Category Archives: Local News

SCHOOL CLOSURES FOR 5-2-25
CLOSED Marion Center Purchase Line River Valley's Saltsburg Campus Armstrong Apollo-Ridge TWO HOUR DELAY Seeds of Faith Christian Academy OTHER All Head Start Program Locations have no classes ...
May 02, 2025

IUP DISTINGUISHED MILITARY GRADUATE MAKES GIFT TOWARDS PROPOSED COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
A distinguished military graduate of IUP has made a financial gift for the proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine. Lieutenant Colonel Barry Gasdek made the $50,000 donation as part of his continued ...
May 02, 2025

INJURIES REPORTED IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH NEAR PLUMVILLE
State police are looking for the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash near Plumville Thursday night. The crash was reported at 7:01 PM at the intersection of Route 210 and Wise Road. Auggie Santini...
May 01, 2025

INDIANA COUNTY IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA
From the US National Weather Service 3PM Update: The Severe Thunderstorm Watch was expanded northeast of Pittsburgh. Indiana County is in that Watch area, and rain is expected to start as early as 6 p...
May 01, 2025

GRAPHIC SHOWS TIMING OF TODAY'S EXPECTED STORMS
From the US National Weather Service The main focus for severe weather today will be during the afternoon and evening. The graphic highlights the approximate window for the severe threat potential as ...
May 01, 2025

CONSTRUCTION DELAYS CONTINUE ON WAYNE AVENUE
Due to an ongoing project by Peoples Natural Gas, traffic delays continue on Wayne Avenue, between Locust Street and Maple Street in Indiana. As part of the construction, access to IUP campus via Gran...
May 01, 2025

STRONG STORMS COULD HIT THE AREA AGAIN TODAY
While it's not expected to be as severe as Tuesday, storms this afternoon and evening could be severe and may hamper power restoration efforts. On Tuesday, straight line winds of about 70 to 80 miles ...
May 01, 2025

SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS FOR MAY 1, 2025
Due to Tuesday night's storms and the resulting damage and power outages, here is the status of schools and schools districts in the area this morning: Apollo-Ridge: Closed Armstrong: Closed Homer-Cen...
May 01, 2025

UPDATE: PROGRESS MADE IN POWER RESTORATION IN INDIANA COUNTY
Penelec and REA energy crews are working to restore power to their respective customers after Tuesday's severe storms. Penelec's parent company First Energy says that about 113,000 people across the c...
May 01, 2025

FIRST RESPONDERS REMAIN BUSY ON WEDNESDAY
After the storms on Tuesday, first responders remained busy on Wednesday with 10 calls for utility lines down among other incidents. The lines were reported down in Conemaugh, South Mahoning, Center, ...
May 01, 2025










