Category Archives: Local News
HOODLEBUG FESTIVAL YIELDS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR
The weather and atmosphere were perfect on Sunday for the 27th annual Hoodlebug Summerfest, hosted on the grounds of the Homer City Volunteer Fire Department. Festival Chair Penny Perman was thrilled ...
Sep 09, 2024
PENNS MANOR, HOMER-CENTER 'GREEN OUT' RAISES NEARLY $6,000 FOR CURE MITO FOUNDATION
The Penns Manor and Homer City communities came together Friday night during the Comets/Wildcats high school football game to raise funds for Zander Marshall, a local boy battling a rare form of neuro...
Sep 09, 2024
SENTENCING HEARING SCHEDULED FOR INDIANA WOMAN CHARGED WITH ENDANGERING A CHILD IN 2023
Indiana County's court schedule is loaded to start the week and among the cases for today is a sentencing hearing for 29-year-old Amber Jones, who was charged with aggravated assault and endangering t...
Sep 09, 2024
INDIANA, PURCHASE LINE BOARDS TO VOTE ON RIVER VALLEY'S ICTC WITHDRAWAL
At their meetings Monday night, both the Indiana Area and Purchase Line school boards will take up the issue of the River Valley School District's notification that it intends to rescind its membershi...
Sep 08, 2024
INDIANA ATTORNEYS TO REPRESENT JOHNSTOWN MURDER SUSPECT
Indiana attorneys Geoffrey Kugler and Pat Dougherty have been appointed to represent Brian Bradley Giles of Johnstown in his Cambria County homicide trial. The 48-year-old Giles is charged with crimin...
Sep 08, 2024
PUC REPORT CRITICAL OF ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS' PERFORMANCE IN 2023
The Public Utility Commission has released its 2023 "Electric Service Reliability Report", measuring the performance of the state's eleven power distribution companies. While the number of major outag...
Sep 08, 2024
EMERGENCY RESPONDERS DISATCHED FOR ACCIDENTS, OTHER INCIDENTS
Indiana Borough Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident Friday morning at the intersection of 13th and Philadelphia streets. A white SUV collided with a red Ford Taurus and fled the scene trav...
Sep 08, 2024
STATUS CONFERENCE FOR WEISS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY
With no official court pronouncements following a status conference last month for Ronald Weiss, Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco has scheduled another status conference for this Tuesday. ...
Sep 08, 2024
MINOR INJURIES REPORTED IN T-BONE CRASH IN WHITE TOWNSHIP
Traffic was slowed after a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning in White Township. (Photo provided by Indiana Fire Association) Indiana Fire Association, State Police and Citizens' Ambulance were dispat...
Sep 07, 2024
ACCIDENT, VEHICLE FIRE, FLUE FIRE REPORTED ON FRIDAY
Friday was busy for Indiana County's First Responders. The day started with an Automatic Fire Alarm activation for Indiana Fire Association along Kolter Drive in White Township at 9:56 AM. Commodore f...
Sep 07, 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
