Category Archives: Local News

STALKING SUSPECT DUE IN COURT FOR HEARING
A man arrested for stalking is due in court today for a preliminary hearing. Court documents show 30-year-old Richard Torres Santiago is due before District Judge Robert Bell Sr. today for the hearing...
Jul 30, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS SLIGHTLY IN JUNE
Indiana County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went down slightly over the month of June. According to the state Department of Labor and Industry, the county's unemployment rate came in at 4.6...
Jul 30, 2025

PSP RELEASES RESULTS OF STUDY OF TRAFFIC STOPS IN 2024
State police have released the results of an independent study of the data gathered from all trooper-initiated traffic stops conducted in 2024. The analysis showed that there was no substantive racial...
Jul 30, 2025

SOME PA LAWMAKERS WANT ICE AGENTS UNMASKED
Some Pennsylvania lawmakers think ICE agents should be unmasked. Pennsylvania is joining several states in considering a bill to require ICE agents to clearly identify themselves. The bill would "proh...
Jul 29, 2025

IRMC RECEIVES STROKE-RELATED HONORS FROM AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Indiana Regional Medical Center has received three recognitions from the American Heart Association for it's stroke care program. (Members of IRMC's Stroke Team accepting the honors from the American ...
Jul 29, 2025

RURAL VALLEY BOY ACCUSED OF STABBING MOTHER WITH PENCIL
A 13-year-old Rural Valley boy is accused of stabbing his mother with a pencil during a domestic dispute on July 11 near Beartown Rocks in Heath Township, Jefferson County, police said. The boy allege...
Jul 29, 2025

MAHAFFEY MAN INJURED WHEN VEHICLE HITS DEER
A Mahaffey man suffered minor injuries after swerving to avoid a deer and crashing into a tree on Route 36 in Gaskill Township on July 12. State police say Shawn K. Bair struck the deer, lost control,...
Jul 29, 2025

BRUSH VALLEY WOMAN CHARGED WITH FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF A SENIOR CITIZEN
A Brush Valley woman is accused of using power of attorney to steal money from a senior citizen. Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi said the charges against 64-year-old Kathy Twigg include ...
Jul 29, 2025

TWO MORE HIGH HEAT DAYS BEFORE RELIEF
From the US National Weather Service We have another hot and humid day on tap, and a Heat Advisory is in effect across the region. Here is the current NWS Heat Risk levels for the area. Relief will co...
Jul 29, 2025

PA GAME COMMISSION APPROVES SUNDAY HUNTING SCHEDULE FOR 2025
The Pennsylvania Game Commission yesterday approved adding several Sundays to the hunting schedule. Starting September 14th and running through December 7th, all Sundays in that time frame that fall d...
Jul 29, 2025










