Category Archives: Local News

WCAA: NO MIGRANT ARRIVALS AT ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT
Westmoreland County Airport Authority officials say that no immigrants are being flown into Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe in the middle of the night. At a recent authority meeting, Execu...
Oct 16, 2024

BOLIVAR MAN TO SERVE 10-20 YEARS FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A GIRL
A Bolivar man was ordered yesterday to serve 10 to 20 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl. 60-year-old Jerry Boring was convicted in April by a Westmoreland County Jury of charge...
Oct 16, 2024

SEWARD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO THREE CHARGES RELATED TO ATTEMPTED SEXUAL ASSAULT
A Seward man entered guilty pleas in Westmoreland County Court yesterday to charges related to the attempted sexual assault of a girl. 43-year-old Anthony Ronald Laughard pleaded guilty to unlawful co...
Oct 16, 2024

MAN ACCUSED OF ARSON IN INDIANA BOROUGH TO HAVE PRE-TRIAL HEARING TODAY
A man charged with arson in an apartment complex in Indiana Borough will go before Indiana County President Judge Thomas Bianco for a pre-trial hearing this morning. 29-year-old Kailum Jamal Miller of...
Oct 16, 2024

STATUS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR HOMER CITY MAN CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
A status conference is scheduled for a Homer City man charged with vehicular homicide while driving under the influence. Court Documents show 24-year-old Reed Tantlinger is also charged with accident ...
Oct 16, 2024

WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS TO REMAIN IN EFFECT IN BLAIRSVILLE
Water conservation efforts were discussed at Tuesday night's Blairsville Borough Council meeting. The mandatory water conservation order was issued earlier this month by the Blairsville Municipal Auth...
Oct 15, 2024

IASB TRANSFERS $300,000 TO CAPITAL RESERVE FUND AFTER SURPLUS MONEY COMES FROM STATE
The Indiana School Board on Monday night voted to transfer $300,000 from the general fund to the capital reserve fund. Audit and Finance Committee Chair Julia Trimarchi Cuccaro said that the money cam...
Oct 15, 2024

BILL ADDRESSING AI AND IMAGES OF MINORS ON ITS WAY TO SHAPIRO
A bill is on its way to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro that will close a loophole concerning artificial intelligence images of minors and child sexual abuse materials. Senate Bill 1213 was introdu...
Oct 15, 2024

WHOOPING COUGH CASES SPIKING IN PA
Cases of whooping cough are currently surging across Pennsylvania. That's according to the CDC, which says Pennsylvania has the highest number of whooping coughing cases in the country, with nearly 2,...
Oct 15, 2024

INDIANA COUNTY ENDOWMENT FUND SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR 2024 GRANTS
Applications for a grant from the Indiana County Endowment Fund are due on November 15th. The fund was established in 1990 by citizens who contributed time and money to support worthwhile improvements...
Oct 15, 2024










