Category Archives: Local News

TWO CRASHES, PHYSICAL RESCUE REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911 TUESDAY
Two vehicle crashes were reported yesterday by Indiana County 911. The first was on Tipperary Road in Pine Township at 10:10 AM with Pine Township and Nicktown fire departments responding along with s...
Josh Widdowson Sep 16, 2026

ANONYMOUS DONOR FUNDS CREMATION OF BUTLER SHOOTER'S REMAINS
An anonymous donor funded the cremation of the 20-year-old man who shot President Trump in Butler in 2024. That's according to documents released to the Senate Judiciary Committee and obtained by the ...
Josh Widdowson Sep 16, 2026

REA ENERGY OUTAGE REPORTED IN WHITE, CENTER TOWNSHIPS
Many REA Energy cooperative members in White and Center Townships are without power this morning. The company's outage map currently shows 588 of its members in White Township and another 286 in Cente...
Josh Widdowson Sep 15, 2026

HOMER CITY GENERATION "SUPERLOAD" TO START WEDNESDAY MORNING
It will be another day before the "superload" carrying equipment for the Homer City Generating natural gas-fired power plant starts its journey from Schenley to Indiana County. The convoy carrying the...
Josh Widdowson Sep 15, 2026

SENATOR PITTMAN ISSUES STATEMENT ON PUC ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ELECTRIC RELIABILITY
Senator Joe Pittman has released a statement on the Public Utility Commission's announcement on electric reliability. PUC Chairman Steve DeFrank said in his announcement that the state is at an "energ...
Josh Widdowson Sep 15, 2026

INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATE HOUSE BREAK-IN, BROKEN PARKING GARAGE GATE
An Indiana woman is charged with breaking into a house. Indiana Borough Police were called out at 9:21 AM on September 12th to a home in the 100 block of Water Street for a trespassing complaint. The ...
Josh Widdowson Sep 15, 2026

INCREASE IN MEASLES CASES REPORTED IN PENNSYLVANIA, BUT NOT IN INDIANA COUNTY
While the PA Department of Health has not recognized the recent measles-related death in Jefferson County, they did say the number of cases has increased across the state. The latest statistics from t...
Josh Widdowson Sep 15, 2026

INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD RECEIVES UPDATE ON ICTC, RIVER VALLEY SITUATION
Monday night, the Indiana School Board heard an update on the situation between ICTC and the River Valley School District. While River Valley is still sending some students to ICTC, they have not paid...
Josh Widdowson Sep 14, 2026

POLICE ASKING PUBLIC TO IDENTIFY SUSPECT IN THEFT AT SHEETZ FROM MARCH
State police are asking the public to help identify the suspect in a theft at the Sheetz near Homer City on March 5th. The suspect went into the store on Route 119 South and took a bottle of wine valu...
Josh Widdowson Sep 14, 2026

PRELIMINARY HEARINGS SCHEDULED TODAY FOR SUSPECT IN FALSE IMPRSIONMENT CASE, WEAPONS CASE
It will be a busy day for Indiana County's District Court, with several hearings on the docket. Two hearings will be for a man on charges of prohibited possession of a firearm in one case and false im...
Josh Widdowson Sep 14, 2026

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.
Yes, by mail.
No, I do not plan to vote.
I'm not sure if I will or will not vote
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