Category Archives: Local News

CLYMER MAN ARRESTED ON THEFT CHARGES
A Clymer man was arrested by state troopers in Westmoreland County for charges of theft in an incident last Friday. State police were sent out at 5:15 PM for a break-in that reportedly happened a few ...
Josh Widdowson Sep 29, 2026

INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION HAS MEASLES PLAN READY
Monday night, Indiana School District Superintendent Robert Heinrich informed the school board that the district's measles plan is now ready. This was inspired by the measles outbreak in Pennsylvania....
Josh Widdowson Sep 28, 2026

JOHNSTOWN WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY BUT MENTALLY ILL TO MURDER CHARGES FROM 2022
A 22-year-old Johnstown woman has been sentenced to up to life in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to charges related to the murder of Hayden Gareffa in 2022. District Attorney Robert Man...
Matt Lewis Sep 28, 2026

INDIANA MAN CHARGED BY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH CHILD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL POSSESSION
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has announced an Indiana man now faces charges of possession of child sexual abuse material. Court documents show 43-year-old Yao Wang of Indiana was arrested...
Josh Widdowson Sep 28, 2026

CITIZENS GROUP FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST ICMESA
A group of concerned citizens has filed a civil lawsuit with the Indiana County Court of Common Pleas against the Indiana County Municipal Emergency Services Authority. According to court documents pr...
Josh Widdowson Sep 28, 2026

TWO INDIANA COUNTY CREWS SENT TO WESTMORELAND COUNTY FIRE
The Clyde and the Armagh-East Wheatfield Fire Departments were sent to Westmoreland County this morning to assist crews with a fire in New Florence. Five Westmoreland County fire crews and three tanke...
Josh Widdowson Sep 28, 2026

DETAILS RELEASED ON NORTH MAHONING TOWNSHIP CAR CRASH ON THURSDAY
Details have been released on a one-vehicle crash in North Mahoning Township last Thursday. State police from the Punxsutawney Barracks were sent out at 7:39 AM for the crash on Route 210 near East Sm...
Josh Widdowson Sep 28, 2026

RIVER VALLEY MOLD INVESTIGATIONS COME UP CLEAN
The River Valley School District has published detailed reports of the mold investigations at all of the district's schools, and they find nothing alarming. The tests were conducted by Ed Lampl Profes...
Todd Marino Sep 27, 2026

APSCUF TO RALLY AT CAPITOL ON MONDAY
The faculty union at IUP and the other State System of Higher Education universities will stage its "Affordable College Now!" rally at the state capitol in Harrisburg tomorrow, advocating for a 15 per...
Todd Marino Sep 27, 2026

PUC TO EXAMINE DATA CENTER POWER ISSUES
With data centers rapidly popping up or being proposed across the commonwealth, the Public Utility Commission has announced that it will hold a "technical conference" examining the cost to power them ...
Todd Marino Sep 27, 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.
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No, I do not plan to vote.
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