Category Archives: Local News
'DIRTY DOZEN' TAX SCAMS PROMPT WARNING FROM IRS
Tax season is here, and the Internal Revenue Service is warning residents of potential scams associated with this time. IRS officials say the most common scams, or "dirty dozen" scams, associated with...
Mar 10, 2025
DCNR LAUNCHES PROGRAM AIMED AT REPLACING INVASIVE VEGETATION
A new statewide program will help Pennsylvanians replace invasive trees and shrubs with native species for free. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will use its new Inva...
Mar 10, 2025
NEW RECOMMENDATIONS ISSUED FOR POULTRY FARMERS AS BIRD FLU SURGE CONTINUES
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has issued new recommendations for poultry farmers to combat the recent surge of avian influenza. The department recommends heightened biosecurity focusing o...
Mar 10, 2025
WARMUP BEGINS TODAY, BUT HOW WARM WILL IT GET?
From the US National Weather Service Our warmup begins today as many area temperatures push into the 50s. Take a peek at all those 70s in the forecast by the end of the week.
Mar 09, 2025
STATUS CONFERENCE ON WEISS RETRIAL SET FOR MONDAY
Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco will hold another status conference on Monday for the retrial of Ronald Weiss, the once-convicted man accused of murdering 16-year-old Barbara Bruzda of Tu...
Mar 09, 2025
INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE, PENNS MANOR BOARDS TO MEET THIS WEEK
The Indiana Area School Board on Monday night will get an update on the near-complete Eisenhower Elementary School project, voting on motions to approve a combined $94,000 in change orders. Also on th...
Mar 09, 2025
STRUZZI SEES ENERGY POTENTIAL IN CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT
State Representative Jim Struzzi is touting a Conemaugh Township development that has great potential in the energy sector using re-purposed waste coal and acid mine drainage. A pilot site operated by...
Mar 09, 2025
STATE SYSTEM CHANCELLOR SEARCH CONTINUES
No names have been published, but the State System of Higher Education's search for a new chancellor continues, with the timeline progressing toward a new leader starting work this summer. Former chan...
Mar 09, 2025
IUP ALUMNUS & ARMY VETERAN TO BE AWARDED HONORARY DEGREE
IUP plans to honor Lieutenant Colonel Barry D Gasdek with an honorary degree. The decision was made by the Council of Trustees at their meeting on March 6th. Gasdek is a retired Army veteran, a 1964 g...
Mar 08, 2025
SUNDAY HUNTING BILL REINTRODUCED IN HARRISBURG
Legislation to repeal the ban on Sunday hunting could be reintroduced in Harrisburg. Sen. Dan Laughlin reintroduced Senate Bill 67 this week, which would end the state's prohibition on Sunday hunting ...
Mar 08, 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
