Category Archives: Local News

Police in Blairsville Borough this morning arrested a Blairsville man wanted on a warrant for missing a criminal call hearing. Officers spotted 32-year-old Andrew Ostrawski at the Sheetz along East Ma...

A law that prohibits using a hand-held device while driving will go into effect tomorrow. The regulation is called "Paul Miller's Law", named for Paul Miller, Jr. who was killed in a crash with a trac...

State police from the Kittanning Barracks say one person had suspected serious injuries connected with a crash on May 29th in Wayne Township. Troopers say 59-year-old Albert Craig of Dayton was riding...

The Big Lots store on Philadelphia Street in Indiana is scheduled to reopen tomorrow. The store was one of many across the nation that closed as the company went through bankruptcy proceedings. Variet...

The education committee of the state house of representatives this week approved a bill that would reform cyber charter school funding. Amendments to House Bill 1500 would establish standardized tuiti...

Tuesday night, Indiana Borough Council tabled a motion concerning a change to HR policy concerning time off. A motion from the Administration Committee would allow employees to donate vacation days to...

From the US National Weather Service Our warm-up really begins to kick in today as most of us push above 80. After a cool month of May, this will likely be the warmest day since May 1 for the region. ...

Last night, the Center Township Supervisors announced a vacancy on the Homer-Center Parks and Recreation Board. The opening of the position was due to the resignation of Tom Bessell. The main requirem...

Along with the garage fire, Indiana County's first responders had a busy day on Monday. A second structure fire was reported at 6:38 on Cornell Road in Burrell Township. Black Lick, Blairsville and Co...

Four fire departments were sent to a garage fire yesterday in Rayne Township. Indiana, Marion Center, Clymer and Creekside fire departments were dispatched at 11:15 yesterday morning for what was init...