Category Archives: Local News
SUV HITS HOME IN CLYMER BOROUGH
No injuries were reported as an SUV crashed into a building in Clymer Borough this morning. (Photo by Josh Widdowson) Indiana County 911 dispatched the Clymer Fire Department, State Police and Citizen...
Sep 13, 2024
BLAIRSVILLE POLICE ANNOUNCE ROAD CLOSURES FOR TONIGHT'S PARADE
The Blairsville Borough Police Department is reminding everyone of some traffic pattern changes for tonight. River Valley School District is holding its homecoming this weekend, and that includes the ...
Sep 13, 2024
TROOPERS SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS ON INCREASE IN SCHOOL-RELATED THREATS
Pennsylvania schools have been a hot bed for terror-related threats over the last week, and state troopers are trying to figure out why there has been an influx in incidents on both the local and stat...
Sep 13, 2024
FEDERAL ANTI-HAZING BILL ADVANCES OUT OF COMMITTEE
A federal bill designed to end hazing on college campuses has advanced out of committee in the House of Representatives. The Stop Campus Hazing Act will require colleges and universities to report haz...
Sep 13, 2024
FIRSTENERGY REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH SEC
The parent company of Penelec has announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. The $100 million settlement is connected to antifraud violat...
Sep 13, 2024
FUEL SPILL, BRUSH FIRE, STRUCTURE FIRE REPORTED THURSDAY
Thursday turned into a busy day for Indiana County's first responders. Among the calls yesterday was a brush fire on Route 422 west in Armstrong Township. Indiana Fire Association was dispatched at 1:...
Sep 13, 2024
STATE PUC, PEOPLES GAS REACH AGREEMENT ON RATE CHANGES
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has reached an agreement with Peoples gas that is expected to substantially reduce rate changes sought by the company. According to the settlement, the initi...
Sep 13, 2024
IUP ANNOUNCES CONSTITUTION DAY CELEBRATIONS
Indiana University of Pennsylvania has announced plans for its annual celebration of Constitution Day. On September 17th, IUP will commemorate the 237th anniversary of the constitution with a reading ...
Sep 13, 2024
NIGHTTIME WORK IN KITTANNING TO BRING LANE CLOSURES STARTING SUNDAY
PennDOT is alerting motorists of some upcoming work along Route 268 in Kittanning, Armstrong County. Crews will begin overnight milling, paving, and other related work between the Franklin Village Sho...
Sep 12, 2024
YELLOW CREEK STATE PARK TO HOST GIRL SCOUT WILDLIFE NIGHT THIS FRIDAY
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has scheduled more than 35 programs highlighting the partnership with Girl Scouts USA and several state parks, and one of them is coming to Yellow ...
Sep 12, 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
