Category Archives: Local News
INDIANA COUNTY COURTS RETURN AFTER HOLIDAY BREAK WITH A CASE OF ELUDING POLICE
After an extended holiday break, Indiana County's courts have many cases on the docket today, including one for a man charged with fleeing from police. Court documents show 31-year-old Nicholas Empfie...
Dec 29, 2025
STRUCTURE FIRE REPORTED IN CANOE TOWNSHIP
Indiana county 911 reported a structure fire yesterday in Canoe Township. Fire officials were sent out just after 3pm yesterday to a location on Sportsburg road. Rossiter fire crews responded. Other c...
Dec 29, 2025
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED FOR PORTION OF INDIANA COUNTY
From the US National Weather Service Early tomorrow morning, a cold front will move through the area bringing gusty showers. Temperatures will drop below freezing by late morning when precipitation wi...
Dec 28, 2025
A LOOK AT TOMORROW'S MAX WIND GUSTS: HOW STRONG AND WHEN
From the US National Weather Service A Wind Advisory is in effect for the entire region from early tomorrow morning through Tuesday due to a strong low pressure system over the Great Lakes. Please sec...
Dec 28, 2025
PUC SCHEDULES HEARINGS ON PAWC RATE INCREASE REQUEST
The Public Utility Commission has scheduled ten in-person and telephone public hearings for mid-January to gather input on Pennsylvania American Water Company's rate increase requests for both water a...
Dec 28, 2025
ACCIDENT, BRUSH FIRE AMONG SATURDAY DISPATCHES
Indiana County 911 reports two incidents of note on Saturday. One was an accident on Route 403 in East Wheatfield Township at 2:42 PM. Armagh/East Wheatfield firefighters responded along with state po...
Dec 28, 2025
HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD POSTS STRATEGIC PLAN
The State Board of Higher Education has approved the posting of Pennsylvania's first-ever draft strategic plan for postsecondary education. The 27-page document outlines six "foundational goals": Incr...
Dec 28, 2025
PJM: DATA CENTERS WILL DRAW TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF ENERGY
The company which controls the energy grid for Pennsylvania says it will not be easy supplying the power needs of residential homes, business, and industry over the next ten years, and it will come at...
Dec 28, 2025
NEW YEAR'S DAY "FIRST DAY HIKES" PLANNED AT STATE PARKS
With the start of the New Year approaching, the state Department of Conservation & Natural Resources has announced that sixty "First-Day Hikes" will be held on Thursday at 49 state parks and three...
Dec 28, 2025
WIND GUSTS TO USHER IN COLD FRONT, TURNING RAIN TO SNOW MONDAY
From the US National Weather Service A strong cold front will blow through the area on Monday, changing rain to snow, but also bringing very gusty winds. Gusts will likely peak early morning with the ...
Dec 27, 2025
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
