Category Archives: Local News

PA SENATE APPROVES MODIFIED STATE SPENDING PLAN
The Pennsylvania Senate has once again put forward a proposal in an effort to bring the state budget impasse to an end after four months. Senate Bill 160 will bring the budget to $47.9 Billion in spen...
Oct 22, 2025

CHIEF SCHAWL OFFERS COMMENT ON INVESTIGATION INTO FATAL CRASH INVOLVING BUS
Indiana Borough Police Chief Justin Schawl is committed to doing what's needed to prevent another fatal crash like the one on Monday that claimed two lives in Downtown Indiana. In an interview on Indi...
Oct 22, 2025

PITTMAN, STRUZZI OFFER REACTION TO FATAL CRASH ON PHILADELPHIA STREET
State Representative Jim Struzzi and Senator Joe Pittman have released statements concerning the crash on Philadelphia Street on Monday that claimed the lives of two pedestrians. Both men said that th...
Oct 22, 2025

HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREAT TIMES
The following are Halloween Trick-or-Treat Times and other information for Indiana County communities this year: Brush Valley Township - Oct. 25th 4-6 PM Fright Night at Brush Valley Fire Hall and Doo...
Oct 21, 2025

MORE RAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT
From the US National Weather Service The first round of showers are exiting the region now, leaving partly to mostly sunny conditions for the rest of the afternoon. Additional rain is possible tonight...
Oct 21, 2025

INDIGO RELEASES STATEMENT CONCERNING FATAL INCIDENT IN DOWNTOWN INDIANA
The Indiana County Transit Authority has released a statement concerning the deaths of two people after they were hit by a bus in Downtown Indiana on Monday. Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman, Jr. ...
Oct 21, 2025

HEAD-ON COLLISION CLAIMS LIFE OF CLYMER MAN
One person was killed in a collision last night in Cherryhill Township. State police say that 43-year-old William Lee Houseknecht of Clymer was driving his SUV North on Route 403 near Starford Road at...
Oct 21, 2025

PRELIMINARY HEARINGS TODAY INCLUDE MAN CHARGED WITH MOTORCYCLE THEFT
Preliminary hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County's district courts, including one for a man charged with stealing a motorcycle at gunpoint. Court documents show 39-year-old Jacob Penrose...
Oct 21, 2025

PA SENATE RETURNS TO SESSION
Little progress was reported from the PA Senate on the state budget impasse as they returned to session yesterday. The commonwealth enters its fourth month without a budget in place, and many school d...
Oct 21, 2025

MEMBER OF INDIANA BOROUGH PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE OFFERS REACTION TO FATAL COLLISION
A member of the Indiana Borough Public Safety Committee is reminding people that PennDOT has control over what happens on state roads, including one in Indiana Borough where a fatal collision happened...
Oct 20, 2025

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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