Category Archives: Local News
BRUSH FIRE, VEHICLE FIRE, ACCIDENT REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911 ON SUNDAY
Sunday was an active day for Indiana County first responders. Elderton Fire Department was called out at 6:11 AM for utility lines down on Wood Road in in Armagh Borough, and an automatic fire alarm w...
Jul 08, 2024
PA HOUSE, SENATE RETURN TO WORK TODAY
The State House and Senate will reconvene today after sessions over the weekend were cancelled. Budget discussions are expected to continue. Lawmakers dismissed sessions in the PA House and Senate on ...
Jul 08, 2024
TWO BILLS AIMING TO HELP FIRST RESPONDERS PASS SENATE
The Pennsylvania Senate recently passed a pair of bills that will aid first responders. Senate Bill 82 aims to extend license fee exemptions to service dogs that are integral for fire departments, she...
Jul 08, 2024
CAPITOL COMPLEX EVACUATED AFTER THREAT
Capitol Police in Harrisburg evacuated the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex Saturday afternoon after a threat which claimed there was an explosive compound hidden around the complex and the Pennsylv...
Jul 07, 2024
PUC HEARINGS ON PENELEC RATE HIKE REQUEST MOVE TO WESTERN REGION
The Public Utility Commission's public hearings on a rate increase request by the FirstEnergy companies, including Penelec, resume this week, and move into the western half of the state. Two of those ...
Jul 07, 2024
PHC4 RELEASES HOSPITAL COST DATA
The Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council has published the first of three reports on the financial conditions of the state's hospitals, and it shows 51 percent of them had a negative opera...
Jul 07, 2024
IUP BUILDINGS TO REOPEN MONDAY
A lot of buildings that were closed on the IUP campus last week will be open again tomorrow. They were closed for the Summer Utilities Savings Program, with employees and services operating remotely. ...
Jul 07, 2024
TWO SENTENCED IN INDIANA COUNTY COURT ON FRIDAY
While there were several criminal call hearings yesterday in Indiana County Court, two people were sentenced on Friday. 55-year-old Merrie Stepanek of Homer City was sentenced by Indiana County Presid...
Jul 06, 2024
PA HOUSE, SENATE TO RETURN TO WORK ON SUNDAY
After a three-day break for the Independence Day holiday, the state House and Senate will return to work tomorrow as work on the state budget continues. In a news conference held on Wednesday after th...
Jul 06, 2024
FIRE ALARM, UTILITY LINES DOWN ON FRIDAY
After first responders had a busy day on Independence Day, Indiana County first responders had a relatively quiet day yesterday with just a few calls for service. Two calls for automatic fire alarm ac...
Jul 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
