Category Archives: Local News
NORTHERN APPALACHIAN FOLK FESTIVAL ENTERS DAY TWO
The Northern Appalachian Folk Festival continues today with a lot of music on the schedule. Two stages will be used to bring 18 musical acts to the table ranging from blues to soul to rock. The featur...
Sep 07, 2024
IUP PLANS 9/11 TRIBUTE CEREMONY
Next Wednesday marks the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, and IUP will be paying tribute with a special ceremony on campus. Ceremonies will be held during the univers...
Sep 07, 2024
SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER
The KCAC will host the 7th Annual Sustainability Summit on October 18th. This year's event will focus on demonstrating how a sustainability-oriented development can bring significant cost-savings for ...
Sep 07, 2024
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS ACROSS PA GOING UP
Unemployment claims are rising across Pennsylvania. That's according to the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor, which shows new jobless claims in the state rose to more than 95-hun...
Sep 07, 2024
MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION NOTICE IN EFFECT FOR BLAIRSVILLE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
The Blairsville Municipal Authority has put a mandatory water conservation notice in effect. The effect comes after several days without precipitation in the region. The result of that is the water le...
Sep 06, 2024
RENDA MEDIA, PIRATES, AND HIGHMARK DONATE AED TO HOMER-CENTER, HC BOOSTERS
At Homer-Center High School yesterday, Renda Media's Mark Bertig presented high school principal Jody Rainey and Homer City Area Athletic Booster Club vice president Chris Graham with a portable Autom...
Sep 06, 2024
HIGH-PROFILE CASES DUE FOR CRIMINAL CALL HEARINGS
Some high-profile cases are coming up in Indiana County Courts today for criminal call hearings. One case relates to the kidnapping and killing of Hayden Garreffa from the Dilltown area. 22-year-old T...
Sep 06, 2024
ARIZONA MAN LINKED TO OPERATION LAKE EFFECT SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT
An Arizona man was sentenced at the US Federal Court in Johnstown for his part in a drug ring broken up by "Operation Lake Effect". US Attorney Eric Olshan announced yesterday that Federal Judge Kim G...
Sep 06, 2024
SHAPIRO SIGNS BACK-TO-SCHOOL BILL
Governor Josh Shapiro signed a historic education bill yesterday. Shapiro officially approved the $11 billion back-to-school bill during a ceremony at Emmaus High School in Lehigh County. The bill inc...
Sep 06, 2024
MUSIC, WALK OF FAME INDUCTION, OTHER ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR NORTHERN APPALACHIAN FOLK FESTIVAL
Music and activities will fill Downtown Indiana over the next two days with the 2024 edition of the Northern Appalachian Folk Festival. Activity will kick off today around 4:00 as the first concerts g...
Sep 06, 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
