Category Archives: Local News
INDIANA MAN TO SPEND UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR GUN THEFT
Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi says a 28-year-old Indiana man will spend up to five years in state prison for stealing and trying to sell a firearm. Brett Derck pleaded guilty in three ...
Feb 27, 2026
LATEST ON SUNDAY-MONDAY SNOW
From the US National Weather Service It's becoming more likely that the majority of the area sees little accumulating snow through Monday night with the best chance confined to northern West Virginia.
Feb 27, 2026
DA MANZI ANNOUNCES THAT A BRUSH VALLEY WOMAN ENTERED GUILTY PLEAS FOR INCIDENT OF FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION
A Brush Valley woman has pleaded guilty this morning to charges stemming from an incident of financial exploitation. District Attorney Robert Manzi announced that 65-year-old Kathy Twigg was charged w...
Feb 27, 2026
FRIDAY'S HIGHS, CHANCE OF ONE INCH OR MORE OF SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
From the US National Weather Service After these stubborn early morning clouds clear out, skies turn mostly sunny for the remainder of the day and very pleasant for late February. Warmer temperatures ...
Feb 27, 2026
STRUCTURE FIRE, SECOND CRASH AMONG OTHER CALLS ON BUSY THURSDAY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
The fatal crash and the power lines down were just part of a busy day for Indiana County's first responders. A structure fire was reported on Hill Drive in Burrell Township at 10:48 yesterday. Initial...
Feb 27, 2026
CORONER SAYS IT COULD TAKE DAYS TO WEEKS TO IDENTIFY VICTIMS IN FATAL CRASH ON ROUTE 22
Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. says that it could take days to weeks to confirm the identities of the two who died in a crash on Route 22 in West Wheatfield Township yesterday. That crash wa...
Feb 27, 2026
DOWNED WIRES CAUSED MASSIVE OUTAGE IN INDIANA BOROUGH, WHITE TOWNSHIP
More than 2600 Penelec customers in Indiana Borough and White Township were without power yesterday. That outage started yesterday afternoon as a power line went down in the area of Chevy Chase Height...
Feb 27, 2026
MAN CHARGED WITH VEHICLE THEFTS IN SEPTEMBER DUE TO ENTER PLEAS TODAY
Plea and sentencing hearings are scheduled for today in Indiana County court for many different cases. Among them is a man from North Apollo charged with two separate incidents of vehicle theft on con...
Feb 27, 2026
IUP CRIMINOLOGY PROFESSOR SELECTED FOR OUTSTANDING MENTORS AWARD
A professor in IUP's Department of Criminology and Criminal justice has been selected for the 2026 Outstanding Mentors Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Dr. Daniel Lee will receive th...
Feb 27, 2026
TWO FATALITIES CONFIRMED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH
Two people died in a three-vehicle crash this morning on Route 22 in West Wheatfield Township. The initial report came in at 8:30 this morning. Tyler Ofman with the Clyde fire department described wha...
Feb 26, 2026
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
