Category Archives: Local News

TWO MEN CHARGED WITH BEATING IN LATE AUGUST IN INDIANA BOROUGH
Police have identified two men involved in the beating of a third in late August in Indiana Borough. Borough Police Chief Justin Schawl said in a statement that 22-year-old Artis Murphy-Butler of Phil...
Sep 09, 2025

VEHICLE FIRE, UTILITY LINES AMONG CALLS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ON MONDAY
Indiana County First Responders were called out three times on Monday. The first call of the day was a vehicle fire reported on Stable Road in Cherryhill Township. Clymer, Cherryhill and Commodore fir...
Sep 09, 2025

SHAPIRO SAYS HIS OFFICE WILL BE READY IF PRESIDENT TRUMP DEPLOYS NATIONAL GUARD IN PA
Governor Josh Shapiro says his office will be "prepared" if President Donald Trump deploys National Guard troops to the Commonwealth. Shapiro made the comment during an event in Philadelphia yesterday...
Sep 09, 2025

IUP ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR FAMILY WEEKEND
IUP has announced plans for "Family Weekend" this weekend. Events will include a jazz recital on Friday, September 12th featuring music faculty member Laura Ferguson at Gorell Recital Hall in John Sut...
Sep 09, 2025

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS OFF ON NAMING NEW BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT
Monday night, the Indiana School Board once again tabled motions related to naming the new board vice-president. While the board approved naming former teacher Eric Brocious as the person who will fil...
Sep 08, 2025

SO HOW DRY HAS IT BEEN LATELY?
From the US National Weather Service Most of us have seen 25-50% of our normal precipitation in the past 30 days and there's no rain in the forecast for at least the rest of this week. During a drough...
Sep 08, 2025

ONE HURT IN CRASH IN WHITE TOWNSHIP ON SATURDAY
One person was hurt in a crash in White Township on Saturday. State Police were called to the intersection of Oakland Avenue near Regency Square at 1:11 PM. Troopers say 68-year-old Mary Ann Amudson o...
Sep 08, 2025

WEEK STARTING OUT COOL, BUT WE'LL GET WARMER
From the US National Weather Service Dry conditions and a gradual warming trend can be expected over the coming week, with large diurnal variations (~90th percentile) in low/high temperatures as minim...
Sep 08, 2025

SALTSBURG MAN INJURED IN CRASH IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
A Saltsburg man was one of two people hurt in a crash last Friday in Bell Township in Westmoreland County. State police from the Kiski barracks said the crash happened on Route 819 north of McDivitt D...
Sep 08, 2025

HOODLEBUG FESTIVAL A SUCCESS AGAIN
The 24th annual Hoodlebug Festival was held on Sunday in Downtown Homer City. The annual event drew many people in for food and drink, some good music, the annual parade and a car cruise. Festival org...
Sep 08, 2025










