Category Archives: Local News
IASD, INDIANA BOROUGH POLICE INVESTIGATING WEAPON ALLEGATION
The Indiana Area School District and Indiana Borough Police Department are actively investigating a Safe to Say report involving the allegation of a weapon existing within the Senior High School build...
Sep 18, 2024
SHERIFF'S OFFICE WARNS PUBLIC ABOUT COUNTERFEIT WEIGHT-LOSS MEDICATION
Local officials are warning residents of potential safety risks associated with injectable diabetes and obesity medications. Officials with the Indiana County Sheriff's Office relayed a message from t...
Sep 18, 2024
FORMER HOMER-CENTER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD PORN POSSESSION
A former Homer-Center High School teacher pleaded guilty to child pornography charges yesterday in Westmoreland County Court. Court documents show 33-year-old Charles Kirkland from the Derry Township ...
Sep 18, 2024
PA SENATE APPROVES LEGISLATION TO REPEAL RGGI
The state senate yesterday approved legislation to repeal the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. In 2019, former Governor Tom Wolf issued an executive order to force Pennsylvania to join the multi-st...
Sep 18, 2024
DELAWARE MAN CHARGED IN A JOHNSTOWN AREA DRUG RING PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT
Another suspect has entered a guilty plea in federal court related to a drug ring that was broken up in 2021. U.S. Attorney Eric Olshan announced that 46-year-old Paul Smith of Middletown, Delaware pl...
Sep 18, 2024
STATE POLICE TO BE PART OF SECURITY DETAIL FOR TRUMP RALLY AT KCAC
Security at the Donald Trump campaign rally at the KCAC next Monday is one of the hot-button issues with the campaign after two assassination attempts were made over the last two months. State Police ...
Sep 18, 2024
BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL PUTS BURN BAN IN PLACE
At a meeting Tuesday night, Blairsville Borough Council instituted a burn ban that will remain in effect until further notice. This comes after several days without rain, and the ground has become dry...
Sep 17, 2024
TRUMP TO MAKE CAMPAIGN STOP IN INDIANA ON MONDAY
The Trump campaign will make a stop in Indiana County this coming Monday, September 23rd. Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally at the KCAC, his sixth rally in the swing state this year. The...
Sep 17, 2024
SPARK LEADS TO VEHICLE FIRE IN CENTER TOWNSHIP
A car was destroyed by a fire Tuesday afternoon in Center Township. Indiana County 911 sent Homer City firefighters to the junkyard along Twolick Drive at 2 o'clock for an SUV that caught fire in the ...
Sep 17, 2024
PETRUCCI HONORED BY PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
IUP's Associate Vice President for International Education and Global Engagement was recently honored by the Pennsylvania Council for International Education. Dr. Michele Petrucci, who also serves as ...
Sep 17, 2024
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
