Category Archives: Local News
SUSPECT IN WHITE TOWNSHIP STABBING DUE IN COURT TODAY
A suspect in a stabbing in White Township last October is due in court today for a preliminary hearing. State police have charged 23-year-old Joel Anthonio Hyderkhan with two counts of aggravated assa...
Jan 08, 2026
CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS ADDRESS CONCERNS ON NATURAL GAS-FUELED POWER PLANT
One of the major projects in Indiana County this year is the Homer City Redevelopment project, which will affect Center Township residents with construction activity going on as the site transfers fro...
Jan 08, 2026
EXPLOSION SPARKS FIRE, DESTROYS BUILDING IN YOUNG TOWNSHIP
An explosion sparked a fire and destroyed a building in Young Township Wednesday afternoon. Iselin-West Lebanon Fire Department officials said that the call went out at 2:51 PM yesterday for an area o...
Jan 07, 2026
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE CLOSING DOWN IN MAY
The owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced Wednesday that the newspaper will shut down operations on May 3. "In the past two decades, Block Communications has lost more than $350 million whil...
Jan 07, 2026
WARM-UP COMING INTO THE WEEKEND BUT DON'T LOOK FOR THE SUN
From the US National Weather Service From Thursday to Saturday, we continue to expect a warm-up with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s across most of the region. How will temperatures get this warm...
Jan 07, 2026
IUP ALUMNA DONATED $100,000 TO SUPPORT STUDENTS
An IUP alumna is making a major investment in future students. Cynthia Vallina, a 1982 political science graduate, has donated $100,000 to support study abroad opportunities, the political science pro...
Jan 07, 2026
WHITE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION GETS FIRST LOOK AT CHICK-FIL-A PLANS
Plans for a new Chick-Fil-A restaurant were presented this morning to the White Township Planning Commission. (The site plan presented to White Township's planning commission. Photo by Josh Widdowson)...
Jan 07, 2026
SUSPECTED COPPER THIEVES DUE IN COURT TODAY FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING
Two men from Shelocta are due in court today for preliminary hearings on charges of evading police and trespassing. Police in Indiana Borough charged 50-year-old Andrew Dunkle and 47-year-old Matthew ...
Jan 07, 2026
WHITE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE CHICK-FIL-A COMING TO RUSTIC LODGE PROPERTY
A new Chick-Fil-A could be coming soon to the Rustic Lodge property on Oakland Avenue in White Township. Members of the White Township Planning Commission are expected to meet this morning to discuss ...
Jan 07, 2026
PSP INVESTIGATING VERIZON CABLE THEFTS IN REGION
State police are investigating a series of thefts involving Verizon cables taken along rural and state roads over the past few months. One of these thefts was reported by troopers in Green Township be...
Jan 07, 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
