Category Archives: Local News
PENNDOT LOOKING FOR P3 PARTNERSHIPS
The PennDOT office of Public-Private Partnerships has announced that they will accept unsolicited proposals for transportation projects in the private sector. This marks the first of two periods for t...
Apr 13, 2024
WIND ADVISORY, FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR INDIANA COUNTY
Indiana County will be under a few weather designations heading into the weekend. The National Weather Service has issued another wind advisory for all of Indiana County, as well as neighboring Armstr...
Apr 12, 2024
MAN ARRESTED FOR DISRUPTING ACTIVITIES AT DISTRICT COURT
A Northern Cambria man was arrested after disrupting activities at a district judge's office on Wednesday. Sheriff Bob Fyock said in a news release that Robert J. Mack was in District Judge Christophe...
Apr 12, 2024
PASSHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS REPEATS PLEA FOR INCREASE IN STATE FUNDING TO FREEZE TUITION
At a meeting yesterday, the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors discussed the issue of freezing tuition rates once again. Tuition has been frozen at $7,716 for in-state students for th...
Apr 12, 2024
PASSHE APPROVES CBA'S FOR TEACHERS, COACHES AND NURSES
The State System of Higher Education announced that the board of governors yesterday approved collective bargaining agreements for three unions representing faculty, coaches and nurses in the state sy...
Apr 12, 2024
FIRST RESPONDERS BUSY WITH CRASHES, BASEMENT PUMPING
It's been a busy 24 hours for first responders as they have had to deal with several different types of calls, including some water-related calls. Three vehicle accidents were reported yesterday. One ...
Apr 12, 2024
TWO PROMOTED TO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK
First Commonwealth Bank has announced the promotion of two members of its Corporate Banking Leadership team. Frank Bovina was promoted to Corporate Banking Group Manager. Bovina has spent the last eig...
Apr 12, 2024
POLICE REPORTS: THEFT BY DECEPTION, SCRAP METAL THEFT
PSP-PUNXSUTAWNEY State police from the Punxsutawney Barracks are investigating a case of theft by deception that happened in late March in Banks Township. Troopers say that they received a report on M...
Apr 12, 2024
TWO SENTENCING HEARINGS FOR ONE MAN TODAY
One man is scheduled for two sentencing hearings this morning in Indiana County Court. 29-year-old Chauncey Calvin Hafer of Blairsville will face Judge Gina Force this morning for both cases this morn...
Apr 12, 2024
THREE NEGATIVE FINDINGS ANNOUNCED IN AN INDIANA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT RELIEF ORGANIZATION
Pennsylvania's Auditor General has announced that an Indiana County fire department relief organization had some negative findings in a recent audit. The audit for the Creekside Volunteer Fireman's Re...
Apr 12, 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
