Category Archives: Local News
BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH RECEIVES $50,000 IN ARC FUNDING TO UPDATE POLICIES
Blairsville Borough will soon be able to upgrade several policies after receiving state grant money earlier this month. During her report at Tuesday's borough council meeting, borough manager Jody Poo...
Aug 20, 2024
OVER $500,000 IN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS COMING TO INDIANA COUNTY
The Pennsylvania General Assembly has announced over $500,000 in Multimoldal Transportation Fund money will come to Indiana County to fund two projects. Indiana Borough will receive $480,000 for its s...
Aug 20, 2024
DERRY TWP MAN TO SERVE UP TO 40 YEARS IN JAIL FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TEENS
A Derry Township man will serve between 18 and 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting six teenage girls. 20-year-old Christopher Frazier entered guilty pleas in Westmoreland County Court to a tota...
Aug 20, 2024
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR PLCB RARE WHISKEY LOTTERY
Registration is now open for a rare whiskey lottery through the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Residents 21 and up and state liquor license holders can enter for a chance to purchase one of more t...
Aug 20, 2024
PSP REPORTS: VEHICLE CRASH, DUI, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA POSSESSION
State police have released information on a crash that happened last week in Washington Township. Troopers say at 2:33 PM, 41-year-old Kendra Rossiter of Creekside was driving south on Moretti Road wh...
Aug 20, 2024
MARION CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES SEEKING COSTS FOR CAMPUS PROJECTS
With classes starting on Thursday, the Marion Center school board approved several motions connected with the upcoming school year at their meeting last night. The board approved HHSDR Architects out ...
Aug 19, 2024
GIANT EAGLE SELLS OWNERSHIP OF GETGO CONVENIENCE STORES
Starting next year, GetGo will have new ownership. Giant Eagle announced on Monday that they entered into an agreement with Canadien-owned convenience store operator Couche-Tard, which will assume own...
Aug 19, 2024
TRIAL SCHEDULED TO START FOR MAN ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHING CHILD
A Johnstown man accused of inappropriately touching a child will be in court today for the first day of his trial. 44-year-old Douglas Hitchens was charged by Indiana Borough Police with corruption of...
Aug 19, 2024
MOTIONS HEARING, JURY SELECTION SCHEDULED FOR DILTS CASE
A motions hearing and jury selection are scheduled for this morning for a man charged in connection with an accident in 2023. 41-year-old David Paul Dilts, Jr. faces charges connected with the crash o...
Aug 19, 2024
"WELCOME WEEK" STARTS TODAY AT IUP
IUP welcomed new students over the weekend as they moved in at on-campus housing, and today marks the start of welcome week activities. The week is a mix of academic meetings, informational programmin...
Aug 19, 2024
Power Plant and Data Center
There is vocal opposition to the Homer City power plant project and the data centers they could potentially bring. But does that mean the majority are against it? What do you think?
Voting Ends: May 26, 2026 | 5:24 PM
