Category Archives: Local News
STATUS CONFERENCE FOR KEVIN FOLEY SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
A status conference is scheduled for today for a man convicted in 2009 for the killing of a Blairsville dentist three years earlier. 60-year-old Kevin James Foley is due for the hearing this morning b...
Mar 18, 2025
PITTSBURGH MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH DRUG INVESTIGATION
A Pittsburgh man faces drug charges in Indiana county. District Attorney Robert Manzi announced 42-year-old Leslie Evans is accused of two counts of possession of a controlled substance for an investi...
Mar 18, 2025
NWS CONFIRMS ONE TORNADO IN INDIANA COUNTY, THREE OTHERS IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Josephine on Sunday Surveying teams were inspecting damage from Derry to Blairsville and at Yellow Creek State Park on Monday and ...
Mar 18, 2025
FIRST RESPONDERS CALLED OUT FOR FLUE FIRE, CAR CRASH
Monday evening turned into a busy time for Indiana County Emergency Officials. The first call last night was at 5:09 PM for a reported flue fire on Mountain View Road in Cherryhill Township. Clymer fi...
Mar 18, 2025
POWER OUTAGES CONTINUE TODAY FOR PENELEC CUSTOMERS IN INDIANA COUNTY
Some in Indiana County are still without electricity, but crews are working to restore power as quickly as possible. As of this morning, 122 Penelec customers are still experiencing an outage connecte...
Mar 18, 2025
POLICE AGENCIES SEND JOINT LETTER TO STUDENTS, BUSINESSES AHEAD OF IUPATTY'S
Indiana Borough Police, State Police, the county Sheriff's office and IUP police are sending out letters ahead of the unsanctioned "IUPatty's" celebrations on Saturday. The letter to the students says...
Mar 18, 2025
US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES REPORT ON JOSEPHINE TORNADO
From the US National Weather Service
Mar 17, 2025
I-ACT READY TO GO FOR IUPATTY'S 2025
The Indiana Area Collaborative Team's stakeholders met today to go over plans for the unsanctioned "IUPatty's" celebration expected this weekend. While some years it has been marred with excessive dri...
Mar 17, 2025
NWS CONFIRMS AT LEAST ONE TORNADO HIT INDIANA COUNTY
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down near Josephine during Sunday's storms. This marks the first tornado in Indiana County since June 26th, 2024. ...
Mar 17, 2025
HIT-AND-RUN CRASH INVESTIGATED IN BLAIRSVILLE
Blairsville police continue to investigate a hit-and-run crash that happened early Sunday morning. At 5:44 AM, police said that a truck going North in the 300 block of North Walnut Street crossed the ...
Mar 17, 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
