Category Archives: Local News
ARNOLD PALMER, JOHN MURTHA AIRPORTS AWARDED STATE GRANT MONEY
PennDOT announced on Wednesday that the state is investing nearly $10 million in projects at 10 public-use airports and a portion of those funds will go to two local airports for improving facilities,...
May 30, 2024
NO INJURIES REPORTED IN THREE-VEHICLE CRASH SUNDAY EVENING
No one was hurt in a crash involving three vehicles Sunday evening in Derry Township, Westmoreland County. State police from the Kiski Valley barracks say it occurred along Route 217 shortly after 6 o...
May 30, 2024
INDIANA SENIOR HIGH EARNS GOLD HONORS IN GOVERNOR'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AWARDS
Indiana Senior High School was one of 36 high schools in Pennsylvania to receive honors for their work in getting students to register to vote. The honors come from the PA Departments of State and Edu...
May 30, 2024
EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP WOMAN TO SERVE TIME IN STATE PRISON FOR FATAL COLLISION
A woman from East Wheatfield Township will serve time in state prison for a fatal collision in New Florence last year. 53-year-old Melissa Ann Anderson entered guilty pleas on Tuesday to charges of ac...
May 30, 2024
POLICE REPORTS: DISORDERLY CONDUCT, DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED FOR DUI
CLYMER BOROUGH POLICE A Clymer man was arrested earlier this week on charges of disorderly conduct. Police were called out at 2:28 PM on Monday to a home in the 200 block of Hancock Street. Once there...
May 30, 2024
PSP REPORT INCREASE IN FATAL CRASHES, DEATHS OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
State Police report an increase in activity over the four-day memorial day holiday driving period. From May 24th to the 27th, troopers across the state investigated 756 total crashes, up from 651 the ...
May 29, 2024
INDIANA COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT SEES SLIGHT DECREASE IN APRIL
Indiana County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went down one-tenth of a percentage point during the month of April. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reported that Indiana Coun...
May 29, 2024
STATE POLICE CONTINUING INVESTIGATION INTO 1985 MURDER IN BLACK LICK TOWNSHIP
State police are continuing to investigate an unsolved murder in Indiana County from September of 1985. The case involves the death of 34-year-old David John Alexander, who was found dead near a pond ...
May 29, 2024
DISTRICT, COUNTY COURTS TO HOLD HEARINGS TODAY
On the docket for Indiana County's District Courts today is a case of a Homer City woman who is charged in connection with an alleged assault earlier this month. Court documents say 40-year-old Bonnie...
May 29, 2024
UTILITY LINES DOWN, VEHICLE ACCIDENT, TRAFFIC CONTROL REPORTED BY INDIANA COUNTY 911 ON TUESDAY
First responders had a quiet day on Tuesday, with only three calls reported by Indiana County 911. Cherryhill Township Fire Department was dispatched at 4:39 yesterday morning for a report of utility ...
May 29, 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
