING NORTHERN CAMBRIA-AREA MAN
From Pennsylvania State Police Troopers are searching for a missing Northern Cambria-area man. Larry Stephen Bursky, 49, was last seen on the evening of April 5 and has since been reported missing by ...
Apr 09, 2025
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVE CREATION OF COUNTYWIDE EMS AUTHORITY
The Indiana County Commissioners this morning approved the creation of the countywide Emergency Management Authority. Commissioners Chairman Mike Keith said the authority will be made up of nine posit...
Apr 09, 2025
PATRICIA HILLIARD ROBERTSON SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO IUP STUDENT FROM HOMER CITY
An Indiana County woman attending classes at IUP was awarded the Patricia Hilliard Robertson Scholarship at a recent event on campus. (From left, IUP Dr. John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural S...
Apr 09, 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
