Category Archives: Local News

The Center Township Supervisors have announced that the burn ban that was in effect has been lifted. The ban was placed in April after some dry conditions had caused many brushfires in our area. As of...

Several Indiana County students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania are being recognized for standout research efforts. University officials say four local students were honored during the annual Sc...

PennDOT is alerting drivers to overnight lane restrictions on Route 22 as work continues on the Hoodlebug Trail pedestrian bridge project. From May 4th through May 8th, a single lane restriction will ...

First responders had a relatively slow day on Friday, with the exception of a structure fire. That fire was reported just after 3 pm for a location on Hillman Road in Banks Township. Big Run and Rossi...

The new Welcome Center of Indiana County held a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday. The center is located in the former First Commonwealth Bank's downtown branch at the intersection of 6th and Philadel...

A criminal call hearing is scheduled today for one of the suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Hayden Gareffa. Court documents show 24-year-old Desan Alvarez of Hammond, Indiana will go before Ind...

From the US National Weather Service Showers return on Friday with the passage of a cold front. Most of the weekend should be dry aside from a low chance of a shower on Saturday. Overnight lows Friday...

Indiana County first responders dealt with a wide range of calls yesterday. A vehicle accident was reported on South 6th Street in White Township at 2:18 PM. Indiana firefighters were sent out. A seco...

The new Welcome Center of Indiana County will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony today. The center is located in the former First Commonwealth Bank's downtown branch at the intersection of 6th and Philade...

While the "Chalk The Walk" competition at IUP will go on today as scheduled, there will be some changes to the event due to the inclement weather expected today. Some of the events surrounding the com...